Gottman Card Decks vs APCE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gottman Card Decks
This app offers research-based questions, statements, and ideas to help couples improve their relationship. Explore various card decks designed to deepen understanding, spark date night ideas, and enhance intimacy. Access over 1,000 flashcards and free resources from a trusted relationship institute.
- 22 card decks with over 1,000 flashcards
- Favorite cards for easy access
- Browse all and favorited cards
- Access free Gottman Institute resources
- Explore Love Maps for deeper connection
- Find date night ideas
- Discover intimacy-enhancing prompts
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See for yourself why millions of couples worldwide have benefited from The Gottman Institute’s research-based approach to relationships. Inspired by the popular card decks from The Art and Science of Love weekend workshop for couples, this fun app offers helpful questions, statements, and ideas for improving your relationship. By downloading our free app, you can: • Explore 22 card decks with more than 1,000 flashcards • Tap the star to favorite a card • Easily tab back and forth between All and Favorites • Access more free resources from The Gottman Institute Choose Love Maps to get to know your partner better, Opportunity for great date-night ideas, or explore the Salsa decks to add some spice to your intimate life. As the world’s most trusted relationship company, our mission is to improve people’s lives through products and programs that educate, inspire, and heal. Our approach to relationships is based on more than four decades of ongoing research by Drs. John and Julie Gottman. We serve couples and parents directly while providing world-class training to the professionals who support them, and we are committed to making our services accessible to everyone.
APCE
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Mobile app for the Association of Partners in Christian Education. Get connected and stay up to date with everything going on with APCE. Constant updates on events, advocacy opportunities, and more plus direct contact with APCE
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gottman Card Decks at every 2 months against APCE's every 12 months. APCE's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gottman Card Decks ships an update every 2 months, APCE every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gottman Card Decks | APCE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Affective Software, Inc. | ASSOCIATION OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH EDUCATORS, INC |
Bugs and requests
Gottman Card Decks
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes on launch for some users
- Inability to change language settings
Requested features
5 requests- Add a random card selection feature
- Ability to make notes on individual cards
- Option to share cards with partner
- Integration with other relationship apps
- More card decks and content expansions
APCE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gottman Card Decks
No in-app purchases
APCE
No in-app purchases
