Get the appLocket puts quick photos from up to 20 close friends on your Home Screen, and it's brilliant at that. Amourly is built just for couples: your partner's photos land on your widget too, along with their notes, mood and drawings, and the moments you want to keep go into a shared journal and map.
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Locket is about seeing your close circle. Amourly is about one person, with more ways to reach them than a photo.
| Feature | Amourly | Locket |
|---|---|---|
| Built around | Small daily moments: notes, taps, moods, photos, drawings | Photos from friends on your Home Screen |
| Made for | Couples only — a private space for twoEdge | Close friends (up to 20), not couples specifically |
| Photo sharing | Snaps that land on your partner's Home Screen; 24-hour stories | Yes — photos land on friends' Home Screen widget |
| Love notes & messages | Love notes with text, a photo or a drawing; repliesEdge | Not a focus |
| Mood sharing | 42 moods plus custom moods (Pro), shown on widgetsEdge | Not a core feature |
| iPhone widgets | 7 widgets for Home Screen & Lock Screen: notes, mood, photo, drawing, days together, next special day | Photo widget, including one for a single person |
| Shared memories | Shared journal of memories with photos, date and place | Photo history and monthly recaps |
| Anniversaries & countdowns | Special days with reminders and a days-together counterEdge | Not offered |
| Chat | No chat feed — notes, replies, taps and moods | Reactions and chatEdge |
| Platforms | iPhone | iPhone, AndroidEdge |
| Free version | Free: 7 journal entries, 7 love notes, 3 taps a day, 1 story a day, core widgets | Core photo widget is freeEdge |
| Premium price (US) | $9.99/month or $44.99/year | Optional Locket Gold subscription |
| One subscription for both partners? | Yes — one Pro plan covers both partnersEdge | No — individual subscriptions |
Yes, and Locket even started as a gift from its founder to his girlfriend. You can set a widget for one person. But it's designed for a circle of friends, so there's nothing couple-specific: no love notes, special days or shared journal.
Your widget can show your partner's latest note, mood or drawing as well as their photo. You can send love taps, post 24-hour stories, keep special days with reminders and save memories with places to a shared map.
Plenty of couples will: Locket for your friend group, Amourly for the two of you. They don't get in each other's way.
Add Amourly widgets to see your partner's latest note, mood, photo or drawing without opening anything. It feels less like checking an app and more like a glance at them.
Explore couple widgetsPost a photo or short video your partner can see for 24 hours: lunch, the commute, the dog doing something ridiculous. Small things, shared while they're still happening.
Save anniversaries, birthdays and trips. Amourly reminds you before they arrive and keeps count of your days together.
Anniversary reminders
Locket's core photo widget is free, and Locket Gold is an optional individual subscription.
Amourly is free to start. The photo widget (“Photo from us”) is part of Amourly Pro, which is $9.99/month or $44.99/year and covers both partners.
Locket started as a photo widget its founder built for his girlfriend and grew into one of the biggest social apps for close friends. You snap a photo and it appears on your friends' Home Screen widget; there's chat, reactions and a photo history.
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Read the comparison →Quick, honest answers about Amourly vs Locket.
It works well for sharing photos with your partner, but it isn't made for couples. For notes, moods, special days and shared memories, a couples app like Amourly is a better fit.
Yes. The “Photo from us” widget shows your partner's latest snap on your Home Screen. It's included with Amourly Pro.
Yes. The core photo widget is free, and Locket Gold is optional.
Yes. Many people use Locket with friends and a couples app with their partner.
Yes. When one partner subscribes to Amourly Pro, both partners get Pro. Pro is $9.99/month or $44.99/year on the US App Store.
Not yet. Amourly is currently available for iPhone only. Locket is available on iPhone and Android.
We compared each app's public App Store listing, official website, help pages, and published pricing, and read recent public reviews for recurring themes. Feature lists change often, so we re-check these pages regularly. Last checked .
Disclosure: this comparison is written by the team that makes Amourly. We've aimed to describe every app fairly, including where another app is the better fit. If something here is out of date, email support@amourly.app and we'll correct it.
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