Industry changelog

2026-08-06 OurDream AI — CrakRevenue PPS payouts confirmed tiered at T1 $48 / T2 $44 (offer 10138), and the premium lane at $55 (10402) remains approval-gated. The revshare lane (10139) is unchanged at 30%. Per-click earnings run the opposite way to the payout headline: revshare EPC $0.5449 vs $0.2561 on the gated premium PPS and $0.0857 on standard PPS. (CR affiliate dashboard, offer pages 10138/10139/10402 read 2026-08-06)

2026-08-03 SpicyChat — Shipped 'Lorebooks' — reusable world-info/lore entries for roleplay — as a new nav section with a 'New' badge; web version 2.41.2 (rendered homepage, tracker snapshot 2026-08-03)

2026-08-03 HeraHaven — 'Videos' tab added to the main app navigation, visible logged-out — AI video generation surfaced as a first-class feature (the homepage title had advertised videos since late July) (tracker homepage snapshots 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-03)

2026-08-03 Nomi — Retitled the homepage from the broken-looking 'Index - Nomi.ai' to 'AI Companion With Memory - Nomi.ai' — memory is now the headline positioning (tracker homepage snapshots 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-03)

2026-08-03 Lovescape — Homepage added explicit 'AI Roleplay Porn' and 'Weird Stuff' category landers — leaning into porn-keyword SEO most competitors avoid (tracker homepage snapshot 2026-08-03)

2026-08-03 Janitor AI — Site now fronted by a capacity queue: 'JANITOR QUEUE IS ACTIVATED', estimated wait time, 40-second auto-refresh — third access-control regime since the 2026-07-16 lockdown (rendered homepage, tracker snapshot 2026-08-03)

2026-08-03 Replika — Subscription ladder is now four tiers — Free Use, Pro, Ultra, Platinum (real-time video recognition, Training Mode, 'Read Replika's Mind', selfie videos) — with prices published only in-app; the help center also notes free access 'may be denied at Replika's discretion' (help.replika.com 'Choosing a Subscription', checked 2026-08-03)

2026-08-03 Replika — Removed the 'Elisabeth and Emma' grief testimonial — a mother describing using Replika to recapture conversations with her late daughter — from the homepage; live on 2026-07-27, gone by 2026-08-03 (tracker homepage snapshots 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-03)

2026-08-03 Talkie — 'Image Create' promoted onto the homepage — image generation is now a top-level feature surface (tracker homepage snapshots 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-03)

2026-07-31 Kupid AI — Affiliate rail ACTIVATED: CR revshare lane 9619 at 35% lifetime wired (rev-first link policy). Direct 45% program remains unwired pending separate signup. (CR dashboard 07-31 sweep + end-to-end link test (clean US vantage))

2026-07-31 OurDream AI — Affiliate rail ACTIVATED: CR revshare lane 10139 at 30% wired (rev-first link policy). OurDream appeared on CrakRevenue between 07-07 and 07-31; previously recorded as direct-only. (CR dashboard 07-31 sweep + end-to-end link test (clean US vantage))

2026-07-31 Lovescape — Affiliate rail ACTIVATED: CR revshare lane 10224 at 35% lifetime wired (rev-first link policy). (CR dashboard 07-31 sweep + end-to-end link test (clean US vantage))

2026-07-31 JOI — Affiliate rail ACTIVATED: CR revshare lane 10222 at 35% lifetime wired (rev-first link policy). Rates re-verified in-dash 07-31: PPS lane is $35 (down from the "up to $42" we had recorded). (CR dashboard 07-31 sweep + end-to-end link test (clean US vantage))

2026-07-31 GoLove AI — Added to tracker from the CrakRevenue AI-vertical sweep: new offer 10463 at $38.50 PPS (approved, PPS-only lane), announced via CR mailer. Site self-describes as 18+ NSFW chat with images; free-chat/no-card claim on the homepage; no published pricing page. /go/ rail wired with pop-unders off. (CR dashboard offer 10463 + goloveai.com homepage)

2026-07-31 OhChat — Added to tracker from the CrakRevenue AI-vertical sweep (offer approved on our account); /go/ rail wired same day, end-to-end click test passed. (CR dashboard 07-31 sweep + goloveai-style homepage check + end-to-end link test)

