Comparison

LYD vs Little Things

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

Head to head
About

LYD

This app helps couples strengthen their connection through daily reminders and simple check-ins. It prioritizes privacy with no accounts or data collection, allowing users to focus on nurturing their relationship.

Highlights
  • Daily connection reminders
  • Simple daily check-ins
  • Progress and streak tracking
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Minimalist interface
  • Optional premium features
Features
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LYD (Love You, Daily) is a private relationship tracker that helps couples stay close through one small moment of connection each day. Set a gentle reminder, make an effort for your partner, and check in. LYD turns those everyday gestures into a simple relationship habit you can see through streaks and progress -- without social pressure, tests, or oversharing. WHAT’S FREE • Daily check-ins • Gentle, customizable reminders • Current and best streaks • Progress tracking LYD PLUS • 300+ thoughtful ideas across five love-language categories • A daily idea tuned to your partner’s selected love languages • Favorites for ideas you want to remember • Your own ideas to add, edit, and reuse • Private relationship journaling • Optional automatic backups to your own iCloud account • Apple Watch app • Additional reminder controls PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No analytics. No data collection. Notifications are scheduled locally, and your relationship data stays on your device unless you choose to back it up to your own iCloud account. LYD is for couples who want to be more intentional without turning their relationship into another social network, complicated system, or source of pressure. It’s a quiet daily reminder to keep connected to each other. Terms of Use (EULA): https://loveyoudaily.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://loveyoudaily.app/privacy/

About

Little Things

A private, paper-inspired note-taking app for personal messages and shared spaces. Create thoughtful reminders, memories, or plans for yourself or a loved one in a calm, ad-free environment.

Highlights
  • Private note-taking
  • Shared spaces for two
  • Paper-inspired styles
  • Visual timeline organization
  • Optional partner linking
Features
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Little Things is a private, paper-inspired note app for the words you want to keep close. Write a note for yourself, or create a shared space with someone you love. Leave personal messages, thoughtful reminders, encouragement, memories, plans, or anything you want the other person to find later. There are no feeds, likes, comments, or public profiles. Just a calm little space for meaningful notes between you and someone important. Choose from soft paper styles like post-it, heart, scalloped, and flower cards. Place notes on a visual timeline by date, open them larger when you want to read more, and collapse days to keep everything tidy. Little Things is for the loving notes, quiet reminders, and personal words that deserve their own place. — Little Things Plus — Little Things requires a Little Things Plus subscription to create and save notes. New accounts can start with a 3-day free trial on the annual plan when eligible. plan when eligible. Little Things Plus is an auto-renewable subscription that unlocks the full app: creating and saving notes, every current and future paper style, and an optional shared space for two people. If you link with a partner, one active subscription can unlock the shared space for both linked accounts. Subscriptions are offered on a weekly or annual basis. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://website-blond-nine-49.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LYD4 screens
Little Things4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: LYD at freemium against Little Things's subscription. LYD also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Little Things's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. LYD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year and Little Things sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LYD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of LYD's written reviews are positive against 83% of Little Things's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LYD ships an update every 3 weeks, Little Things every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LYD versus Little Things: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLYDLittle Things
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB32 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBryan MoffettEndpoint Technology LLC

Customer experience

LYD

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Little Things

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LYD

Subscriptions1
  • LYD Plus Annual7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time2
  • LYD: Love You, Daily$5.99
  • LYD: Relationship Tracker$14.99
2 purchases

Little Things

Subscriptions2
  • Little Things Plus3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Little Things Plus3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is LYD free?
LYD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Little Things free?
Little Things is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LYD or Little Things?
LYD is rated higher. LYD averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Little Things averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do LYD or Little Things have ads?
Neither LYD nor Little Things shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LYD or Little Things?
LYD ships an update every 3 weeks, and Little Things every 2 days. Most recently, LYD was updated on September 30, 2026 and Little Things on October 15, 2026.

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