avec. vs Dote Couples
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
avec.
This app allows couples, friends, and families to create a private shared diary. Document your journey together with entries, photos, and location mapping. Relive memories and plan future adventures.
- Private shared diary for couples
- Collaborative entries with photos
- Location mapping of memories
- On This Day memory recall
- Shared wishlists (Somedays)
- Exportable diary and photobooks
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Some moments are too good to keep to yourself, but you don't want to share them with the world, either. avec. is a private diary for couples, close friends, and families. Write entries together, relive memories on the day they happened, and build a living record of your relationship — one day at a time. A diary that belongs to both of you — Every diary is private and shared only between its members. Write about your day, add photos, react to each other's memories, and watch your story grow entry by entry. avec. feels like a journal and works like a conversation. Everywhere you've been, together — Tap the globe icon to see a map of every place you've visited as a dot on the map. Tap any pin to relive the memory — photos, notes, and all. The longer you use avec., the richer your map becomes. On This Day — Every morning, avec. surfaces what happened on this date in previous years. Tap to see the full entry, photos included. A quiet, beautiful way to remember how far you've come. Trips, beautifully captured — Planning a trip or just got back? Add it to your diary and let avec. do the rest. Import your photos and avec. automatically organizes them by day and place using GPS — so every stop is mapped, every moment is where it belongs. Somedays — a wishlist you share — Keep a running list of things you want to do together. Restaurants to try, places to visit, experiences to have. Filter by category or travel, and convert a someday into a trip when you're ready to make it happen. Export your story — on screen and in print — Turn your diary into a beautiful keepsake — or hold it in your hands. Export any entries or a full trip as a print-ready PDF, or order a real photobook delivered to your door. Choose your entries, pick a cover photo, and avec. does the rest: your photos, your words, your story — bound and shipped. Bulk photo import — Select photos from your library and avec. automatically groups them into entries by date. A year of memories, organized in seconds. Built for the way you actually live - Long press any entry to react with an emoji and leave a note for your partner - Location tagging with place search and automatic photo GPS detection - Dark and light mode, because moods change - Push notifications so you never miss a new entry - Fast search across everything you've written - Private by design — your diary is for you and who you share it with avec. For the moments worth keeping Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.
Dote Couples
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Dote is the little app that keeps you and your partner close, right from your home screen. Count the days you've been together, send a note that pops up on their phone in seconds, doodle on their widget, and discover a new date idea made just for you two every day. One subscription covers both of you. YOUR LOVE, ON YOUR HOME SCREEN See how long you've been together with a beautiful widget. Add lock-screen widgets and a milestone countdown so the moments that matter are always a glance away. NOTES THAT POP UP INSTANTLY Leave a thinking-of-you note and it appears on their phone, and on their widget, right away. DRAW ON THEIR PHONE Send a little doodle that lands on their home-screen widget. Or open the Wallpaper Studio and draw a lock screen together, live. A NEW DATE IDEA EVERY DAY Swipe through date ideas picked for your vibe. When you both say yes, it's a match, and date night plans itself. A DAILY QUESTION One simple question a day to learn something new about each other and stay connected. MADE FOR TWO Everything syncs between you both. React to each other's answers, see what your partner just did in your activity feed, and keep your streak alive. ONE SUBSCRIPTION, BOTH OF YOU Dote Premium unlocks everything, and a single subscription covers both partners. Start with a 7-day free trial. Whether you're across the table or across the world, Dote keeps the little moments alive. Dote Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at the end of the 7-day free trial. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQLgm028FhzPPbPdU0JRhTl-3EW83QiSkBe0acttjx4C6IU_-aIiStmxiJpA7LzHgipW76SpAFAJJdX/pub Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: avec. at 15.1 against Dote Couples's 18.6. 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. avec. sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Dote Couples sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
avec. ships an update every 3 days, Dote Couples every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on July 2, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | avec. | Dote Couples |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Avec Labs LLC | Dominik Zander |
In-app purchases
avec.
- Personal$4.991 Month
- Group$9.991 Month
- Organization$14.991 Month
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- Personal$29.991 Year
- Group$59.991 Year
- Organization$99.991 Year
Dote Couples
- Dote Premium (Weekly)7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Dote Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year





