Best couple widget apps for you two
We compared five couple widget apps by what they put on your phone and what they cost. Phorb is our app and our pick for couples: moods, needs, days together and doodles, all free.
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 Phorb | Couple Joy | Widgetable | Locket | Paired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner's mood | – | – | |||
| What your partner needs | – | – | – | – | |
| Days together counter | – | – | – | ||
| Countdown to a date | – | – | – | ||
| Doodles | – | – | |||
| Notes | – | – | |||
| Photos | – | ||||
| Widgets free to use | – | – | – | ||
| One Premium for two | – | – | – |
✓ means the app or its official store listing shows it. – means it isn't listed. Phorb is our app, and we included its limits too. Official listings checked October 23, 2026; this is a feature comparison, not hands-on competitor testing.
The 5 apps, ranked for couples
1. Phorb
Our pickBest for: Moods, needs and relationship milestones
Home and Lock Screen widgets for emotions, needs, days together, countdowns, notes, doodles, events and the bucket list.
- Phones
- iPhone; Android waitlist open
- Cost
- All 17 widgets are free for both partners
- Good to know
- Photos arrive with notes rather than as a live camera feed, and there's no virtual pet.
- 2
Couple Joy
Best for: Moods, distance and time together
Mood, distance, days together, event countdowns, memories and photo stories, plus text and drawings sent to the partner's Home Screen.
- Phones
- iPhone and Android listings
- Cost
- Free download; optional purchases
- Good to know
- The distance widget relies on location, and its App Store privacy label lists precise location.
- 3
Widgetable
Best for: A virtual pet plus playful status updates
Pets, Mood Bubble and Jar, distance, Miss You counts, sleep, snaps, doodles, texts and plants.
- Phones
- iPhone and Android listings
- Cost
- Free download; optional Premium subscription
- Good to know
- The Distance and Sleep widgets request location and sleep data.
- 4
Locket
Best for: Fresh photos from your favorite people
A Home Screen photo widget with reactions and a photo history. It is built for close friends and family, not only couples.
- Phones
- iPhone and Android listings
- Cost
- Photo sharing is free; optional purchases
- Good to know
- Choose another app for moods, needs or a days-together counter.
- 5
Paired
Best for: Guided questions more than widgets
Its current store listing focuses on daily questions, guided journeys, games and important dates, not widgets.
- Phones
- iPhone and Android listings
- Cost
- Free download; optional Premium subscription
- Good to know
- Choose it for guided conversations rather than a widget-first experience.
Before you both install
Choose a signal you will keep using
In a Reddit r/apps discussion, one person said apps that felt too cute, gamified or demanding had not stuck for them. A photo, mood or counter can be enough.
Make the next visit visible
In a Reddit r/LongDistance discussion, a self-described couples therapist suggested a shared countdown as a small ritual. A commenter who spent months between visits said basic countdown widgets helped.
Check what sits behind the widget
Widgetable's official listing says Distance requests location and Sleep requests sleep data. Couple Joy also offers distance tracking. Choose photos or a countdown if you do not want those permissions.
Couple widget app questions
Is there a free couple widget app?
Yes. All 17 Phorb widgets are free for both partners, and Locket says photo sharing is free. Widgetable, Couple Joy and Paired are free to download with optional paid plans.
Do both partners need to pay?
Not at Paired or Phorb: both companies say one Premium subscription covers the paired partner. The sources checked for Locket, Widgetable and Couple Joy do not answer this, so check the offer inside the app before either of you pays.
Can a couple use widgets across iPhone and Android?
Locket, Widgetable, Couple Joy and Paired have listings in both app stores. Phorb is on iPhone today, and Android users can join the waitlist on phorb.app. Two store listings do not prove that every widget works the same on both platforms.
How do I add a couple widget on iPhone?
Both partners install the same app and connect their accounts. Apple says to touch and hold the Home Screen, choose Edit and Add Widget; on the Lock Screen, touch and hold it, choose Customize and Add Widgets, then select the app.
Is there a couple widget app in my language?
Phorb runs in 10 languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese and Romanian. Each partner sees it in their own phone's language, so a couple who speak different languages can both use it comfortably.
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