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Nomi AI review: conversation tools, Canadian prices and trade-offs

Nomi gives 50 free messages a day. Compare Canadian iOS prices, credit costs, cancellation and the privacy limits before choosing a plan.

AArtur PuleevUpdated 2026-10-29Checked 2026-10-29How we test

• Price / monthCA$12.99/mo prices shown before GST/HST, which depends on your province
• Free tier50 msg/day
• NSFWyes · images limited
• Voicecalls
• Age checkself declaration
• PrivacyE2E no
• PlatformsWeb, iOS

Price and policy dates

We checked Canadian store prices and the cited product policies on 2026-10-28. This article was updated on 2026-10-29. Nomi's privacy policy is dated April 27, 2026, and the web-price comparison article was published on March 20, 2026.

The Secrets free-limit comparison was rechecked on 2026-10-29.

Separate the subscription bill from the media budget

The Canadian App Store shows both subscriptions with a labelled term and a generically named Standard Plan purchase. For budgeting, use the rows that state a billing period. CA$129.99 is paid once a year, not every month. CA$49.99 covers three months. Before authorizing either purchase, check the confirmation screen for GST/HST in your province and for the renewal total.

Nomi also publishes web prices in US dollars: US$15.99 monthly, US$39.99 quarterly and US$99.99 yearly. Comparing the numbers alone would mix currencies and payment channels. What a Canadian card is eventually charged for a US-dollar purchase is a different amount from the advertised US price. Pick the channel first, then compare its full billing terms and receipt.

The store also lists Launch Plan Monthly at CA$12.99 and Launch Plan Yearly at CA$79.99. These are distinct purchases. Their existence doesn't mean every new subscriber can get Standard benefits for the lower amount. Read the offer shown on your account instead of plugging a Launch price into a Standard budget.

Credits sit alongside the subscription. The Canadian iOS listing has a 100-credit pack for CA$12.99. A selfie, an art request or an image edit costs 1 credit each. A standard-definition video request costs 6, and a high-definition request costs 10. Any applicable daily allowance is used up before credits, so the action price is not automatically an extra charge on every request.

The following spending example is conditional; it is not an estimate of typical use. Spread across a year, the CA$129.99 annual subscription works out to about CA$10.83 a month (CA$129.99 divided by twelve). If you also buy one CA$12.99 pack of 100 credits each month for requests beyond the daily allowance, the combined monthly equivalent is about CA$23.82. Your first payment would be CA$142.98 for the annual subscription plus that first pack, before any adjustment shown at checkout. The annual subscription is still billed upfront. The monthly equivalent doesn't turn it into instalments.

Don't add the pack to your budget until the included allowance actually runs short. Purchased credits don't expire, so a leftover balance can make another pack unnecessary. You need an active subscription to buy credits. The useful question is how many extra requests you plan to make after included access, not how many pictures you'd like to collect overall.

What the conversation and character tools provide

Nomi's character tools are built around an ongoing fictional background. Backstories set the scene, shared notes hold details you want the companion to have, and Mind Maps organize how its memory is presented. These controls are worth looking at because they're more specific than a general promise to remember everything. Still, a tool for recording context is not the same as reliable recall in every later reply. Keep your own copy of the invented facts that matter to your story, and correct contradictions when they come up.

The advertised paid allowance includes up to 10 companions and 10 group chats. That can suit someone writing several distinct adult characters or putting them together in a shared fictional setting. You don't need a full roster to get value, though. If you only want short conversations with one recurring character, the daily free allowance may matter more than the paid account's maximum size.

Input length depends on membership: free messages are limited to 400 characters and paid messages to 800. This limits how long a message you can write. It doesn't measure how much the model can remember. A longer input can carry more scene-setting, but it doesn't create a larger permanent memory or guarantee that a long answer stays consistent. Try the free input box with the kind of everyday exchanges you expect before paying just for more writing room.

Voice messages and calls are subscription features. When an account goes back to free access, voice becomes read-only. If talking is your main reason for choosing a companion, treat voice as a paid requirement from the start. Having a calling feature tells you nothing on its own about accent handling, response speed or how natural a conversation will sound to you.

Media options include selfies, art, image editing and video, and Nomi describes photorealistic, anime and fantasy styles. The credit schedule prices actions differently instead of charging the same for every media request. Once the relevant allowance is used, a high-definition video request takes 10 credits and an image edit takes 1. If you mostly use text, these extras can stay optional. If you mostly use media, read the action label before sending a request, so a switch in output type doesn't change your spending without you noticing.

Nomi describes access on the web, iOS, Android and as a progressive web app. The Canadian Apple listing is one specific storefront, and the English interface label describes how the app is presented. Neither one means purchase terms are identical across platforms. Stick with the account and subscription channel you recognize, especially when switching devices, and don't assume an unfamiliar app with a similar name is the same service.

Adult text and photo rules are separate

Nomi is an 18+ service, and its policy applies that adult threshold to both users and characters. Its official materials allow adult text conversations but describe a clothed-only policy for companion photos. So a permissive text setting doesn't mean the same content is available in generated images. Choose fictional adult characters and judge the service by the conversation and media it actually allows.

This matters before you pay. A subscription buys access to its listed features. It doesn't exempt you from the image rules. Having enough credits for a request also doesn't make every requested output allowed. Payment and content policy answer two separate questions: whether an action costs something, and whether the service permits its subject matter.

If you mainly want ordinary companionship, adult text doesn't have to be the point of the account. You can pick an invented background and a conversational tone that fit your interests. If you're considering media features, factor the photo restriction into your decision before choosing a long subscription, along with the credit schedule and refund terms.

