I tried using this a while ago, and I found that all it did was fragment me and my girlfriends communication and coordination (texting, gchat, facebook, avocado). The calendar was nice, but we already use Google Calendar and we would inevitably ask "Did you add this just to Avocado? Make sure you send a Google calendar invite too". It seemed like we were just duplicating efforts and forcing usage, thus we stopped using it relatively soon after.
I think someone should build a couple app that is more focused on running a household and less on communication. Things like keeping the apartment stocked with supplies/food, how far my significant other is from me/home, what's for dinner, grocery shopping lists, etc...
Report
@mwseibel Agreed. People don't have issues communicating right now. House coordination is a much more relevant problem.
@mwseibel@blainehatab So we started with the idea of "come for the utility, stay for the delight" we focused on cohabiting and collaborating couples to help them organize households. Our simple lists and calendar features keep couples on the same page, with the integration into the messages feed, so no one ever misses a thing. I think there is too much emphasis placed on messaging here, because most of the other couple apps primarily focus on communication. But we see ourselves more like google apps for couples.
I've seen a few of these products (i.e. https://couple.me/). Me and my wife used the app that Couple.me acquired but it was difficult to build into a habit once we both had iMessage, email and a joint calendar.
My problem with these apps is that they attempt to do **everything**. Messaging, photo sharing, calendar, location, moments etc etc — when actually they should attempt to do the one thing that either can't be replicated by other services or create that special moment/connection.
@itsleesimpson agree with you Lee. As the private sharing space grew the products at the centre of it seemed to replicate each other quite a bit. The biggest problem is churn. Most couples will try it out but most move on and revert back to what they used before. When we built the original Cupple back in 2011 my favourite story was a couple who used the app to just share photos of their kids everyday. That's what I would call a special connection. P.s thanks for using the original ;)
I have tried various messaging apps for couples and the one feature they are all missing is a native desktop app for when I'm not on my phone. iMessage solves this so the barrier to switch is too great.
Agree with all the sentiment here, even as a daily Couple user. We use it due mostly to habit and knowing some team members, but the stickers are frequently in use as well.
It feels inevitable we'll move to something like WhatsApp or Telegram at some point though. The one-to-one use case isn't all that compelling without serious planning/organization tools.
@dshan Have you tried avocado? We have a pretty robust list and calendar app along with a few other organization tools. Let us know what you think!
Report
With someone you like the habit of communicating is more spontaneous so it's more difficult to select one way only to communicate. The market for one on one silo apps are divorced couples since you want to wall off your life but still have a way to communicate. Greater need since it matches a behavior that is ridged, not spontaneous. Maybe call it "Cactus" and have a calendar geared towards child visit days that checks external calendars, conflict resolution journal, alimony reminders....it could be very specific and the X's wall off each other from the rest of their lives.
fintech spy
Avocado app
Cargo
youfitness
Ballpark
Hot100.ai
Algopro
Product Hunt Regular
