An app for couplesthat keeps the spark alive
Christopher wanted to help partners stay close when work and life get in the way. We built a minimalist app where one tap tells your partner you are thinking of them, and daily questions bring you back to each other.
Project in facts
- IndustryDating & Relationships
- ClientChristopher (founder), Austin, Texas, US
- TimelineAbout 2 months to launch
- Team4 people (CTO, UI/UX designer, QA, full-stack developer)
- What we didDiscovery & Blueprint, UX/UI Design, Mobile Development
- StackFlutter (iOS & Android), Firebase, Stripe, RevenueCat
01. Where they started
Christopher saw the same thing happen to a lot of couples. People get lost in work and forget about their partner until the day is done. The other person starts to feel like they never cross their mind, even when they do.
He did not want to build another dating app for finding a match. He wanted an app for people who are already together and want to keep the fire burning, or light it again.
02. The hard part
The core action had to be almost effortless. If letting your partner know you are thinking of them takes more than a few seconds in the middle of a busy day, it will not happen.
The app also needed a reason to come back every day without feeling like a chore, and a way to keep sharing fair, so one partner is never left exposed while the other stays quiet.
And it had to protect the relationship itself. An app that makes it easy to switch partners would work against everything it stands for.
03. What we built
One tap, three seconds
A single button sends your partner a "someone is thinking about you" ping. They can send one straight back. The whole exchange takes about three seconds.
Daily questions at random times
Each partner gets a meaningful question every day at a random time: what you first noticed about them, what they wore on your first date, when they smile the brightest.
Answers revealed only when both reply
You only see your partner’s answer once you have both answered. Nobody is left exposed, and it keeps the exchange fair.
Linked partners, on purpose
Partners connect with an invite code. Unlinking is possible, but only through a written request, so giving up on a relationship is never a single tap.
Private chat for two
Text and voice messages between partners, plus a history of every question and answer to look back on.
Minimal by design
A calm, focused interface with nothing to scroll and nothing to compare. Built in Flutter on Firebase, with Stripe and RevenueCat for payments and subscriptions.
04. What happened
Thinking of You is live, with more than 10,000 downloads on Android alone, before counting iOS. Couples link up, send a ping in seconds and answer a new question together every day.
Christopher owns the code, the designs and the accounts, and has a product built around one idea: small moments, every day, keep people close.
05. What this means for you
If your idea is simple, that is a strength. The hard part is protecting that simplicity while the features pile up. We help you decide what the one core action is, and build everything else around it.
And if your app is about people and their feelings, the rules matter as much as the screens. Who sees what, and when, is a design decision we make with you from day one.
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