The 8 best couple widget apps in 2026 (Widgetable, Locket and more)

A couple widget puts a small piece of your partner on your home screen: their photo, how far away they are, their mood, or a countdown to your next visit. The best couple widget apps in 2026 are Widgetable (the most widget types), Locket (live photos), Couple Joy and Cozy Couples (all-in-one relationship apps with widgets), and Cupie if you also want to call and play games together. Below we compare eight apps by widgets, price and platforms, as of October 2026.

What is a couple widget?

A couple widget is a home-screen or lock-screen widget that you link with your partner's phone. When one of you sends a photo, note or mood, it shows up on the other person's screen without opening an app. Most apps pair you with an invite code, so both of you need the same app.

The most common types are:

• Photo widgets: your partner's latest photo or doodle.
• Distance widgets: how many miles or kilometers apart you are.
• Mood widgets: how your partner feels right now.
• Countdown widgets: days together, or days until your next visit, birthday or anniversary.
• Pet and plant widgets: a virtual pet or plant you care for together.

For long-distance couples, a long distance relationship app with a distance widget is a small daily reminder that someone is thinking about you.

Couple widget apps compared

What are the best couple widget apps?

1. Cupie: best for long-distance couples who call every day

Cupie is a free video-call app for couples, and it comes with home-screen widgets that show your partner, the distance between you and their local time. The local time part matters if you live in different time zones: one glance tells you if they're asleep or just waking up.

The widget is only half of it. When you tap to call, you can play 14 games together live on video, synced on both phones: Minigolf, Four in a Row, Tic Tac Toe, Truth or Dare, Pool, Chess, Cup Pong, Match, Solo and Get Closer, plus question decks (Get Deeper, Get Romantic, Get Silly and Get Spicy) and 239 quizzes. New games open up as your daily streak grows.

• Price: free, no in-app purchases or paywall right now (October 2026).
• Platforms: iPhone (iOS 15+) and Android.
• Ratings: 4.8 stars on the App Store, 4.8 on Google Play.

"I absolutely love this app. The quizzes are great to get to learn your partner more and there's so much built it. I think it's perfect for long distance couples looking to build that connection." - MarieJordan00, App Store

Honest limits: Cupie has fewer widget styles than Widgetable, and no photo, mood or pet widgets. It is built for video calls, so there is no text chat yet. If widgets are the main thing you want, pick Widgetable or Locket. If you want a widget plus something fun to do on your calls, pick Cupie.

2. Widgetable: best for the most widget types

Widgetable is the biggest name in friend and couple widgets. It has 4.9 stars from about 387,000 US App Store ratings and is on both iPhone and Android. You link with your partner (or best friends) and pick from a long list of widgets: a Distance Widget showing real-time distance, a Sleep Widget, Mood Bubble and Mood Jar, a Miss You widget, Pin It for snaps, doodles and texts, a Plant Widget, and virtual pets you raise together.

The app is free but has ads and a lot of extras for sale. Widgetable Premium costs $4.99 a month or $19.99 a year in the US App Store listing, and you can also buy diamonds, pet eggs and pet food. It is rated 13+ and the listing notes loot boxes. Pick it if you want lots of cute, playful widgets and don't mind the upsells.

3. Locket Widget: best for live photos from your partner

Locket does one thing well: when your partner snaps a photo in the app, it appears on your home-screen widget. You can react with emoji and look back at a history of every photo, with video recaps. There is a "Crush" or "Best Friend" widget that shows photos from one person only, which works well for couples. You can add up to 20 friends.

Locket has 4.8 stars from about 581,000 App Store ratings and runs on iPhone and Android. It is free, with Locket Gold upgrades listed from $1.99 to $36.00 on the App Store. It is rated 13+ and shows ads. Pick Locket if you just want their face on your phone all day.

4. Couple Joy: best all-in-one relationship app with widgets

Couple Joy (by HEARTBIT) is a full relationship app built around widgets. Its widgets show the distance between you (it updates as you get closer to seeing each other), your partner's mood in real time, and countdowns to birthdays, anniversaries and plans. It also has a shared journal, daily questions and games like "Who's more likely to?" and "Never Have I Ever".

