Comparison

Lovewick vs Relate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 1000+ couples questions
  • Hundreds of date ideas
  • Relationship reminders
  • Couples memories timeline
  • Therapist-endorsed card decks
  • Shared wishlists
Features
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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!

About

Relate

This app helps couples improve communication by providing a private space to process feelings and craft clear messages. It offers evidence-based strategies to foster understanding and suggest fair compromises, transforming difficult conversations.

Highlights
  • Private emotional processing
  • Clear message crafting
  • Evidence-based communication strategies
  • Fair compromise suggestions
  • Partner understanding enhancement
  • Judgment-free environment
Features
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Every relationship hits rough patches. Misunderstandings pile up. The same arguments keep coming back. You know what you feel, but saying it the right way is hard. Relate changes that. Talk to Relate like you would a trusted friend or therapist. Share what's on your mind, process your feelings, and get help expressing yourself clearly, before the conversation with your partner even starts. Vent freely in private. Relate listens, understands, and helps translate your raw emotions into calm, clear messages your partner can actually receive using evidence-based communication strategies. When both partners use Relate, you stop talking past each other. You start understanding each other. Relate suggests fair compromises that respect both of your needs, not just whoever feels more strongly in the moment. Relate is private, judgment-free, and built for real couples navigating real life. Download Relate and start understanding each other better today! Privacy Policy: https://startrelate.com/privacy Terms: https://startrelate.com/terms

Screenshots

Lovewick4 screens
Relate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Relate at 100% against Lovewick's 71%. Relate also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Lovewick's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lovewick sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Relate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Relate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lovewick has 1.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Lovewick's written reviews are positive against 100% of Relate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lovewick ships an update every 11 days, Relate fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lovewick versus Relate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLovewickRelate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.9K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.9K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB58 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLovewickButterCorp

Customer experience

Lovewick

All ratings1,933 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative24.3%

Relate

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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)

Relate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lovewick

Subscriptions3
  • Lovewick Plus (1 Month)$9.991 Month
  • Lovewick Plus (3 Months)$14.993 Months
  • Lovewick Plus (1 Year)$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Relate

Subscriptions2
  • Relate Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Relate Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year

Questions

Is Lovewick free?
Lovewick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Relate free?
Relate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lovewick or Relate?
Relate is rated higher. Lovewick averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Relate averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Lovewick or Relate have ads?
Neither Lovewick nor Relate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lovewick or Relate?
Lovewick ships an update every 11 days, and Relate fortnightly. Most recently, Lovewick was updated on October 24, 2026 and Relate on October 31, 2026.

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