Desire vs Lingered Still
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Desire
This app offers couples playful challenges, romantic ideas, and personalized AI-generated activities to strengthen connection and spark romance. It encourages communication and creativity, helping partners rediscover closeness and surprise each other in a safe and intimate way.
- AI-powered personalized dares
- Thousands of curated couple challenges
- Earn points and level up
- Send eLoves anytime
- Couple's private chat
- Private couple's journal
- Badges & achievements
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Desire is the couples app that strengthens connection, sparks romance, and helps you create meaningful moments together — now powered by AI. Whether you’ve just started dating or have been together for years, Desire brings fresh inspiration to your relationship with playful challenges, romantic ideas, and personalized AI-generated activities designed just for the two of you. Designed to bring couples closer Desire encourages communication, connection, and creativity. No matter your relationship stage, the app helps you keep the spark alive while having fun together — always in a respectful, intimate, and safe way. Designed for real connection Desire helps couples rediscover closeness, spark curiosity, and surprise each other again. Powered by AI, the experience learns from how you play together, allowing recommendations and challenges to become increasingly relevant and personalized over time. Features • AI-powered personalized dares Our new AI engine creates unique, tailored dares and prompts based on your preferences, mood, and relationship style. The more you play, the better the suggestions become. • Thousands of curated couple challenges Choose from a large catalog of categories that cover romance, connection, playfulness, communication and more. New content is added regularly. • Earn points and level up Complete dares to earn points, unlock new categories, and celebrate milestones in your relationship. • Send eLoves anytime Shake your phone to discover thoughtful messages you can send instantly to brighten your partner’s day. • Couple’s private chat Enjoy a safe and private place to share messages, photos (with optional pixelation), and stickers — only between the two of you. • Private couple’s journal Capture your best moments in a shared diary where you can save memories, photos, and everyday highlights. • Badges & achievements Have fun collecting badges together as you complete dares and milestones. Platinum Account (Optional Subscription) Unlock the full Desire experience: • Unlimited access to all dare categories • Unlimited AI-generated dares • Chili level • No ads Subscription details: • Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel your subscription in your Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription period is allowed. Privacy Policy: https://www.desire.games/terms.html Terms of Use: https://www.desire.games/terms
Lingered Still
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For everything you mean to say — and everything you never will. Lingered is the private place for the messages on your mind. The thank-you you keep meaning to send. The follow-up you owe a friend. The apology you're still working up to. The things you'd tell someone if the timing were right, if the courage were there, or if it even mattered anymore. Write it down. Let it sit. Send it when you're ready — or don't. That's the point. **Two ways to use it** - **Drafts you'll actually send.** A reminder to text mom. A reply you keep forgetting. The thank-you on your mental to-do list. Lingered holds them and hands off to SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, or Share in one tap. - **Words you carry.** The unsent letters. The things left unsaid. Write them out, see what they mean, decide what happens next — without ever pressing send. **Smart intent detection** Type "remind me tomorrow at 3pm to follow up" and Lingered detects it as you type. Tap the suggestion to apply (Pro), or set a reminder manually any time. Same for phrases like "burn this in a week". **AI emotion detection** As you type, Lingered quietly identifies what you're feeling — from love and gratitude to grief, anger, and regret. On-device AI model that understands 28 emotions. Nothing leaves your phone. **Emotional insights** See patterns in what you write. Lingered tracks your emotional trends over time, shows who you write to most, and offers gentle reflections on what your words might mean. A weekly digest summarizes your emotional week every Sunday. **Free tier** - Write, save, edit, and delete unsent messages - Hand off your first 5 messages via SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, or Share - On-device AI detects 28 emotions as you type — adjust before sending - English, Spanish, and Filipino — emotion detection included - Emotional insights, trends, and weekly digest - Burn now or schedule for 1 week / 1 month / 3 months / 1 year - Full-text search across all messages and recipients - Export messages as text (CSV/JSON) - Two themes: Warm (default) and Midnight (dark) - Biometric lock: Face ID, Touch ID, or fingerprint - Home screen widget with message count and a writing prompt - 20 writing prompts to help start when words feel stuck **Lingered Pro (one-time unlock)** Get more from your practice with a single purchase, yours forever: - Unlimited sends across SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Share - Per-message reminders, one-time or recurring monthly - Custom burn dates — pick any future date and time - One-tap apply on detected reminder and burn suggestions - Three additional themes: Clean, Sage, and Dusk - Polished PDF exports — keepsake-quality archives of your threads One purchase. Yours forever. No subscription. **Privacy & polish** - 100% on-device — no accounts, no cloud, no tracking - Biometric lock built in - Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, TalkBack, Reduce Motion — WCAG-AA contrast throughout **Your words. Your pace. Your decision.**
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Lingered Still at none against Desire's shown. Lingered Still also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Desire's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Desire sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Lingered Still sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Desire ships an update every 2 weeks, Lingered Still every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Desire | Lingered Still |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (783 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 783 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Desire Technologies, Ltd. | Axel Trajano |
Bugs and requests
Desire
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login/password recovery issues
- Disappearing conversation history
- Inability to send/receive dares at times
- Incompatibility between app versions
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to save and reuse custom dares
- More diverse and spicier dare categories
- Improved organization and aesthetics
- Ability to search and browse community dares
- Option to disable push notifications
Lingered Still
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Desire
- Platinum Account$9.991 Month
- Platinum Account$15.491 Month
- 20 magic coins$0.99
- BlackFriday Promotion$1.99
- Remove ads$2.99
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- 115 magic coins$4.99
- 250 magic coins$9.99
- Give 250 magic coins$9.99
- Get Chili level now$12.99
- 675 magic coins$24.99
Lingered Still
- Lingered Pro$2.99









