Lovewick vs Outside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lovewick
Enhance your romantic connection with a comprehensive relationship tracker. Discover over 1000 couples questions, hundreds of date ideas, and helpful advice. Stay organized with reminders for special dates and build a shared memory timeline.
- 1000+ couples questions
- Hundreds of date ideas
- Relationship reminders
- Couples memories timeline
- Therapist-endorsed card decks
- Shared wishlists
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Make your relationship last, and have fun doing it! Lovewick’s free relationship tracker app has everything you and your partner need to grow & stay in love: 1000+ fun couples questions, 100s of unique date ideas, research-based romantic advice & relationship reminders like anniversary and date night countdowns! Think of us as a free couples app, a free relationship app for couples, or a free all-in-one relationship tracker. Whatever the label, our app acts as a couples question game, date ideas library, and mini couples journal that all create more intimacy in your relationship and help you make quality time and memories as a couple -- use alone or as a paired app for couples to sync questions, memories, and date ideas across devices. New relationship questions and date ideas are added to our free couples app weekly! FEATURES ■ Couples Questions Game & Therapist-Endorsed Relationship Card Decks - Access 1,000+ free, evergreen (anytime) couples questions across 6 relationship card deck categories: intimacy, interests, personality, values, family, and money - Explore premium sets of couples questions based on relationship milestones: meeting families, moving in together, getting engaged or married, and many more! - Unlock relationship advice and date ideas as you play the couples questions game, and save date night ideas you like to your Relationship Wishlists - Answer questions in person, over video call, or through typed notes if paired and a long distance couple! ■ Date Night & Intimacy Inspiration Library with 100s of Unique, Romantic Ideas For Couples - Explore 750+ free date ideas, intimacy ideas, and romantic gestures crowdsourced from other creative couples, and filter by constraints like time, cost, or having a long distance relationship - Save ideas to Wishlists to collaboratively plan date nights, future trips, and more! Hide ideas from your partner if they like surprises ■ Relationship Reminders & Notes: Forget-me-nots - Be thoughtful more easily with notes on what your partner likes and doesn’t like and reminders for important dates. Write down anniversaries, birthdays, and preferences like coffee orders, favorite flowers, and clothing sizes, all in one place. ■ Couples Memories & Relationship Tracker Timeline - Celebrate your journey as a couple with a neatly arranged memory timeline that grows as you check-off dates and experiences from your Wishlists or share important experiences outside the app (happy date nights, road trips, graduations or promotions, or when you finally make things official, etc.) - If you’re paired on the app, both add photos and notes to your relationship tracker timeline and feel proud of your relationship growth ■ Perfect For Any Stage Of A Romantic Relationship Lovewick’s free couples app grows with your relationship! * New relationship? Learn about each other through couples question card decks; your partner doesn’t have to be paired with you on the app in order to answer! * Long distance relationship? Spice up video calls with long distance couple questions and distance-friendly date ideas * Thinking about getting engaged or married? Feel confident to take that next step in your relationship and build habits to support a happy marriage * Growing your family? Couples can “babyproof” their relationship with our “starting a family” collection and use Lovewick for date ideas that fit into their busy lives Ready for a relationship wellness app that you’ll actually enjoy? Lovewick’s couples question game, cute date ideas, and research-based tips help couples reflect, play, and grow in their relationships. Use our relationship tracker app for free, or upgrade to Lovewick Plus ($29.99/yr, $14.99/qtr, or $9.99/mo) for premium question sets and no daily question limit. https://lovewick.com/privacy-policy/ https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Our team would love any feedback or ideas to improve. DM on socials or email support@lovewick.com. Thanks!
Outside
Plan, share, and remember important moments with loved ones. Ideal for long-distance relationships, trip planning, and creating a visual diary of your year. Features live widgets and offline access.
- Shared countdowns for long-distance couples
- Trip planning with group coordination
- Yearly memory archive and profile
- Live widgets for home and lock screens
- Calendar sync (Apple & Google)
- Offline functionality
- Photo sharing for Lock Screen
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Waiting is better together. Turn every date you can't wait for—weddings, trips, birthdays, reunions—into a countdown you share, with widgets you'll both smile at every day. Use Outside for trips, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, reunions, concerts and every date worth looking forward to. CREATE AND SHARE Create a countdown, send an invite and let friends, family or your partner join the same moment. WIDGETS AT A GLANCE Keep your next countdown on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or in StandBy. PLAN TOGETHER Add the date, place and details so everyone knows what is happening. FREE TO START The free plan includes creating, sharing and joining countdowns, plus Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets. OUTSIDE PRO Outside Pro is optional and adds custom reminders, calendar sync, recurring events, attachments, camera-roll wallpapers, group chat, custom app icons, photo uploads and search, premium countdown styles, links and checklists. Available plans, prices and introductory trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Terms: https://outside.so/terms Privacy: https://outside.so/privacy Support: https://outside.so/support
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Verdict
Lovewick and Outside both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Lovewick's written reviews are positive against 52% of Outside's. Lovewick also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Lovewick sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Outside sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Lovewick against 4.7 for Outside. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.9K and 2.8K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Lovewick's written reviews are positive against 52% of Outside's.
Lovewick ships an update every 11 days, Outside every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lovewick | Outside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.9K ratings) — better | 4.7 (2.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.2% of reviews — better | 52.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lovewick | Outside HQ LTD |
Customer experience
Lovewick
Outside
User reviews
Lovewick
From 1.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💖 Amazing app
- 🤗 Great for couples
- 🙌 Helpful for long-distance relationships
- 🧠 Thought-provoking questions
- 🔍 Helps learn more about partner
Room to improve
- 🔒 Locked features behind paywall
- 🤔 Reduced free questions from 10 to 1
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes
- 🙄 Repetitive questions
- 💰 Expensive subscription
Outside
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Free home/lock screen countdown widget
- 👍 Simple and chic design
- 👍 Highly customizable
- 👍 Seamless calendar integration
- 👍 Useful AI assistant
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy, crashes, and glitches
- 💰 Subscription-based model, expensive pricing
- 🔒 Limits free features, forces paid subscription
- 🤔 Confusing and changing pricing structure
- 🤔 Lack of transparency around free vs paid features
Bugs and requests
Lovewick
Reported bugs
3 issues- Notifications not working
- Saved data/lists disappearing
- Inability to submit responses
Requested features
5 requests- Allow adding own questions
- Ability to respond to partner's answers
- More variety in question categories
- Grandfathering in existing users
- Availability in more regions (UK)
Outside
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not working after iOS updates
- Countdown events suddenly blocked by paywall
- Paid subscription not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- More customization options for widgets
- Ability to delete or edit events
- Improved Android support
- Memories/map feature to track past events
In-app purchases
Lovewick
- Lovewick Plus (1 Month)$9.991 Month
- Lovewick Plus (3 Months)$14.993 Months
- Lovewick Plus (1 Year)$29.991 Year
Outside
- Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
- Outside Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$4.491 Month
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- Monthly subscription3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Yearly Pro Deal3 Days trial$12.491 Year
- Annual Pro3 Days trial$12.491 Year
- Outside Pro Annual$19.991 Year
- Annual Plan7 Days trial$29.491 Year
- Outside Pro Annual3 Days trial$31.491 Year
- Annual plan3 Days trial$44.491 Year
- Unlock Countdown styles$0.99
- Ad supported tier$4.99
- All Time Deal$5.49
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- All Time Deal$7.49
- All Time Pro$9.99
- Lifetime Access$29.99
- Lifetime access$44.49