2026-07-31 Dondi AI — Added to tracker from the CrakRevenue AI-vertical sweep (offer approved on our account); /go/ rail wired same day, end-to-end click test passed. (CR dashboard 07-31 sweep + goloveai-style homepage check + end-to-end link test)

2026-07-31 Dreamz AI — Added to tracker from the CrakRevenue AI-vertical sweep (offer approved on our account); /go/ rail wired same day, end-to-end click test passed. (CR dashboard 07-31 sweep + goloveai-style homepage check + end-to-end link test)

2026-07-31 LusyChat — Added to tracker from the CrakRevenue AI-vertical sweep (offer approved on our account); /go/ rail wired same day, end-to-end click test passed. (CR dashboard 07-31 sweep + goloveai-style homepage check + end-to-end link test)

2026-07-31 Lovel — Added to tracker from the CrakRevenue AI-vertical sweep (offer approved on our account); /go/ rail wired same day, end-to-end click test passed. (CR dashboard 07-31 sweep + goloveai-style homepage check + end-to-end link test)

2026-07-31 My Lovely AI — Added to tracker from the CrakRevenue AI-vertical sweep (offer approved on our account); /go/ rail wired same day, end-to-end click test passed. (CR dashboard 07-31 sweep + goloveai-style homepage check + end-to-end link test)

2026-07-31 Xotic AI — Added to tracker from the CrakRevenue AI-vertical sweep (offer approved on our account); /go/ rail wired same day, end-to-end click test passed. (CR dashboard 07-31 sweep + goloveai-style homepage check + end-to-end link test)

2026-07-27 CamSoda AI — Homepage adds the disclaimer “Camsoda AI is a separate AI product by Camsoda” — first explicit on-site separation of the AI product from the cam platform. (camsoda.ai homepage (tracker snapshots 2026-07-23 vs 2026-07-27))

2026-07-27 OurDream AI — Site footer now names the operating entities: Dream Studio USA, Inc. (USA) and TEKTOPIA LTD, HE 473775 (Cyprus). (ourdream.ai footer (tracker snapshot 2026-07-27))

2026-07-27 OurDream AI — Multilingual UI shipped: a Language control appears in the site menu, first seen in our 07-27 snapshot and absent from 07-23. Page source carries 24 locale codes (da, de, en, es, fi, fr, he, id, it, ja, ko, nl, no, pl, pt, ru, sv, th, tr, uk, vi, zh, zh-CN, zh-TW). Localization is client-side only: no hreflang tags, no per-language URLs, and localized paths such as /de and /ja return the same generic SPA shell as a nonsense path, with English title and meta description. The translations exist for users but are invisible to search engines. (tracker snapshots 2026-07-23 vs 2026-07-27; live fetch + soft-404 control test from clean US vantage 2026-08-06)

2026-07-27 Swipey AI — Homepage switched from an empty SPA shell to server-rendered marketing copy with an FAQ — claims a permanent free tier (character creation, text chat, basic interactions) and “no content filters”; Premium unlocks unlimited messaging, voice calls, NSFW image generation and a ten-level progression system. (swipey.ai homepage (tracker snapshots 2026-07-23 vs 2026-07-27))

2026-07-23 HeraHaven — Launched image-to-video generation: homepage retitled from 'Chat & Pictures' to 'Chat, Pictures & Videos' and now markets turning AI girlfriend pictures into videos (new FAQ: 'Can I turn her pictures into videos'). (herahaven.ai homepage (tracker snapshots 2026-07-16 vs 2026-07-23; verified by direct fetch 2026-07-23))

2026-07-23 JOI — Rolled out a 'Celebrity' companion category on the homepage featuring real adult performers — Amouranth, Alexis Fawx, Joanna Angel, Joslyn James — listed alongside its 'Joi Original' personas. (joi.com homepage (tracker snapshots 2026-07-16 vs 2026-07-23; names verified by direct fetch 2026-07-23))

