Age verification on AI girlfriend apps
More apps now ask adults to prove their age, and whether you are asked depends on the app and on where you live.
Answer in brief
SpicyChat asks for a video selfie before NSFW content in France, the UK, Italy, Australia and 26 US states, OurDream checks identity in the UK and Australia, Kindroid verifies flagged accounts through Yoti, and Character.AI checks every user. heyGF.AI, our editorial choice, is for adults only. Most checks use a selfie, an ID document or a payment card.
This page describes policies, not content. It is for adults 18 and over.
Who checks, where and how
| App | Who is asked | How |
|---|---|---|
| SpicyChat | Anyone opening NSFW content from France, the UK, Italy, Australia or 26 US states, judged by IP address | Video selfie, with ID as a possible fallback, through third-party partners |
| OurDream | All users confirm they are 18 for mature content; identity checks in the UK, Australia and where law requires | Go.cam or AgeVerif: face age estimation, selfie, ID or credit card |
| Kindroid | Accounts flagged by its behavioural system | Yoti selfie age estimation or government ID; a subscription payment also counts |
| Character.AI | Every user | An age assurance check, with Persona |
| Joi AI | At registration, for Premium or explicit content, or where local rules require | VerifyMyAge: email check, facial estimation, ID in stricter regions |
| Candy AI | Its terms reserve the right to ask | Information showing you are an adult; no provider named |
| Nomi | Its terms reserve the right to add checks | Not stated |
| Replika | Age asked at sign-up | Age-assurance measures may be used |
| Secrets AI | An age gate on entry | Has a verification flow; provider and regions not stated clearly |
From each app's docs, help center or terms, checked 11 November 2026. heyGF.AI, which publishes this guide, is for adults 18 and over only.
The 26 US states on SpicyChat's list are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Why apps are adding checks
A growing number of countries and US states require sites with adult content to confirm that their users are adults, and the apps' checks follow those laws. That is why they depend on where you are: SpicyChat goes by your IP address, and OurDream checks in the UK, Australia and wherever the law requires.
Regulators have also looked at companion apps directly. Italy's data protection authority fined Replika's developer EUR 5 million in 2025, finding among other things that its age verification was still deficient. In July 2026 the same authority fined Character.AI's developer EUR 158,000 and ordered it to put working age verification in place.
The methods, in plain words
- Selfie or face estimate. You take a selfie or a short video and software estimates whether you are over the age line. SpicyChat asks for a video selfie; OurDream, Kindroid (through Yoti) and Joi AI (through VerifyMyAge) offer face estimation.
- ID document. A photo of a passport, driving licence or ID card. SpicyChat keeps ID as a fallback, OurDream and Kindroid offer it, and Joi AI uses it in stricter regions.
- Payment card. OurDream lists a credit card check, and Kindroid counts a subscription payment as verification.
- Email check. VerifyMyAge, which Joi AI uses, offers an email-based check.
Who sees your selfie or ID
Most apps hand the check to a specialist company, named in the table above; SpicyChat says only that it works with third-party partners. Before you upload anything, find out which company runs the check and read its privacy notice. If you are offered a choice of methods, pick the one that shares the least about you. More on privacy and discretion.
If you do not verify
- SpicyChat: you keep the platform, but NSFW content is no longer accessible.
- Kindroid: flagged accounts that are not verified are deleted after 30 days.
- Character.AI: users found to be under 18 get a reading mode in which chat with characters is not available.
- OurDream: mature content stays closed until you confirm you are 18 or over.
Age checks sit alongside each app's content rules, covered in what NSFW AI girlfriend apps don't allow.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to show ID to use an AI girlfriend app?
Often not. Most checks start with a selfie or a payment, and ID is a fallback or one option among several. SpicyChat asks for a video selfie with ID as a possible fallback, and Kindroid accepts a Yoti selfie estimate, an ID or a subscription payment.
Does paying for a subscription prove my age?
On Kindroid, yes: its age-verification page says a subscription payment counts. OurDream lists a credit card as one of its methods. The other apps here do not say so.
Why is SpicyChat asking me to verify my age?
Because your IP address places you in one of the regions where it requires a check before NSFW content: France, the UK, Italy, Australia or one of 26 US states.
Sources
All checked 11 November 2026.
- heyGF.AI: the product itself and its 18+ page.
- SpicyChat: age verification.
- OurDream: age verification.
- Kindroid: age verification (updated 7 November 2026).
- Character.AI: age assurance.
- Joi AI: age verification.
- Candy AI: terms of service.
- Nomi: terms of service.
- Replika: terms.
- Secrets AI: terms of service.
- Italian data protection authority: Replika fine (EDPB summary, May 2025), Character.AI decision (July 2026).
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Mike, heyGF.AI Guide. "Age verification on AI girlfriend apps." NSFW AI Girlfriend App. Reviewed November 11, 2026. https://nsfwaigirlfriend.app/age-verification/