CoupleOS vs CoupleStory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CoupleOS
This app enhances connection for couples by displaying partner's real-time information like weather and time on your home screen. It offers shared widgets for doodles, photos, tasks, and countdowns to special events, fostering intimacy for long-distance relationships.
- Live partner weather and time display
- Shared home and lock screen widgets
- Live arrival time sharing
- Interactive drawing feature
- Shared task and list management
- Countdown timers for special days
- Memory pinning on a shared map
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CoupleOS puts your partner's world on your Home and Lock Screen: their time, weather and a live sky, right beside yours. New in 2.1: On My Way shares your arrival time live on their Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, your drawing appears on their screen while you draw, and your story shows on the Photo of Us widget (Pro). Made for iPhone Duo and StandBy, for couples near or far. THEIR SKY, ON YOUR SCREEN The Couple Card shows you both side by side: local time, weather, mood, battery and whether they're active, under a sky that follows the day in both cities. See when it's morning for them, when it's late, and when to call. WIDGETS MADE FOR TWO Couple Card, doodles, photos, countdowns, distance and your week, for the Home Screen and the Lock Screen. YOUR DOODLE, ON THEIR SCREEN Draw a note, add a photo or an emoji, and it lands on your partner's Home Screen. PLAN YOUR WEEK, TOGETHER Shared tasks that show who does what, a single week view for both of you, and lists for trips, groceries and dreams. NEVER MISS A SPECIAL DAY Anniversaries, visits and birthdays with countdowns, a shared calendar and widgets that count down with you. EVERY PLACE, EVERY MEMORY Pin the places you love on a map and keep your memories as photo cards, wherever you both are. YOUR LOOK Default, Dark, Clear or Tinted. COUPLEOS PRO One subscription, for both of you: when one of you goes Pro, your partner does too. • On My Way, live drawing and stories on the Photo of Us widget • All widgets, including the Lock Screen • Up-to-date location in widgets • Drawing deck and unlimited papers • Up to 200 memories and 100 places • Unlimited tasks, lists and special days • Every theme Monthly and yearly plans. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and renewal is charged within the 24 hours before it ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › your name › Subscriptions. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your memories, drawings and days are visible only to you and your partner. We never sell your data, and you can delete your account and all of its data in the app at any time. Privacy Policy: https://coupleos.web.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://coupleos.web.app/terms
CoupleStory
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Your relationship doesn't belong on Instagram. Remember the way your partner laughed at the diner that first night. The voice note they sent when you were apart. The mood you both shared after a hard week. The small things that disappear into a camera roll of 12,000 photos. CoupleStory is the private relationship app for the two of you — a shared timeline of photos, voice notes, moods, and milestones that is never posted to a public feed. No likes. No followers. No algorithm deciding which of your memories matter. Built for new couples, committed couples, the engaged, newlyweds, and new parents — every couple who wants one beautiful place for their story, not seventeen apps fighting for your attention. For every couple. Same-sex, long-distance, blended families, second-time-around. If you call them yours, this is for you. — HOW IT WORKS — 1. Sign up free — no commitment, no credit card 2. Get your couple code, share it with your partner — one tap, you're connected 3. Save your first memory. Photos, voice, mood, location — all private to the two of you So simple your partner won't roll their eyes. Start your shared story together. — WHAT'S INSIDE — · A shared chapter book that grows with you · Photos, voice notes, and mood tags on every memory · Partner sync — both of you, one timeline · A photo gallery sorted by year, place, and mood · Streaks, milestones, and anniversary alerts · Daily Spark questions to keep you talking · Inside jokes, love letters, dream board, bucket list · CoupleStory AI — by consent, turn a memory you choose into a short written keepsake · 60-second in-app Recap Reel premieres and print-ready Our Book PDFs · Export everything, anytime — your memories are yours forever — PRIVATE BY DESIGN — CoupleStory is the opposite of social. No public profiles. No discoverable feed. No data sold to advertisers. Just you, your partner, and a quiet place to keep the moments that matter. No ads. Ever. We sell subscriptions to couples — not your story to anyone. Your timeline is private to your couple — never shown on a public feed and never sold. Secure cloud sync keeps both of you up to date across devices, access is restricted, and an optional Face ID lock protects the app on your device. — ONE SUBSCRIPTION, BOTH PARTNERS — Most couples apps charge each of you separately. We don't. Plus is a single subscription that unlocks every feature for both of you. · Plus Monthly — $17.99 / month (no trial) · Plus Annual — $119.99 / year (free trial for eligible new subscribers; duration shown before purchase) Paid monthly periods add 25 Embers; a paid annual year starts with 300 Embers toward digital keepsakes. Trial periods do not grant the bonus until they convert. Try Annual Plus free if eligible. The assigned duration is shown before purchase. Cancel anytime in iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. — BUILT FOR LIFE STAGES — · New together — start the chapter from day one · Committed — for the couples who are in it for real · Engaged — start the chapter that becomes your wedding story · Newlywed — your first year, captured in a place that's yours · New parent — keep the moments before kids change everything, plus the new ones · Long-distance — bridge the gap with shared voice notes and moods · Anniversaries — automatic reminders and printable cards — PRIVACY & TERMS — Privacy Policy: https://couplestory.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://couplestory.app/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Subscriptions auto-renew at the end of each period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before. Existing Lifetime purchases remain restorable but Lifetime is not offered to new customers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions can be managed in iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Free forever to start. Plus when you're ready for the keepsake stuff. Begin your chapter book today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CoupleStory at 15.1 against CoupleOS's 17.0. 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
Both are free to download. CoupleOS sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and CoupleStory sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CoupleOS | CoupleStory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | tunay alver | Panther Media Group LLC |
In-app purchases
CoupleOS
- CoupleOS Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
- CoupleOS Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- CoupleOS Pro Yearly Offer$17.991 Year
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- CoupleOS Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
CoupleStory
- CoupleStory Plus Monthly$15.001 Month
- CoupleStory Plus Annual7 Days trial$75.001 Year
- 150 Embers$5.00
- 350 Embers$10.00
- 800 Embers$20.00
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- 1,800 Embers$40.00









