About us and how this site works

Candy Ai Shorts Brief, an independent review site, covers Candy AI Shorts, the short-series corner of Candy.ai. The app gives each title a poster and little else, so we add the practical facts: the episode count of every series, how many episodes are free, what the rest cost in tokens, plus how explicit a title gets after the unlock.

Who runs the site

The writing and upkeep of the site rest with a small independent team of editors. Our sole tie to Candy.ai or its operator is the referral deal described below, and anyone with a regular account can check what we report in the app.

How we source our numbers

Every tag, token price, free episode and episode count we list is read straight off the Candy catalogue and rechecked whenever a title arrives or leaves. Plan prices shift more often, so each price we quote carries the date we last checked it. If something here contradicts the app, the app wins; please report the mismatch.

Reading our ratings

On posters and in tables, the five-step bar measures explicitness alone, on a scale of one to five. We set it by editorial judgment rather than borrowing any Candy score, and a title without the bar has simply not been rated yet. Separately, each review reaches its own verdict, balancing premise, setup, length and value for tokens. Where a series has an explicitness rating, that verdict is also given as a score out of 10: read 9 or 10 as one of the best series on Candy, 7 or 8 as worth its tokens, 5 or 6 as mainly for fans of its theme, and anything lower as a series we would skip.

Where our money comes from

Links from this site to Candy come with a referral code attached. Follow one, then take a paid plan or purchase tokens, and we earn a commission from Candy, with your price unchanged to the cent. Commissions have no bearing on which series we suggest or on the ratings we hand out.

Corrections welcome

Caught a mistake, or think one of our ratings misses the mark? The contact page lists the ways to reach us.