2026-07-21 Janitor AI — A week-long changelog cluster (7/14–7/21): Creator Verification applications reopened, the short-response model went to general access, JanitorLLM repetition improvements landed, the custom prompt limit rose to 500K characters, and Janitor+ subscribers got GIFs/stickers in comments. (janitorai.com/news (dated entries 2026-07-14 through 2026-07-21))

2026-07-20 Kindroid — Shipped Voice V3 for voice calls (emotive delivery: laughs, whispers, sighs), added a faster 'V3 Fast' model for text chat and voice notes, and removed the 3,000-character reply limit. V3 billing unchanged at 1.5x character count. (kindroid.ai/docs/article/update-log/ (7/20/2026 entry))

2026-07-17 Industry — San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu sent cease-and-desist letters to Apple and Google naming 13 AI 'nudify'/face-swap apps (8 on the App Store, 5 on Google Play), giving 28 days to remove them and cut developer ties. Apple confirmed it removed 3 and is terminating developer accounts; Google said the 5 named were already deleted. (TechCrunch 2026-07-17; MacRumors 2026-07-17 (removal confirmations))

2026-07-16 JOI — Shipped an NSFW AI video generator (marketed on-page as 'AI Porn Video Generator', /generate/videos) plus a nav/footer overhaul adding an AI Tools section, an affiliate and creator-partnership program ('Earn with us'), a public advisory board page, a 'Safety at Joi' page, and a Joi Babes fan-voting site (babes.joi.com). None of these surfaces existed in our 2026-07-07 snapshot. (joi.com (tracker snapshots 2026-07-07 vs 2026-07-16))

2026-07-16 Industry — ByteDance's Doubao and Alibaba's Qwen shut down personalized AI companion/agent features entirely rather than redesign them for compliance with China's new anthropomorphic-AI rules. Doubao made agent configs and chat histories read-only until 2026-10-15, after which the data becomes unrecoverable. (AFP wire (via TechXplore/Yahoo News) 2026-07-15/16; CNN Business 2026-07-23)

2026-07-15 Industry — China's 'Interim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic AI Interaction Services' (CAC plus four other agencies) took effect: a total ban on virtual romantic partners/relatives for minors, and requirements that adult-facing services detect emotional distress, intervene in crises, and avoid cultivating emotional dependency. (Xinhua (english.news.cn) 2026-07-15; CNN Business 2026-07-23)

2026-07-14 Secrets AI — v7.0.0 launched 'V2 Companions' — a next-generation companion roster (iridescent V2 badge, already fronting the homepage) whose images generate exclusively in the new Advanced mode; Advanced mode simultaneously opened to every companion including custom characters. Caps a two-week image-stack overhaul: v6.11.0 (Jul 8) shipped a brand-new Advanced image model with 'much stronger NSFW generation' at 1.5K/2K resolutions. (wiki.secrets.ai/extra/changelog)

2026-07-13 Chai — Chai's iOS app disappeared from the US App Store (listing id1544750895 returns 404, verified 2026-07-23; removal circa the week before 7/12, cause unstated). CEO William Beauchamp said on 7/13 that a resubmitted version — described as their 'safest ever', with a new AI governance system — is in Apple review. The Google Play listing remains live. (Yahoo Finance interview 2026-07-13 (direct CEO quotes); direct App Store 404 check 2026-07-23)

2026-07-09 Character.AI — Launched '(c.ai) series' — original short-form vertical microdramas produced by an in-house studio, with interactive chat with the shows' characters for users 18+. (blog.character.ai (2026-07-09); TechCrunch 2026-07-09)

2026-07-09 Kindroid — Opened public beta of 'V2', a full app interface redesign (customizable shortcuts, avatar slots, AI tagging), gated behind a beta password in settings. (kindroid.ai/docs/article/update-log/ (7/9/2026 entry))

2026-07-08 Grok Companions (Ani) — Platform upgraded to Grok 4.5, xAI's new flagship model (announced 2026-07-08; Musk pitches it as 'Opus-class, but much faster'). grok.com dropped its Beta badge and added a 'Try Free' CTA; companion access itself unchanged — still early access for SuperGrok and X Premium+ subscribers. (x.ai/news/grok-4-5)

