An honest, cited look at Caveduck — what it does well (including where it beats FlirtAlly), what it costs, and who it's for. Researched 2026-10-03 · official site.
ecosystem breadth: 40,000+ community characters plus creator monetization — far more character supply than our 22 official companions; be honest about it
We publish competitor wins on purpose — a comparison that never loses isn't a comparison.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Notes | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caveduck PLUS | $12.99 | — | REPORTED, not verified — third-party snippets cite $8.99–$19.99/mo depending on source/commitment ($12.99/mo on a 3-month plan; ~$7.99/mo on longer commitments); official store hides prices behind sign-in | reported |
Free tier: exists — free Feather currency via daily check-ins/games for basic models; PLUS unlocks unlimited basic chat/voice/image gen (official) Platform variance: unknown — no per-platform prices captured
opaque, sign-in-gated PLUS pricing vs our published 5-plan table (free → $99.99) — transparency is the wedge
| Capability | Caveduck | FlirtAlly |
|---|---|---|
| Long-term memory | none found — no memory claims on homepage or store page low conf | Four-layer memory with semantic recall — tell them your dog's name today, they ask about it next week. Unlimited on every plan, free included. |
| Voice | voice chat exists — 'Basic Voice Unlimited' is a PLUS benefit (official) high conf | Real-time voice calls in-app, plus companions with real PSTN phone lines you can actually dial. |
| Video messages | none found low conf | Lip-synced video messages in their own voice (10-second clips). |
| Group chat | none found low conf | Group threads with 2–5 of your companions — they read each other's replies and banter. |
| Selfies & photos | AI image generation — Caveduck Art Studio (free launch event) + 'Image Generation Unlimited' in PLUS (official) high conf | Selfies on demand (3cr), identity-locked to their canonical face — always recognizably them. |
| Texts first | none found low conf | They text first — opt-in, quiet-hours aware, always stoppable. |
| Real games | games exist only as a Feather-earning mechanic (daily check-in/mini-games) — no evidence of real, server-authoritative games against the character low conf | 17 real server-authoritative games with credit wagers — they play for keeps and remember losses. |
| Real phone lines | none found low conf | Buy a matched companion their own dedicated real phone number (200cr/mo); only your calls ring through. |
| Physical mail | none found low conf | Real printed letters and gift cards in your physical mailbox, written from relationship memory. |
Sentiment reflects public community posts, attributed to the community they came from.
We show conflicts instead of hiding them — pricing in this category changes fast.
FlirtAlly is live and free to start — a no-card free plan. Companions who remember you, text first, and answer a real phone number.
Not verified — noted honestly rather than guessed: official PLUS price unverified (sign-in gated) · memory system unverified — nothing official found · group chat / multi-character unverified · community size (Discord members, MAU) unverified — searches rate-limited during this run