Get the appThey overlap a lot: both have daily questions, games, mood sharing, countdowns and streaks. Choose Couple Joy if you're long-distance and want a live distance tracker, widgets and a photo journal with a map. Choose Cozy Couples if you'd enjoy caring for a shared cat or dog and decorating a home together. If you want everyday notes, taps, moods and photos without games or a pet to look after, Amourly is a third option for iPhone.
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Both mix questions, games, moods and streaks. What sets them apart is what brings you back each day: Couple Joy's widgets and distance tracker, or Cozy Couples' pet and home.
| Feature | Couple Joy | Cozy Couples | Amourly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built around | Questions and games, plus relationship widgets | A shared pet and home, plus moods, notes and questions | Small daily moments: notes, taps, moods, photos, drawings |
| Daily questions | Yes — thousands of questions | Yes | Not included — Amourly is built around everyday moments |
| Quizzes & games | Yes — Would You Rather, Never Have I Ever and more | Yes | Not included |
| Love notes & messages | Chat about answers; story replies | Love notes | Love notes with text, a photo or a drawing; replies |
| Mood sharing | Yes — real-time mood sharing | Yes — real-time mood sharing | 42 moods plus custom moods (Pro), shown on widgets |
| Photo sharing | Photo journal and stories | Photo stories | Snaps that land on your partner's Home Screen; 24-hour stories |
| Shared memories | Shared photo journalEdge | Not a core feature | Shared journal of memories with photos, date and place |
| Memory map | Map view of your journalEdge | Not a core feature | Map of your memories with cities and countries visited |
| Location & distance | Live distance trackerEdge | Not a core feature | No live location tracking |
| Virtual pet | Not a core feature | Yes — a shared cat or dog, plus a bonsai treeEdge | No |
| Anniversaries & countdowns | Countdowns and a days-together counter | Countdowns | Special days with reminders and a days-together counter |
| Streaks | Yes; paid streak repairs ($0.99–$3.99) | Yes; paid streak repairs ($1.99) | Daily streak with a free Streak Freeze each month |
| Platforms | iPhone, Android | iPhone, Android | iPhone |
| Free version | One set of questions per category | Yes; stars are earned slowly or bought | Free: 7 journal entries, 7 love notes, 3 taps a day, 1 story a day, core widgets |
| Premium price (US) | Listed at $12.99, $29.99 and $39.99 (plan lengths not shown) | $4.99–$7.99/month or $29.99–$39.99/year | $9.99/month or $44.99/year |
| One subscription for both partners? | Not clearly stated | Not clearly stated | Yes — one Pro plan covers both partners |
Couple Joy. Its widgets can show the live distance between you, how long you've been together and upcoming events, and its photo journal has a map view. Cozy Couples works across distance too, but it's built around a shared space you visit together rather than the miles between you.
It depends what you enjoy. Cozy Couples turns your relationship into a small game world: feed your pet, grow a bonsai, earn stars and decorate. Couple Joy's fun comes from its question and game library, like Would You Rather and Never Have I Ever. Both keep you coming back with streaks.
Cozy Couples Plus is listed at $4.99–$7.99/month or $29.99–$39.99/year, with stars and a $1.99 streak repair sold separately. Couple Joy lists Premium at $12.99, $29.99 and $39.99 without showing plan lengths, and sells streak repairs for $0.99–$3.99. Neither clearly states whether one subscription covers both partners. Amourly Pro is $9.99/month or $44.99/year and covers you both.
Both are among the best-rated couples apps. Couple Joy holds 4.9 stars from more than 39,000 US App Store ratings; Cozy Couples holds 4.8 from more than 46,000. Couple Joy reviewers say the free tier is close to a demo. Cozy Couples reviewers say stars are slow to earn without paying, and some report streaks lost to bugs.
Amourly shares some of the same everyday pieces (moods, notes, photos, countdowns, a streak) with nothing to feed, decorate or quiz. Send a hug tap, draw something silly, save today in your shared journal. And if you miss a day, a free Streak Freeze each month has you covered.
Open Amourly to see your partner's mood, their latest story, your streak and the small numbers that add up: days together, notes sent, places visited.
Every memory with a place shows up on your shared map, with a count of the cities and countries you've visited together.
See your relationship timelineAll three are free to download. Couple Joy and Cozy Couples both sell streak repairs separately, and Cozy Couples sells stars for decorating. Amourly's free version includes notes, taps, moods, photos and core widgets with daily limits, and has nothing extra to buy.
Prices are US App Store list prices, checked on the date shown, and can vary by region and promotion.
Couple Joy is a highly rated couples app from a Romanian husband-and-wife team. It combines a large library of questions and games (Would You Rather, Never Have I Ever, deep conversations) with widgets, mood sharing, a live distance tracker, a photo journal and streaks.
Cozy Couples, launched in 2023, mixes mood sharing, love notes, photo stories and daily questions with a shared cat or dog, a bonsai tree and a dream home you decorate with stars you earn or buy.
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Couple Joy suits long-distance couples who want questions, games and widgets with a live distance tracker. Cozy Couples suits couples who'd enjoy a shared virtual pet and a home to decorate.
A pet isn't part of Couple Joy's App Store listing; it focuses on questions, games, widgets and a photo journal. Cozy Couples is built around a shared cat or dog.
Both are free to download with limited free tiers. Cozy Couples Plus is listed from $4.99/month; Couple Joy lists Premium at $12.99, $29.99 and $39.99.
Yes, both are on iPhone and Android. Amourly is currently iPhone-only.
Yes. Amourly is built around everyday notes, taps, moods, photos and drawings, with widgets and a shared memory journal and map.
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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