2026-07-07 GirlfriendGPT — Terms receipt (TOU modified 2026-06-18): the free tier allows 2–3 characters and 10–20 messages in total, after which chat stops; paid tiers carry 5,000–20,000 message credits/mo that reset monthly with no carryover. Default refund policy: none on paid subscriptions, case-by-case exceptions only. (gptgirlfriend.online/legal/terms)

2026-07-07 GirlfriendGPT — Pricing per their public FAQ: Basic $5/mo, Premium $10/mo, Deluxe $35/mo — replaces our stale $15/$35/$50 secondary-source figures. The /subscribe paywall itself is login-walled; a 'Championship FEVER Sale — up to 60% off' banner is running site-wide. (gptgirlfriend.online homepage FAQ (JSON-LD), 2026-07-07)

2026-07-07 GirlfriendGPT — Operator confirmed: NextDay AI Incorporated (Montreal, Canada) with Delaware and Cyprus subsidiaries, named in footer, TOU and 2257 page. Billing via CCBill and TrustPay. Maintains a public product changelog (Beamer) and a bug bounty page — above-average transparency for the vertical. (site footer + legal/terms + legal/usc-2257-exemption)

2026-07-07 DreamGF — Membership policy receipt: a discretionary $1.99/mo 'Maintenance Charge' can be applied 'at any time' to accounts of users who previously purchased, to 'keep user accounts active'; the stated alternative is deleting your account and data. Refunds are voided by any feature use; vouchers discount the first period only. (dreamgf.ai/membership-policy)

2026-07-07 DreamGF — Checkout (/plans) vs pricing policy (/pricing) disagree: checkout advertises 150 tokens/mo with premium, the pricing policy says 100; the pricing policy also has its Monthly and 3-Month plan labels swapped (standing since at least 07-06), and the checkout's 'limited time offer' countdown sat at 0:00:00. (dreamgf.ai/plans + /pricing, side-by-side)

2026-07-07 DreamGF — Operator confirmed: DreamAI SRL, Bucharest, Romania (Trade Registry J40/12952/2023, incorporated 2023), also operating eHentai.ai, DreamBF.ai and JustPorn.ai per the site's own AI-Network footer. UK users require age verification since 2025-07-25 (their dated policy notice). (dreamgf.ai/terms + /policies + /policies/uk-users)

2026-07-06 Candy AI — Pricing page check (US-served HTML): $13.99/mo, $8.99/mo quarterly ($26.97), $3.99/mo annual ($47.88), plus weekly $5.60 and bi-weekly $9.79 plans not shown in the EU/UK browser view. Every plan renews at the same price and term — no intro-vs-renewal trap. Premium includes 100 tokens/mo. UK-geo pricing uses the same numerals in GBP (£13.99 vs $13.99, ~27% more). (candy.ai/subscriptions)

2026-07-06 Candy AI — Terms check: 24-hour refund window on subscriptions and token packs (card purchases only — crypto final); tokens expire at end of billing period on cancellation and are not restored on resubscribe; characters can be de-listed at sole discretion without refunds; EU/UK 14-day withdrawal applies to initial purchase only, prorated. Operator EverAI Limited (Malta, C107181); statement descriptor 'EverAI'. (candy.ai/terms-of-service)

2026-07-06 Candy AI — Live Action 'Beta v2' observed on character pages: AI video stream with XP/level system and gated action menu — the CamSoda AI live-show mechanic. Also live: Candy Shorts (per-character video series), Candy Roulette, interactive stories, and a cam-style /cams/ surface linked from a homepage LIVE tile. (candy.ai, logged-out session)

2026-07-06 DreamGF — Pricing page check: monthly plan is $12.99 first payment renewing at $25.99/mo; quarterly $29.97 renewing at $77.97; annual $69.99 renewing at $311.88. Token packs $2.99–$179.99; voice calls 7 tokens/min. Replaces the listing-derived $9.99–$99.99 tiers from our 07-02 snapshot — the renewal-pricing reputation flag is now confirmed first-party. (dreamgf.ai/pricing)

2026-07-03 CamSoda AI — Verified in-app: Premium at $2.99/mo (1-mo), $1.99/mo (3-mo), $0.99/mo (12-mo) under a sitewide '70% off' promo; benefits list 300 tokens/mo, private content, unlimited messaging, custom characters, spicy 18+ generation. (paywall modal, hands-on)