Private conversation is not end-to-end encryption

Nomi says directly that it does not use end-to-end encryption for conversations. That's a significant limit if you're deciding whether to share personal information. A private chat window doesn't mean only your own devices can read the content. Keep identifying details about your workplace, finances and family out of the character's background, and don't take a friendly reply as a reason to share more.

The privacy policy names Glimpse.ai, Inc. and gives a contact address in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. The Apple seller label reads AI GLIMPSE INC. These are names to match when you review the policy and the store listing. Neither label tells you anything about account security on its own. The policy's support contact is [email protected].

To delete an account, go to Profile, Account Settings and Delete account. The process includes email verification and typing DELETE to confirm. Nomi says personal information is removed within about 28 days, with exceptions that include support correspondence and records kept for legal reasons. Note the word about: this is the policy's approximate removal period, not a promise that every record disappears the moment you press the button.

The wiki also mentions anonymised aggregate learning. Don't read that as an assurance that conversation content is never used for improvement work. Weigh the lack of end-to-end encryption against the information you plan to share, and don't rely on a friendly character or a private visibility setting as a security guarantee.

If you want to leave, decide whether you want to stop the next charge, remove the account, or both. Save any personal creative notes you want before starting deletion, and keep the billing confirmation somewhere outside the app. A receipt helps you manage a subscription and doesn't need to include any conversation content. For broader local buying questions, the Canadian app guide covers what to ask about currency, payment channels and account controls.

Adult eligibility and account setup

Nomi requires users to be 18+. Its published description of onboarding includes entering a date of birth. That is a self-declared age, not proof that a Canadian account has passed an ID-document or biometric check. Answer the current account prompts truthfully and keep every character you create an adult in a fictional setting.

You can start the free plan without a card, and it has no stated end date. That makes it the right place to find out whether the input length and conversation style suit you before signing up for recurring payments. A free account and a paid subscription are separate choices. When you see a subscription confirmation, read the charge, term and renewal conditions carefully.

Keep track of which sign-in belongs to the account you mean to use. When moving between the browser and an app, check first that you're in the right account and look at its subscription status. Seeing a public store page doesn't tell you that the service is available in Canada or that billing went through.

Stopping renewal while keeping the paid time

Nomi subscriptions renew automatically. The documented web cancellation path is Profile, Subscription, Manage Subscription, Cancel Subscription, then the confirmation prompts. After you cancel, paid access continues until the current billing period ends. After that, free access allows 50 messages a day and voice becomes read-only.

Cancel through the platform where you bought the subscription. An App Store purchase is managed through the App Store, and a web subscription has its own management route. Use your receipt to identify the subscription and keep a record of the completed cancellation. Deleting the app from your phone does not end the subscription.

The refund policy normally excludes unused time, partial billing periods and dissatisfaction, though it allows exceptions at the company's discretion. Don't treat an annual purchase as if it were a refundable monthly trial. If you plan to stop at the end of the term, cancel before the renewal date and check that the final confirmation says so. Account deletion deals with stored data and is not a substitute for cancelling billing.

Where a purchase can disappoint

The easiest mistake to avoid is reading the Canadian CA$19.99 Standard Plan label as a confirmed monthly rate. The label shows an amount with no period. The products explicitly labelled quarterly and yearly are clearer about that. Another mistake is assuming that an annual price divided into months will be charged monthly. The yearly purchase is still paid as one annual payment.

Media budgets can also go wrong when an action's cost gets mixed up with an included quota. Knowing that a high-definition video request costs 10 credits doesn't tell you how many requests your subscription's daily allowance covers. Check your account's allowance and remaining credits before topping up, and remember that you can only buy credits with a paid membership.

User opinion is mixed. In a September 2026 Reddit cancellation thread, a subscriber complained about invented memories, while a May 2025 discussion had mostly positive reports about support. These are individual accounts, not a controlled test of reliability. They're useful things to check during your own free-plan trial, but they can't establish an overall failure rate, a promised support response time or a current feature limit.

Finally, the lack of end-to-end encryption and the limited refund policy are good reasons to buy carefully. A companion's engaging tone doesn't change the data rules, and enjoying an early conversation doesn't make a yearly term any less of a financial commitment.

Compare the allowance before comparing the personality

Nomi, Candy, OurDream and Secrets measure access in different units. Nomi's 50-message free allowance renews daily. Candy's documented 5 free messages are a one-time total, with no daily renewal stated. OurDream's rate of 1 Dreamcoin per free-account message describes what each message uses, not a guaranteed starting or recurring coin grant. Secrets publishes 20 sent messages per day, with a cap of 100 total for custom characters, and both limits apply.

These differences change how much you can test a product before paying. A daily text quota supports a short routine you can repeat, while a small total allowance gives you a narrower first look. Neither one shows that a companion has better conversation quality. Compare the feature you actually want and what it takes to get it, instead of treating the biggest number as a quality ranking.

Paid media units differ between products too. Nomi credits and OurDream Dreamcoins can't be compared as if they were the same currency. OurDream's published cost guide lists a voice minute at 50 Dreamcoins and an in-chat image at 5, while the Canadian price of a Nomi credit pack applies only to Nomi. The main app comparison sets these models beside other adult fictional-character services without collapsing their different allowances into a single score.

Match the plan to the way you intend to use it

Nomi fits best for someone who wants a recurring fictional companion and would rather start with a measurable text allowance. Its 50 daily messages can support a modest routine without any subscription. The paid account makes more sense if you specifically need voice, an 800-character input limit, or room for several companions and group conversations.

It's a poor fit if you need every conversation to be end-to-end encrypted. It's also a poor fit if you're buying on the assumption that every media action is included or that an unused annual subscription will usually be refunded. Settle these requirements before comparing character personalities.

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