Comparison

Lovingly vs Savos

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

Head to head
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

About

Savos

This app combines food photography with a social community. Capture and edit meals, discover creators, and share your culinary experiences. Connect with friends through messaging and curate your favorite content.

Highlights
  • Food photography capture
  • Image editing tools
  • Community feed
  • Creator discovery
  • Content curation
  • Direct messaging
  • Privacy controls
Features
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Savos brings food photography and community together. Capture meals with a handy timer, refine your edits, and post to a feed built for food portraits, restaurant shoots, ingredients, and creative tips. Discover creators, follow styles you love, bookmark posts, curate collections, and message friends—while privacy settings keep every post under your control. Enjoy smooth, local-first tools designed for daily sharing.

Screenshots

Lovingly4 screens
Savos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Savos at 4.7 against Lovingly's 3.5. Savos also leads on ratings volume (242 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). Lovingly's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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. Lovingly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Savos sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Savos holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Savos has 242 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lovingly ships an update weekly, Savos every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lovingly versus Savos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLovinglySavos
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.7 (242 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2242 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB53 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperPied Apps ABSamantha Rodriguez

Customer experience

Lovingly

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

Savos

All ratings192 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lovingly

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

Savos

Subscriptions3
  • savos.ms.week.$6.997 Days
  • savos.ms.month.$14.991 Month
  • savos.ms.quarter.$39.993 Months
One-time8
  • com.savos.normal_199$1.99
  • com.savos.normal_699$6.99
  • com.savos.normal_999$9.99
Show 5 more
  • com.savos.normal_1999$19.99
  • com.savos.normal_2999$29.99
  • com.savos.normal_4999$49.99
  • com.savos.normal_6999$69.99
  • com.savos.normal_9999$99.99

Questions

Is Lovingly free?
Lovingly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Savos free?
Savos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lovingly or Savos?
Savos is rated higher. Lovingly averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Savos averages 4.7 from 242 ratings.
Do Lovingly or Savos have ads?
Neither Lovingly nor Savos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lovingly or Savos?
Lovingly ships an update weekly, and Savos every 2 months. Most recently, Lovingly was updated on October 24, 2026 and Savos on October 28, 2026.

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