peek vs Lovewick: which couples app suits you?

peek vs Lovewick at a glance

How do they feel to use?

Lovewick is a toolkit for your relationship. You can pull a question from a deck over dinner, browse more than 750 date ideas filtered by time, cost or whether you're long distance, save things to a shared wishlist and jot down birthdays, coffee orders and clothing sizes so you never get them wrong. Premium question sets cover milestones like moving in together or getting engaged, and Lovewick says new questions and ideas are added every week.

peek does one thing, and it's the bedroom. You get a new pack of cards each week and swipe through it on your own phone, whenever suits. Anything you both said Yes or Maybe to shows up as a match, with each of your answers on it, ready to try, chat about or keep for later. The bigger plans add date nights, mini-games and guided quests for when you want a plan rather than a prompt.

What can my partner see?

Lovewick is built for sharing. You answer questions together, and once you're paired your partner can see most of what you add. That's great for open conversation and for building a shared record of your relationship.

peek is private first. A card either of you passed on never surfaces, so if you said Yes to something and your partner passed, they never find out. You can say yes to the thing you've been quietly curious about for years, and the worst case is that nothing happens.

Lovewick says it never sells your data to third parties for their own marketing, and peek doesn't sell your data either.

What does each one cost?

• Lovewick has a free tier with a daily limit on questions. Lovewick Plus is $9.99 a month, $14.99 for three months or $29.99 a year in the US stores, and adds premium question sets with no daily limit. Lovewick doesn't say on its site or store listings whether there's a trial or whether one subscription covers both partners.
• peek starts with a 30 day free trial, with nothing to pay on day one. After that, the plans and their prices are shown in the app in your local currency. Every plan has the weekly card packs, your matches and private chat, and the bigger plans add seasonal packs, date nights, mini-games, anytime activities, guided quests and monthly missions. One plan covers you both, and the peek pricing page lists what the free trial includes.

The other app's prices are in USD. peek shows its plans and prices in the app, in your local currency. Lovewick is the cheaper app, especially on its yearly plan.

When is Lovewick the better choice?

Pick Lovewick if:

• you want one app for the whole relationship: conversation, dates, milestones and memories
• you want help remembering the small things, like anniversaries and favourite flowers
• your partner isn't on any app yet and you want something you can fully use on your own, since Lovewick works without a partner on the app
• you're long distance and want questions you can answer over video and date ideas that work apart
• you want a usable free tier, or the lowest yearly price

When is peek the better choice?

Pick peek if:

• the thing you want to work on is intimacy and desire, not the whole relationship
• you want your answers to stay private unless you both said Yes or Maybe
• you'd rather not ask out loud and risk a "no"
• you're the less keen one and tired of feeling asked: anything you pass on is never shown to your partner
• you'd like a fresh, curated pack of cards every week plus date nights and mini-games

If you're still in the questions stage, our guide to question games that help couples feel closer is a good companion whichever app you pick.

Key takeaways

• Lovewick is an all-round relationship app: questions, date ideas, reminders and a memory timeline. peek focuses on intimacy, with private swiping and mutual matches.
• Lovewick's privacy policy says a paired partner can access most of your information. In peek your partner only sees the cards you both said Yes or Maybe to.
• Lovewick is cheaper and has a free tier. peek has a 30 day free trial and one plan covers both partners.
• They work well side by side: Lovewick for everyday connection, peek for the bedroom.

Frequently asked questions

Is peek like Lovewick?

They're both couples apps, but with different jobs. Lovewick is a broad relationship app with conversation questions, date ideas and a shared journal. peek is an intimacy app where you each swipe privately and only see the cards you both said Yes or Maybe to.

Can I use peek on my own?

You can start on your own. Sign up and swipe whenever you like, and invite your partner with a code or link when you're ready. Matches need you both, because a card only becomes a match when you've each said Yes or Maybe on your own phone. If you want an app that's fully useful without your partner ever joining, Lovewick is the better fit.

How much do peek and Lovewick cost?

peek starts with a 30 day free trial, then you pick a plan in the app, priced in your local currency, and one plan covers you both. Lovewick has a free tier, and Lovewick Plus is $9.99 a month or $29.99 a year in the US stores.

Can we use peek and Lovewick together?

Yes. They barely overlap. You could use Lovewick for conversation questions, date ideas and remembering the important dates, and peek for finding out what you both want in bed.