Best Apps For Couples: Strengthen Your Relationship And Communication

Couples apps can help partners connect, communicate, and grow together, whether you're looking to spark daily conversation or plan your lives more easily. There are many options available for different needs, including apps for daily questions, intimacy, finances, and shared calendars. Below, explore some of the best apps for couples and what makes each one stand out, so you can find the tool that fits your relationship.

What to look for in a couples app

Before downloading any relationship app, it can help to think about what you and your partner are hoping to get out of it. Since a couples app is a tool, the right choice will depend on what your relationship needs most. Here are some key considerations that may help you evaluate your options:

• Your specific goal, whether that's better communication, more intimacy, shared organization, or simply having fun together
• Whether both partners need separate accounts or can share a single device
• What's available for free versus what requires a premium subscription
• Platform availability, such as Android, iOS, or desktop operating systems
• Whether the app is inclusive of your relationship type and identities

With these factors in mind, you can browse the apps below with a clearer sense of what might work for you.

Quick comparison of popular couples apps

The table below offers an at-a-glance look at some of the best apps for couples, so you can compare options before reading the more detailed reviews that follow.

Apps for daily questions and communication

Asking each other questions on a regular basis can help partners stay connected and learn something new, even in a long-term relationship. The apps below focus on prompting conversation and building communication habits that may keep you feeling close.

Paired

The Paired app is available on Android and iOS and allows you and your partner to sign up for separate accounts on each of your personal devices, such as a cellphone. Each day, the app will send you new daily questions to answer.

You will answer each set of questions and then guess what your partner's answers will be, and they will do the same. After you've both responded, your answers will be revealed, and you and your partner can have a text conversation or discuss the answers in person. The app also offers weekly couples quizzes and tips from therapists, and you can track your special dates in a couple's calendar. The app is free, but you may have to pay for premium features.

Gottman Card Decks

The Gottman Card Decks app is available on Google Play and iTunes. This may be one of the best apps for couples. The app supplies questions meant to increase intimacy and emotional connection between couples. The Gottman Institute developed the app as a tool for improving relationships. It also offers relationship advice and date ideas. The app is research-backed and free to use. You can find specific categories of questions and ideas, including:

• Appreciation
• Sex questions
• Expressing needs
• Expressing empathy
• Listening tips
• Love maps
• Open-ended questions

You and your partner can use the app on one device or two. To use it, answer the questions in each deck and discuss your answers.

Couply

Couply is a fun love app for couples on Android and iPhone. It provides games, quizzes, and tips for couples looking to increase connection. One standout feature is a quiz that helps you learn your attachment style, which can offer insight into how you and your partner relate to each other. The app also offers relationship check-in features so you can stay intentional about your connection over time. Some of the games that may be available include:

• Learning your attachment style
• Learning your love style
• Quizzes about your first impressions of your partner

The app is free, but you may have to pay for premium features and quizzes. Once you connect with your partner through the app, you can also note special dates, share your calendar, and message your partner.

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Apps for intimacy and connection

Talking openly about intimacy can feel vulnerable, and some apps—along with support from a sex therapist—offer a structured, comfortable way to explore preferences together. The apps in this section aim to help couples discuss desires and try new activities at a pace that feels safe for both partners.

Intimately Us

Intimately Us is an app available on Android and iPhone. It was developed to allow couples to improve their sex life through intimacy tips, games, date ideas, and organization. In the app, you can create a list of your sexual preferences, discuss potential fantasies with your partner, and create a bucket list of sexual activities.

Each day, the app offers a challenge that can allow you to try new sexual or intimate activities with your partner if you feel safe doing so. You can complete the activities on one or two devices. You'll need an account to sign up, and the app's content may be more tailored to heterosexual couples. The app is free but requires a subscription for premium features.

iPassion

The iPassion app is available on Android and iOS. The app aims to help couples openly discuss their fetishes and sexual interests to increase intimacy in the bedroom. The app has 20 levels with ten questions each about your sexual interests, which increase in intensity the higher you go. This gradual progression can make the app a more comfortable entry point for couples who are new to talking about intimacy.

Once you and your partner download the app and connect through your connection code, you can see each other's answers and discuss them in a chat. The app is free, but you may have to pay for premium question packs.

