Comparison

Second Innings vs Lovingly

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

Head to head
About

Second Innings

This app offers a supportive space for divorced singles, widowed partners, and single parents to find meaningful companionship. It uses AI-powered tools for personalized introductions and compatibility insights, fostering respectful connections.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized introductions
  • Compatibility insights
  • Judgment-free AI chatbot
  • Respectful interaction standards
  • Supportive community for life transitions
Features
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Starting over in love should feel hopeful, not judged. Second Innings helps divorced, widowed, and single-parent users find real connection with people who understand where they are in life. MOST DATING APPS AREN'T BUILT FOR THIS CHAPTER Most dating apps are built for fast swipes and casual connections. If you've been through a divorce, lost a partner, or are balancing kids and responsibilities, those apps can feel shallow, rushed, and out of touch with real life. SECOND INNINGS IS DIFFERENT Second Innings is a respectful dating app designed for people starting over. Every feature is built to help you connect with more confidence, clarity, and comfort: • ReMatch AI: Personalized matches based on your values, lifestyle, and life stage • Match Meter: Instant compatibility insights built around shared interests and what matters most • Judgment-Free AI Chatbot: A private, pressure-free space to ask questions, practice conversations, or simply talk • Respect-First Community: Kindness, empathy, and meaningful intent are built into the experience from the start SECOND INNINGS IS FOR YOU IF: * You're divorced and open to love again * You're widowed and ready to explore connection at your own pace * You're a single parent who wants someone who understands real life * You're looking for meaningful connection, not casual swipes * You believe your past is wisdom, not baggage YOUR STORY IS NOT OVER A new chapter can still bring companionship, joy, and real love. Second Innings was built to help you start again with people who truly understand your journey. Download now and take your next step toward meaningful connection. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Lovingly

This app helps you become a more thoughtful partner by providing daily, science-backed suggestions for small acts of love and reminders for important dates. It's a private self-improvement tool designed to help you consistently show appreciation and strengthen your relationship.

Highlights
  • Daily actionable love suggestions
  • Reminders for important dates
  • Relationship research-backed advice
  • Private self-improvement tracker
  • Personalized gesture library (Premium)
  • Habit science for consistency
Features
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You love them. You just forget to show it. Lovingly is a private self-improvement app for anyone who wants to be a more thoughtful partner. It quietly does the remembering, the nudging and the inspiring, so the person you love actually feels loved, day after day. NEVER MISS A DATE THAT MATTERS Add birthdays, your anniversary, the day you met, anything worth remembering. Lovingly reminds you a week ahead, the day before and on the day, so there is always time to plan flowers, a table or the right words. No more day-of panic. ONE SMALL LOVING THING, EVERY DAY Each morning you get one small, doable suggestion: a specific compliment, a love message worth sending, their coffee made right, a date night idea, a question you have never asked. Every suggestion is grounded in published relationship research (the small-things-often principle) and tuned to what your partner appreciates most. BUILT ON REAL SCIENCE, NOT FOLK ADVICE The daily ideas and the built-in lessons draw on decades of published research: studies on turning toward small bids for connection, research on expressed gratitude, habit science on why reminders beat willpower. Short, honest reads, including where popular relationship advice overstates the evidence. WATCH YOURSELF BECOME THAT PARTNER Your Love Score grows with consistency, variety, preparedness and learning. Build a streak, see your week at a glance, and watch the person you mean to be show up in the numbers, without guilt when life happens. Think of it as a relationship tracker for effort, not surveillance. Missing a day barely moves it; coming back is what counts. COMPLETELY PRIVATE This is your project, not a couples app. There is no shared account, your partner is never contacted, and Discreet Mode keeps names and details off your lock screen. Nobody needs to know how you got so thoughtful. WHAT'S FREE - One important date with reminders - A rotating set of daily suggestions LOVINGLY PREMIUM - Unlimited important dates - The full gesture library, personalized to your partner - The full research-backed lesson library - Extra reminder lead times (2 weeks, a month ahead) Small things, often. That is the whole secret, and Lovingly makes sure you never forget it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lovingly.me/privacy

Screenshots

Second Innings4 screens
Lovingly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lovingly at 5.0 against Second Innings's 4.5. Lovingly also leads on ads (none vs shown). Second Innings's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Second Innings sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Lovingly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lovingly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Second Innings has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Second Innings ships an update every 10 days, Lovingly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Second Innings versus Lovingly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecond InningsLovingly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (20 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB105 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperSecond Innings, IncPied Apps AB

Customer experience

Second Innings

All ratings20 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%

Lovingly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Second Innings

Subscriptions14
  • I Am Ready (TM)$2.997 Days
  • Enjoy 1000 Message$4.997 Days
  • Match Meter!$5.997 Days
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  • I Am Ready$6.991 Month
  • Basic Plan$7.991 Month
  • Astro Match1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Rematch AI$9.991 Month
  • Secret Admirer1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Match Meter1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Astro Match$9.997 Days
  • ReMatch AI$9.997 Days
  • Essentials$14.991 Month
  • Premium$19.991 Month
  • Premium ( 3 Months )$49.993 Months
One-time1
  • Missed!$1.99
2 purchases

Lovingly

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly1 Month trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Second Innings free?
Second Innings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lovingly free?
Lovingly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Second Innings or Lovingly?
Lovingly is rated higher. Second Innings averages 4.5 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Lovingly averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Second Innings or Lovingly have ads?
Second Innings shows ads; Lovingly does not.
Which is updated more often, Second Innings or Lovingly?
Second Innings ships an update every 10 days, and Lovingly weekly. Most recently, Second Innings was updated on October 9, 2026 and Lovingly on October 6, 2026.

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