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A competent engineer can reimplement the core flows (Q&A, canvas, photo sharing, streaks) in multi‑week effort; reproducing App Store polish, widgets, billing integration and the existing user base is nontrivial, so keep paying if you need the full product and distribution.
View on the App Store↗$2.08/mo
$25/yr
Read off the official pricing page.
$100one-off54 h to build
$30/mo6 h/mo upkeep
On cash alone, building overtakes the subscription at 19 seats.
No open-source build does this yet
Nothing published replaces this one, so a replacement starts from an empty file. Here is what it would have to cover.
What a replacement has to do
- Present question packs to each partner, collect answers, reveal answers once both replied; lightweight shared canvas (real‑time drawing), daily photo sharing, and streak/countdown tracking.
What it still won’t have
- App Store distribution, reviews, and discoverability
- Polish around mobile widgets, platform-specific integrations and notifications
- Existing userbase and community
- Built-in in-app purchase handling via App Store (would need own billing integration or separate App Store subscription setup)
- Language/localization and ongoing content additions currently provided by the vendor
What remains hard
- Product polish and ongoing maintenance
First-year cost
Keep paying
Paying is—cheaper in year one.
On cash alone, building overtakes the subscription at 19 seats.
Money you would actually spend
Time you would spend
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What you would spend
What we assumed
The verdict above measures whether you could build it. This one is only about money.
Runnable build prompt
Build a minimal couples relationship mobile app using React Native (Expo), Node.js + Express, and PostgreSQL (hosted on Supabase). Core features in scope: email-based sign-up and partner pairing; question packs CRUD and UI; answer submission logic that hides answers until both partners respond; realtime shared canvas using WebSockets (Socket.io) or Supabase Realtime; photo upload to Supabase Storage with per-couple feed; daily streak and countdown logic (server cron + simple endpoints); basic subscription gating (Stripe) to lock premium packs. Out of scope: App Store submission and platform-specific widgets, advanced animations, localization beyond English/Spanish, extensive analytics. Include input validation, error handling, unit tests for backend endpoints, and end-to-end tests for the main flows.
How we checked
How the score was reached
- Partly verdict base52
- Price verified on pricing page+3
- 3/3 assessment runs agreed+4
- Evidence score59
The base comes from the verdict. Everything under it is a check that either happened or did not, and each one is a fact frozen in this record rather than a judgement made at render time - so the same evidence always produces the same number.
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Every page the run actually retrieved.
- official producttortolitos - relationship app — App Store
Integrity checks
What held up, and what did not.
