Paired app alternatives: six apps, and when Paired still wins
Paired is the most cited couple app there is, and for some couples it is the right one. Here is what it costs, what its policy says, and what the six nearest alternatives do differently, ours included.
Paired is the most cited couple app there is, and for a couple who wants to talk more it is a fair choice: one question a day, and a library of courses written with therapists. It costs $14.99 a month or about $75 a year, one subscription covers both of you, its policy says data may be stored outside the EEA and names third-party ad networks. If you want a shared calendar instead, Cupla. A gentler daily ritual, Lovewick or Agapé. Data kept in Europe, Amorno or Pomia. An app that finds real outings around you, only ours.
What Paired does well
We are not going to pretend otherwise: it is the best-made app of the category. The daily question hides both answers until you have each replied, which is a small, right idea. Around it sit more than a thousand quizzes and courses built with therapists, on money, on intimacy, on the first year with a baby. Two hundred thousand ratings and a 4.7 average are not an accident. It also works on your own, and of the ten other apps we read, only three say the same clearly.
What it costs, and who pays
The free tier is the question of the day, and that is all. Premium is $14.99 a month on the store; the yearly plan shows as $74.99 there and “$79.99 per couple per year” on their own site, and one subscription covers both partners, which is genuinely better than paying twice. The privacy policy is where we would look twice: it says data may be stored outside the United Kingdom or the EEA, and that the company works with third-party advertising networks.
All the figures on this page were read from the store listings and the pricing pages on 25 October 2026, and from the privacy policies on 10 September 2026, US App Store unless stated. Prices move; the full comparison carries the links so you can check.
Six alternatives, side by side
| App | Best for | Free tier | Premium | Data and ads | Solo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paired | Daily questions and therapists’ courses | One question a day | $14.99 a month, about $75 to $80 a year, covers both | May be stored outside the EEA; ad networks | Yes |
| Cupla | A shared calendar and lists | Generous | $4.99 to $7.99 a month, $34.99 to $59.99 a year, one per couple | No ads, no selling, deletion in the app; region not stated | Not stated |
| Lovewick | Question cards and date ideas | One card a day | $9.99 a month, $29.99 a year | United States; Google Analytics; deletion in the app | Yes |
| Agapé | One vetted question a day | The daily question | $9.99 to $14.99 a month, yearly tiers | United States; analytics and advertising partners | Yes |
| Amorno | Connection cards, hosted in the EU | Core features after a 14-day trial | $4.99 a month, $29.99 a year, covers both | EU servers; no ads, no selling | Not stated |
| Between | A chat and an album for two | Yes, with ads | $2.99 a month, $24.99 a year, $26.99 for life | AWS, may leave your region; ad companies and remarketing in the policy | Not stated |
| Pomia | Outings around you, memories on a map, a question a day | Three discoveries a day, limits on photos and plans | A share per person, monthly or yearly | Frankfurt, EU; no ads, no tracker without consent; deletion in the app | Yes |
We make the last one, and we say so. The full comparison covers eleven apps, with the sources at the end.
When Paired is still the better buy
If what you want is to talk more (prompts, courses, a structured way into subjects you avoid), Paired has a library nobody else matches, and one subscription for two is the fairest pricing in the category. Take it. We are not built for that: our daily question is thirty seconds and a flame, not a curriculum.
Where we would not take it: if what is missing in your week is not conversation but an evening out. No amount of daily questions will tell you what is open tonight, twelve minutes from both of you, that you will both like.
Questions people ask
How much does Paired cost?
Paired Premium is $14.99 a month on the US App Store, and $79.99 a year per couple on Paired’s own site, about $6.67 a month. The App Store also lists cheaper yearly prices, from $29.99 to $74.99, and Paired says it runs discounts through the year. One subscription covers both partners, and the free tier is the question of the day.
Is there a free trial of Paired?
Yes: seven days free, on the yearly plan only, and you are not charged if you cancel before the seven days are up. Without a subscription, Paired stays free with one question a day. Amorno works differently and unlocks everything for fourteen days.
Paired or Agapé?
Both are built around one question a day, and both work on your own. Paired adds more than a thousand quizzes and courses written with therapists, for $14.99 a month or $79.99 a year for the couple. Agapé keeps to a single question vetted by a psychology researcher, for $9.99 to $14.99 a month. Both name advertising partners in their policies. For depth, Paired; for a light daily ritual, Agapé.
Paired or Cupla?
They do not do the same thing. Paired is for talking: a question a day and courses. Cupla is for organising: a calendar built for two that syncs your Apple, Google or Outlook calendars, with shared lists; its free tier is the most generous of the category, and Premium is $4.99 to $7.99 a month, one per couple. Pick Paired to talk more, Cupla to plan your weeks together.
Is there a free alternative to Paired?
Several, with a catch each. Between is free with advertising. Cupla has the most generous free tier of the seven. Lovewick and Agapé give you one card or one question a day, like Paired. Ours gives three discoveries a day, limits on photos and plans, and no advertising at all. Nothing in this category is both free and unlimited.
Does one Paired subscription cover both of us?
Yes, that is one of its better decisions, and their own site prices it “per couple per year”. Cupla and Amorno do the same. Ours works the other way round: a share is paid per person, and two shares in the couple lift the shared limits for both of you, so one of you can cover the other.
Which couple app keeps your data in Europe?
Amorno states EU servers, and Pomia is hosted in Frankfurt with no advertising and no tracker without consent. Paired says data may be stored outside the EEA. Between says it may leave your region. Lovewick, Couply and Agapé process in the United States. Cupla and Adeux do not say.
How is Pomia different from Paired?
Paired is built around talking, ours around doing. It picks a real outing near you from venues and dated events, plans it when you are both free, and keeps it as a polaroid pinned on your map once you have lived it. The daily question is there too, but it is the side dish rather than the meal.
Pomia is now on the App Store and Google Play.
Real outings around you, memories on a map, one question a day. Free to start, hosted in Europe, no ads.
