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Couples apps for iPhone, compared.
The best couples app depends on what you want from it. Paired and Agapé are built around daily questions, Between is a private messenger, Locket and Widgetable live in widgets, Cupla is a shared planner. Ourio, the app this site is for, is a free mix: a shared cat, Lock Screen drawings, games and a planner, with no subscription.
We make Ourio, so read this as our view. Prices and features come from each app's US App Store page and website, checked ; sources are at the bottom.
Which app for what
- Daily questions and relationship coaching
- Paired, Agapé, Lovewick
- A private chat and shared calendar
- Between
- Photos from friends on your Home Screen
- Locket Widget
- Widgets and pets with friends and a partner
- Widgetable
- Planning life together: calendar, to-dos, key dates
- Cupla
- A daily question and a pet to raise
- SumOne
- A shared cat, Lock Screen drawings, games and a planner, all free
- Ourio
Features and prices
| Ourio | Paired | Between | Locket Widget | Widgetable | Agapé | Lovewick | Cupla | SumOne | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. No subscription, no in-app purchases | Free; Paired Premium from $39.99 a year or $14.99 a month | Free with ads; Between Plus from $13.99 a year | Free; Locket Gold from $1.99 | Free; Widgetable Premium $19.99 a year or $4.99 a month, plus pets and food sold separately | Free; Premium from $19.99 a year | Free with a daily question limit; Lovewick Plus $29.99 a year or $9.99 a month | Free; paid plans from $34.99 a year or $4.99 a month | Free; subscription $29.99 a year or $5.99 a month, plus gems |
| Android | No, iPhone only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Daily questions | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Games or quizzes | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – |
| Widgets | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drawings to your partner | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – |
| Shared virtual pet | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Calendar, countdown or days counter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Date ideas | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Shared lists or wishlists | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Chat | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| App Store rating | Not yet on the App Store | 4.7 (210k ratings) | 4.8 (21k ratings) | 4.8 (590k ratings) | 4.9 (388k ratings) | 4.8 (26k ratings) | 4.8 (1.9k ratings) | 4.7 (2.3k ratings) | 4.9 (18k ratings) |
Ourio as an alternative
Where Ourio falls short
- iPhone only: every other app here also runs on Android.
- No chat and no calls; Between has both.
- No coaching content, like Paired's guided journeys.
- New: no App Store ratings yet.
Coming soon to the App Store
Sources
- Paired: apps.apple.com/us/app/paired-couples-relationship/id1469609343
- Paired: paired.com
- Between: apps.apple.com/us/app/between-couples-love-tracker/id458035189
- Between: between.us
- Locket Widget: apps.apple.com/us/app/locket-widget/id1600525061
- Locket Widget: locket.camera
- Widgetable: apps.apple.com/us/app/widgetable-besties-couples/id1641107226
- Widgetable: widgetable.net
- Agapé: apps.apple.com/us/app/agap%C3%A9-feel-close-when-apart/id1507907556
- Agapé: getdailyagape.com
- Lovewick: apps.apple.com/us/app/lovewick-relationship-tracker/id1516199115
- Lovewick: lovewick.com
- Cupla: apps.apple.com/us/app/cupla-couples-shared-calendar/id1557764033
- Cupla: cupla.app
- SumOne: apps.apple.com/us/app/sumone-for-relationships/id1469506430
- SumOne: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sumone
Move in together.
Ourio is free on iPhone. Your partner joins with one code.
Coming soon to the App Store