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A couples widget for your partner's Home Screen

A couples widget puts something from you on your partner's phone: a note, a drawing or a photo they see every time they unlock it. Swoon is built around that idea, with a daily question about appreciating each other and private, end-to-end encrypted notes.

What you can send

• Notes, from a quick thank-you to a proper love letter.
• Drawings you sketch by hand.
• Photos and voice notes.
• "Thinking of you" taps for when there's nothing to say but you still want them to know.

What you send appears on your partner's Home Screen or Lock Screen widget. Notes you haven't opened are marked unread, and that's private to you: senders only see that a note was delivered, never whether it's been read.

More than a widget

• A daily question about appreciating each other. You answer privately, and everyone's answers appear once you've all replied.
• Together mode: a shared timer on your Lock Screen, with the option to block distracting apps on your own phone until it ends.
• Games you can play together nearby over Bluetooth (even on a flight) or online when you're apart.
• Spaces for up to six people, for throuples and other relationships. One purchase covers everyone.

Privacy built in

Your notes are end-to-end encrypted. Swoon has no location tracking, read receipts or online status. You can lock the app with Face ID, choose a discreet app icon, and hide note text on widgets while your phone is locked.

How to add the widget

Home Screen: touch and hold an empty area, tap Edit or +, search for Swoon, pick a size and tap Add Widget.

Lock Screen: touch and hold the Lock Screen, tap Customize, choose Lock Screen, tap the widget area, then pick Swoon.

Your phone limits how often widgets refresh, so a new note usually appears within a minute but can take a few. Opening Swoon refreshes it straight away. More help is on the support page.

Getting started

Swoon is coming soon to the App Store. Each space gets 14 free sends to try it, and you can always read and export your history. Looking for something to send first? Try these love note ideas.

Coming soon to the App Store.