Love Nudge

Love Nudge may be one of the best relationship apps out there because it's focused on the five love languages by Gary Chapman. You'll be prompted to take a quiz to learn your love languages when you sign up, and your partner can do the same on their device. After taking the quiz, you'll get a love language profile showing your percentage for each.

Once you connect your app with your partner's app, the app will give you goals you can complete to fulfill activities that might satisfy your partner's love language. For example, if your partner has a love language of primarily physical touch, the app might give you a love nudge to hold their hand or hug them as a surprise. This goal-completion feature can help you take action, not just learn about your preferences. The app is free, and most features are available to all who download it.

Apps for shared organization and memories

Staying organized together can reduce day-to-day stress and help couples feel more like a team. The apps below can help you plan, remember important moments, and align on shared responsibilities.

Between

The Between app is available on Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac operating systems. It allows couples to share important dates, calendars, events, photos, and more, which can make it a nice way to build a shared collection of memories. When you sign up, it will prompt you to create an access code, and your partner will have to download the app and enter an access code as well. Once you both put in your codes, the app will allow you to share information with your partner, which they will receive on their app with a notification. Between is free to use.

Honeydue

The Honeydue app is a financial app for couples on Android and iOS. In the app, you can track your finances, bills, and shared income in the same place. You can assign specific bills to one partner or the other, set up bill reminders, and create shared spending goals to help you align on financial priorities. Since money can be a common source of relationship stress, this kind of tool may help couples stay on the same page. The app also offers a messaging system and the potential to enroll for a shared Visa to improve your financial habits. Most of the features of Honeydue are free to use. You will have to send an invite code to your partner for them to use the app on their device.

Apps for relationship growth and check-ins

Setting aside time for regular check-ins can help couples track their relationship health and stay intentional about growing together. The app below uses progress tracking to make that process feel more engaging.

WeFeel

WeFeel is an app available on Android and iPhone, specifically marketed toward couples looking to gain the spark back in a relationship with challenges. It includes games, quizzes, and tips to help you and your partner increase intimacy in your relationship. As you complete relationship goals, you will progress within the app, and it encourages your partner to complete the same goals to stay on track with you.

The app also offers progress tracking in the following areas:

• Intimacy
• Complicity
• Shared knowledge
• Empathy
• Shared commitment
• Repair
• Communication

The app is free to use, and many of its features are free. However, you may have to pay for premium features.

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How couples apps can complement professional support

Couples apps can be helpful tools for connection and communication, but they may not address deeper relationship challenges on their own the way couples therapy can. Working with a licensed therapist—chosen from a network of more than 30,000 qualified providers globally—can offer personalized guidance tailored to your specific situation and healthy relationship behaviors. For those who may benefit from additional support, BetterHelp now offers psychiatry services through Uplift, which can be an additional care option available alongside therapy as part of a holistic mental health care experience. Psychiatry services may include medication management when clinically appropriate, based on a full clinical evaluation, with all treatment decisions made by a licensed psychiatric provider. Some providers on BetterHelp may be in-network with certain health plans, and co-pays average about $23/session for eligible members. Coverage varies by plan, provider, and therapist availability, so it can help to check your in-network status on the BetterHelp site. Online therapy also makes it possible to connect with a therapist from the comfort of your home, which may be helpful for busy couples juggling packed schedules. If you're interested, you can explore online therapy to learn more. Medication availability and coverage may vary by member location, clinical appropriateness, and individual pharmacy/insurance benefits. Prescribing decisions are made by the treating clinicians. We do not guarantee that any specific medication will be prescribed or covered by a member's insurance plan.

How online therapy can support and strengthen relationships

Online therapy can be a helpful option for relationship support, and it may be comparable to in-person care for many concerns. One meta-analysis in Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy (Fernandez et al., 2021) suggested that video-delivered psychotherapy may produce outcomes that differ negligibly from in-person treatment. These findings are reflected in real-world outcomes, as 72% of BetterHelp users experienced a reduction in symptoms in 12 weeks. The cost of online therapy via BetterHelp ranges from $70 to $100 per week, billed weekly or monthly, with costs based on your location, referral source, preferences, any applicable discounts, and therapist availability. Platforms like BetterHelp connect individuals with licensed therapists, while services like Regain can connect couples with a couples therapist in a similar way. When you're ready, you can get started and be matched with a therapist, or explore couples therapy options together.

When using insurance, certain BetterHelp features may be limited or unavailable, including chat-based sessions, groups/classes, and select self-help tools.