It has 4.9 stars from about 39,000 App Store ratings and runs on iPhone and Android. It is free with Couple Joy Premium listed at $12.99, $29.99 and $39.99, plus paid streak repairs. Rated 16+. Pick Couple Joy if you want widgets, questions and games in one async app.

5. Cozy Couples: best for cute daily check-ins

Cozy Couples (by Clarity Applications) is a soft, cozy-styled app where you share your mood, send love notes and photos, answer daily questions, play games, and care for a virtual bonsai tree and a cat or dog together. It tracks a daily streak, counts down to special dates and supports widgets.

It has 4.8 stars from about 46,000 App Store ratings and is on iPhone and Android. It is free, with Cozy Couples Plus listed between $4.99 and $39.99, plus stars and streak repairs. Pick it if you want a gentle daily ritual, more than a widget alone.

6. Loveit: best for doodles on the home screen

Loveit puts live photos, notes and hand-drawn pictures from your partner on your home screen. You can also send "actions" like hugs and kisses, add stickers and frames, and share location snapshots. It has 4.5 stars from about 3,900 US App Store ratings.

It is iPhone only. The free version has ads and a daily limit on notes. Premium is listed at $9.99 to $11.99 a month, $29.99 a year, or a one-time "Forever" option, with several weekly trials. One reviewer says the widget doesn't update until the app is reopened. Pick it if you both have iPhones and love drawing for each other.

7. Couple Widgets: Keep Memories: best simple "days together" counter

If you only want a pretty widget that counts the days since you got together, Couple Widgets: Keep Memories does exactly that. You add both of your photos, names and birthdays, then style the widget's background, font and size. It also saves anniversary photos and notes and has small games like roulette and truth or dare.

It has 4.6 stars from about 266 US App Store ratings and is for iPhone. Premium is $1.99 a week, $3.99 a month or $19.99 a year, and ad removal is $1.99. Rated 16+.

8. Candle: best for daily games with widgets

Candle is a newer couples app with home-screen and lock-screen widgets, daily photo prompts, question decks, games like Who's More Likely and Draw Duel, and Thumb Kisses that vibrate on both phones when your thumbs touch. It has 4.8 stars from about 12,000 App Store ratings and runs on iPhone and Android.

Premium is $12.99 a month or $39.99 to $49.99 a year, with extra paid items like streak restores. Pick Candle if you want a daily game habit as well as a widget. We cover it in more detail in our list of Paired alternatives.

How do you add a couple widget to your home screen?

1. Both of you install the same app and link accounts with the invite code or PIN.
2. On iPhone, touch and hold an empty spot on your home screen, tap Edit, then Add Widget, and search for the app.
3. On Android, touch and hold the home screen, tap Widgets, and find the app in the list.
4. Pick a size, place it, then tap the widget (or open the app) to choose which partner or widget type it shows.

If a widget stops updating, open the app once and turn off Low Power Mode or battery saver. Phones limit how often widgets refresh, so a short delay is normal.

Which couple widget app should you choose?

• You're long distance and call every day: Cupie, for the distance and local time widget plus games on your calls.
• You want as many widgets as possible: Widgetable.
• You want their photos on your screen: Locket or Loveit.
• You want widgets plus questions and games: Couple Joy, Cozy Couples or Candle.
• You only want a days-together counter: Couple Widgets: Keep Memories.

A widget is a nice nudge, but it doesn't replace real time together. Pair it with a weekly call and a few long distance date ideas, and see our long distance relationship tips for more. For the full picture, see our guide to the best couples apps.

How we picked

We compared widget types, features, prices, platforms and App Store ratings for each app as of October 2026, using the official App Store and Google Play listings. Prices change with offers and regions, so we list the ranges shown in each US listing. Cupie is our own app; it's first for long-distance couples because it is the only app here that pairs a distance and local time widget with live games on video calls, and we listed where other apps do widgets better.