Long distance
A long distance relationship app for the days in between.
Ourio is a free iPhone app for long-distance couples. Instead of another chat, it gives you small things to do for each other across any distance: a drawing that lands on their Lock Screen, a shared cat to look after, a daily quiz, 15 long-distance date ideas and a countdown to your next visit.
How it works
Both install Ourio
Free on iPhone, iOS 18 or later. No sign-up form.
Pair with one code
One of you sends a 10-character code; the other types it in within 24 hours.
Add the widgets
Put the Drawing and Us widgets on your Lock Screens, so the other is there every time you look.
Feel each other's day, not just read it
Long distance runs on texts and calls, and both can start to feel like obligations. Ourio adds a quieter layer: you pet the cat, they see it; you draw a heart, it's on their Lock Screen when they wake up; they set their mood to “missing you”, and it's on your widget.
What long-distance couples use most
Each links to its own page:
| Feature | Why it helps apart |
|---|---|
| Lock Screen drawings | A doodle waiting on their Lock Screen; draw together live |
| Shared cat, Mochi | Something to look after together every day |
| Who knows who | Five questions a day to keep learning about each other |
| Date night | 15 ideas for dates apart, like a synced movie night |
| Calendar and countdown | Count down to the next visit on both Lock Screens |
| Love streak | A flame you keep lit from two time zones |
| Moments | Photos as polaroids on a shared wall |
Made for different time zones
Nothing in Ourio needs you both online at once. Games are turn-based, drawings wait in the widget, and the streak counts a day when either of you shows up.
What Ourio doesn't do
There's no chat, no video calls and no location sharing; keep using the apps you already have for those. Ourio is iPhone-only for now, so both of you need an iPhone.
Questions
What is a good app for long-distance couples?
Ourio is a free iPhone app made for staying close apart: Lock Screen drawings, a shared virtual pet, daily questions, long-distance date ideas and a countdown to your next visit.
Does Ourio share our locations?
No. Ourio never asks for your location.
Can we use it in different countries?
Yes, as long as both iPhones have internet. Ourio is in English and on the US App Store.
More answers in the FAQ and the help pages.
More of Ourio
- Lock Screen drawingsDraw on a canvas that looks like your partner's Lock Screen, or pin a note; it lands in their widget.
- Virtual petA shared cozy room and a cat you both look after: pet, feed and play with her, pick her coat.
- Couples gamesWho knows who, a daily quiz about each other, and Draw & guess, a turn-based drawing game.
- Date night ideas150 date ideas you each swipe; the ones you both love become plans, with reminders.
- Calendar and countdownDays together, a shared calendar and countdowns on both Lock Screens.
Move in together.
Ourio is free on iPhone. Your partner joins with one code.