Mood Widget for Couples on iPhone: 8 Apps Compared (2026)

Which app gives couples a shared mood widget on iPhone?

iPhone has no built-in widget that shows your partner's mood, so you both need the same app. Eight apps put your mood on your partner's screen. They differ most in the iOS they need: MoodMe, Mazii, and HeartSee need iOS 12.4 to 15.1, while Loveya and Feels need iOS 26. HeartSee, which publishes this page, is one of the eight.

All eight are free to download and built for iPhone; none of the listings mentions an Android version. Rating counts are small for most of them. On 4 November 2026 the US App Store showed 441 ratings for MoodMe, 21 for Together, 20 for Loveya, 13 for HeartSee, 10 for Mood Pass, and 2 for Feels, while iFeely and Mazii had too few to display.

• If one iPhone is older: MoodMe (iOS 12.4), Mazii (iOS 15.0), or HeartSee (iOS 15.1).
• If you want the mood on the Lock Screen too: iFeely, Loveya, or Together, whose listings say so.
• If you want to say what you need, not just how you feel: Mood Pass.
• If you want mood plus distance, notes, and doodles in one app: HeartSee, iFeely, or Loveya.

How was this comparison made?

HeartSee publishes this article and is one of the eight apps. There are no paid placements and no affiliate links. Every fact in the table comes from the app's US App Store listing or its release notes, checked on 4 November 2026; the HeartSee row also uses our own app screenshots. We did not run the same hands-on test on every app. "Not listed" or "Not stated" means we did not find it in the listing, not that the app cannot do it.

We also looked at Shared Mood: Couples widget, which appears in searches for this topic, but its US App Store listing was unavailable on 4 November 2026, so it is not in the table.

Related reading: Read our review methodology

Which mood widget apps need the newest iOS?

Loveya and Feels require iOS 26.0, iFeely requires iOS 18.6, and Together and Mood Pass require iOS 17.6. HeartSee needs iOS 15.1, Mazii iOS 15.0, and MoodMe iOS 12.4. Check both iPhones before you choose, because a shared widget only works if both of you can install the app.

Loveya's release notes add a detail worth knowing: its real-time widgets, where partner moods and photos appear without opening the app, are listed for iOS 26 and later. Whatever the app, Lock Screen widgets need iOS 16 or later.

How do I share my mood with my partner's Home Screen in HeartSee?

HeartSee's App Store description says you can "send a mood, a note or a doodle straight to your partner's Home Screen". In the app, the mood picker asks "How are you feeling?" and explains that "your partner will see your mood on their home screen". Our screenshot of the picker shows twelve feelings: Loved, Happy, Good, Calm, Excited, Grateful, Needy, Anxious, Lonely, Tired, Sad, and Frustrated. Version 1.10.6 redesigned custom moods.

The Mood widget in the picture above shows both partners' latest emoji side by side, with a line such as "Emma shared a mood". HeartSee's widgets can go on the Home or Lock Screen, but the listing does not say whether the mood itself appears on the Lock Screen, so this guide covers the Home Screen only.

• Both of you install HeartSee and pair with an invite code or a link.
• Each of you adds the HeartSee Mood widget to your Home Screen.
• Open the app and choose a feeling in the "How are you feeling?" picker.
• Your partner's widget shows it, and the 1.10.6 release notes say they get a notification when you send a feeling.
• If the widget looks out of date, open the app once; iOS decides when widgets refresh.

Related reading: Add a couples widget to your iPhone Home Screen in 5 steps · HeartSee couples widgets for iPhone

Does my partner see my mood change right away?

Not always. iOS controls how often widgets refresh, so a new mood can take a while to appear, especially in Low Power Mode. Opening the app usually brings the widget up to date. Some listings promise more: Mazii describes updates appearing instantly, iFeely also shows moods in the Dynamic Island, and Loveya lists real-time widgets on iOS 26.

For anything urgent, send a message or call. A mood widget works best as a quiet background signal, not a way to raise an alarm.

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When is a mood widget better than texting to ask how they are?

A mood widget helps when you cannot easily talk: different time zones, long shifts, exams, or days when you have no energy to explain. One tap says "tired" or "lonely" without starting a conversation, and your partner sees it the next time they look at their phone.

It does not replace a conversation. If a mood such as Sad or Anxious stays for days, ask about it directly. Some couples agree on what a mood means in advance, for example that Needy means "call me when you can", which turns the widget into a small shared language.

• Pick a mood when you wake up and again before bed, in your own time zone.
• Agree that no reply is needed unless one of you asks for one.
• Use the same few moods consistently so they mean something.
• Look at the widget before you call, to know what kind of call it should be.

Related reading: Time zone widget for couples: see your partner's local time

What data do mood widget apps declare in their privacy labels?

Each developer fills in the App Privacy section of its listing. It shows categories rather than exact uses, but it is a quick way to compare apps before you share how you feel every day. This is what the US listings showed on 4 November 2026.

• Feels: name, user content, identifiers, usage data, and diagnostics linked to you; nothing listed as used to track you.
• HeartSee: identifiers used to track you; device ID, purchases, name, and other user content linked to you; precise location not linked to you. Its age rating section says it contains advertising.
• iFeely: health and fitness, precise location, contact info, photos or videos, and identifiers linked to you.
• Loveya: purchases, coarse location, name, photos or videos, and identifiers linked to you.
• Mazii: email address linked to you, including for third-party advertising; usage data, diagnostics, and coarse location not linked to you.
• Mood Pass: identifiers used to track you; identifiers and usage data linked to you; diagnostics not linked to you.
• MoodMe: usage data used to track you and linked to you.
• Together: coarse location, contact info, user content, and identifiers linked to you.