2026-07-03 CamSoda AI — Terms check: subscription auto-renews at US$19.95/mo after the intro period; token purchases are final-sale and unused tokens are forfeited on cancellation. (camsoda.ai/terms (modified 2025-11-10))

2026-07-03 CamSoda AI — Confirmed operator: Secure Live Media, LLC (Miami Beach, FL) — the CamSoda entity. Billing via Epoch with a discreet descriptor. First-party product, not a licensed clone. (2257 statement + site footer)

2026-07-02 Kupid AI — Verified at source: a $3.99/mo data-retention fee is charged on top of every subscription tier (our check)

2026-07-02 FantasyGF — Canonical domain verified as fantasygf.com — fantasygf.ai now 301-redirects there; offer delisted from CrakRevenue (our check)

2026-07-02 GirlfriendGPT — girlfriendgpt.com verified 301-redirecting to gptgirlfriend.online (our check)

2026-07-02 Character.AI — Free-tier degradation tracked: ads and paid message regenerations now in the free experience; c.ai+ unchanged at $9.99/mo (our check)

2026-07-02 Kindroid — New speech-to-text system for voice calls and voice notes: 60 languages with mid-sentence language switching, faster processing, fewer transcription errors. Followed a June 29 open beta of two new transcription providers. (kindroid.ai update log)

2026-07-02 SoulGen — Rebrand verified: soulgen.net 301-redirects to soulgen.ai; marketing de-NSFW’d while explicit output reportedly persists behind the paywall (our check)

2026-07-01 Industry — Tennessee's SB 1580 took effect: anyone developing or deploying an AI system is barred from advertising or representing it as (or as able to act as) a qualified mental health professional. Violations are deceptive trade practices under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act — civil penalties up to $5,000 per violation plus a private right of action. Directly relevant to companion apps hosting 'therapist' personas. (Tenn. SB 1580 (signed 2026-04-01, effective 2026-07-01); Husch Blackwell analysis)

2026-06-30 Character.AI — WIRED revealed Meta ran a covert program (codename 'Cannes', via contractor Covalen) paying contractors to pose as under-18 users and send crisis prompts — suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, sex — to rival chatbots including Character.AI: 45,000+ prompts in one August 2025 round. Character.AI said the testing violated its terms of service. (WIRED, via The Decoder 2026-06-30)

2026-06-24 Janitor AI — Launched its first-ever paid tier: janitor+ at $12.99/mo — 5x chat context/memory, unlimited priority messages, monthly swipes on frontier models, profile badge, early access to the new jllm-short beta model. Free tier explicitly unchanged. Ends janitor's run as the biggest all-free platform in the vertical. (janitorai.com/news/announcements/29)

2026-06-22 Janitor AI — Interface localized into 11 languages (German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese + English), switchable in settings; translated character content named as the next step. (janitorai.com/news/announcements/28)

2026-06-17 Character.AI — Creator feature bundle shipped: updated Creator Guide, character creation/editing on mobile, Creator Insights analytics dashboard (interactions, followers, likes), a Following tab, push notifications for followed creators' releases, and creator leaderboards. (blog.character.ai (2026-06-17))

2026-06-15 Janitor AI — Announced mandatory age verification for users in Brazil, Australia and the UK, citing each country's new law (Digital ECA, Online Safety Act 2021, UK OSA). Verification runs through k-ID with three options: on-device facial age estimation, ID scan, or a reusable AgeKey. No rollout date given; the company says it is 'fundamentally against KYC for social media' but faces fines or regional blocking. (janitorai.com/news/announcements/24)

2025-11-25 Character.AI — Under-18 open-ended chat ban takes effect; ID-based age verification rolls out (company announcement)

2025-07 Replika — Lifetime subscription tier removed (user reports / pricing page)

2025-05 Replika — Fined €5M by Italy's data-protection authority (Garante) for GDPR violations (Garante enforcement action)

2024-09 Muah AI — Data breach exposes ~1.9M user email addresses; extortion attempts follow (widely reported)