Pookie vs luv
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pookie
This app provides a private digital space for couples to strengthen their connection. Engage in shared virtual activities like raising a pet or plant, send intimate messages, and track important dates. It also offers date ideas and fun quizzes to foster intimacy.
- Raise a virtual pet together
- Grow a virtual plant as a couple
- Send private love notes and doodles
- Secure photo vault for couple memories
- Share and view mood updates
- Track important dates and anniversaries
- Browse and suggest date ideas
- Engage in weekly quizzes
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Pookie is an app for couples, built so the two of you have somewhere that belongs only to you. You raise a pet together, send each other notes and doodles that land straight on the home screen, play games across two phones, and build up a record of your relationship that nobody else gets to see. Whether you fall asleep in the same bed or a few time zones apart, it gives you a reason to check in on each other every day. RAISE A PET TOGETHER You start with an egg, hatch it and name it between you, choosing from twelve pets that include dogs, cats, pandas, penguins, capybaras and a dragon. Keeping it fed, watered and played with is a shared job, and the small care games you do it through change every time so it never turns into a chore. GROW A PLANT Alongside the pet there is a plant that begins as a seedling and only thrives if you both remember it. Pick a monstera, cactus, aloe, sunflower, lily or bush, and put it in whichever pot suits the two of you. PLAY TOGETHER FROM ANYWHERE Fourteen games made for two, from Draw Something and Ludo through to Snakes and Ladders, Pool, Battleships, Connect 4 and Wavelength, all played at your own pace across two phones rather than crowded round one. There is a fresh daily challenge every morning as well, and the pair of you keep score. NOTES, DOODLES AND MOODS Write your partner a note or draw them something daft, and it turns up on their home screen without them having to open anything. You can share how you are feeling whenever the mood takes you, and they can answer it, so the small stuff that usually goes unsaid has somewhere to go. WIDGETS THAT KEEP THEM CLOSE Ten home screen widgets, covering their latest doodle, their mood, your pet and plant, how many days you have been together, their local time, the distance between you, your streak, what is coming up and your horoscope for the day. A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING ELSE There is a photo vault behind a passcode that only you two can open, and a journal where you can write entries, attach photos and pin where you were, until the map fills up with everywhere you have been together. QUESTIONS AND CHECK-INS More than 10,000 questions ranging from gentle to spicy, plus daily and monthly check-ins that you each answer on your own before comparing what the other one said. LEVELS, STREAKS AND HEARTS Everything you do together earns XP, so caring for the pet, sending a note or answering a question all move you up. Levelling up pays out hearts, which you spend on new pets, plants, pots, beds and backgrounds. FREE Your pet and plant, messages and doodles with fourteen days of history, the photo vault, moods and replies, important dates, the journal, widgets, the daily challenge, check-ins, levels, streaks and daily rewards. PREMIUM One subscription covers both of you, so your partner gets everything free. It adds all 10,000+ questions, online games, the shared whiteboard, your daily couples horoscope, exclusive pets and plants, every widget and double XP on everything you do. Hearts come from levelling up and daily rewards, and you can buy them separately if you would rather unlock things sooner. Whatever happens inside Pookie stays between you and your partner. There are no ads and nothing is sold on. https://pookie-app.com/privacy https://pookie-app.com/terms
luv
Send sweet messages directly to your partner's lock screen without needing to open an app. Your words appear like magic, always visible, fostering a constant reminder of your connection.
- Message on partner's lock screen
- Silent, instant updates
- No social feed or notifications
- Shared premium for couples
- Scheduled message surprises
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Your words, their lock screen. Luv is a one-to-one note app for one connected pair. Write a short note and send it to the person you are connected with. When a send succeeds, Luv stores the note for them. Luv can request a background refresh, but iOS decides when the widget updates. HOW IT WORKS • Create an account or sign in • Connect with one person using a link or code • Add Luv to the Lock Screen or Home Screen • Write a note of up to 96 characters • See your connected person’s latest note in the app and reply BUILT FOR THE TWO OF YOU • One active connection, with no public feed or follower count • A note archive and saved drafts that stay with the connection they were written for • Thought starters when you need help finding the words • Optional note-ready reminders • Connection milestones and a shared sending streak when Premium is active for both partners PREMIUM Premium unlocks unlimited notes, is shared with your currently connected partner, and is available through the plans shown in the app. Prices, billing periods, introductory-offer eligibility, and renewal terms come from the App Store and appear before purchase. Restore Purchases is available in the paywall and Settings. IMPORTANT Widget timing is controlled by iOS, device settings, connectivity, and service availability. A sent note may not appear on the widget immediately. Visible reminder alerts are optional and separate from background widget refresh. Terms of Use: https://luvnote.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://luvnote.app/privacy Support: https://luvnote.app/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: luv at 100% against Pookie's 40%. luv also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Pookie's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Pookie sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and luv sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
luv holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pookie has 1.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Pookie's written reviews are positive against 100% of luv's.
Pookie ships an update weekly, luv every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pookie | luv |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.4K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TYLER JAMES ROBINSON VOSS | JUSTIN GJONI |
Customer experience
Pookie
luv
In-app purchases
Pookie
- Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- 100 Hearts$0.99
- 300 Hearts$1.99
- 1000 Hearts$5.99
luv
- Premium7 Days trial$7.991 Month









