Check in with each other

Kindred is a weekly couples check-in app. Answer the same questions independently, reveal your answers together, and make commitments for the week ahead. Then Kindred brings those commitments back — so the things you mean to do actually happen.

Download on the App Store Available on iPhone. $39.99/year for both partners.

How the weekly check-in works

01

Start together

One of you opens Kindred and the other gets a notification. You both hold a button at the same time — same room, same moment. The whole check-in takes about 15–20 minutes.

02

Answer on your own

You each answer the same questions on your own screen — a mix of ratings and open-ended reflections about your week, your connection, and what's ahead. Your partner can't see your answers until you're both done.

03

Reveal at the same time

Answers appear side by side, simultaneously. No editing after the fact. Where your ratings differ by a lot, the app highlights it.

04

Make commitments

After the reveal, you decide together: what to do this week, what to keep doing, and what to let go of. You can create tasks (one-off things to do) and habits (ongoing things to keep up). Kindred brings them all back next week for review.

What you'll talk about

Each check-in moves through four themes. Some questions return every week so you can see how things shift. Others rotate in over time, so each check-in feels a bit different.

Wellness

How you're each doing individually — energy, stress, and what's weighing on you.

Connection

How close you felt this week — appreciation, quality time, and being present with each other.

Reflection

How you handled the hard stuff — disagreements, tension, and anything unresolved.

Forward

What you each need in the week ahead — requests, priorities, and intentions.

22 questions in total across the four batches. A typical check-in covers about 13 — the rest rotate in over time.

What happens between check-ins

Commitments

Tasks you said you'd do. Habits you're working on. They live on your home screen all week. When the next check-in starts, Kindred asks: done, keep going, or let go?

Notepad

Something comes up mid-week that you want to bring to the check-in? Write it down. General notes are there when you sit down together and cleared after each check-in.

History

Every past check-in is saved — your answers and your partner's, side by side. Nothing gets edited after the fact. It's an honest record of how things have been, week to week.

It gets out of the way

Your answers, side by side, unedited. No relationship health scores. No advice or interpretation. No streaks or badges. Kindred shows you what each of you actually said — what you do with it is yours.

You'll get a notification when your partner starts a check-in, and an optional mid-week reminder about your commitments. Both can be turned off. One subscription covers both of you.

Built for couples who are already trying

You care about your relationship. You talk about what needs to change. But life happens, and the things you mean to do slip through the cracks — not from lack of effort, but from lack of structure.

Kindred is that structure. A 15–20 minute weekly relationship check-in that gives those conversations somewhere to go.

Kindred is designed for couples who can sit down together. You do it at the same time, side by side. Both partners need the app installed on their iPhone.

One subscription covers both of you

$39.99/year

That's less than $3.50 a month for both partners. One subscription, no per-person pricing. The partner who joins by invite code never sees a paywall.
Or $4.99/month if you'd rather go month to month.
Download on the App Store

Both plans are billed through the App Store. You can cancel any time in your iPhone settings.

No free trial — but the app has an interactive demo you can try before signing up.

Common questions

A couples check-in is a structured conversation where both partners reflect on the same questions — how you're feeling, what's going well, what needs attention — and then decide together what to do about it. Kindred turns this into a weekly ritual: independent answers, a simultaneous reveal, and commitments you both make together. Read more in our guide to weekly couples check-ins.
About 15–20 minutes. You answer questions on your own screen, go through the reveal together, review your existing commitments, and make new ones.
Yes. Kindred requires both partners. One person creates the couple and shares an invite code. The other joins with that code. Both need the app installed on an iPhone.
Not yet. Kindred is iOS only right now.
Kindred is built for couples in the same room. The simultaneous hold-to-start and the real-time reveal are designed for face-to-face conversation.
No. Kindred doesn't give advice, interpret your answers, or make therapeutic claims. It's a structure tool — it gives you a format for the conversation and helps you follow through on what you decide. If you're looking for guided therapy, Kindred isn't that.
$39.99/year or $4.99/month — both plans cover both partners. One subscription, no per-person pricing. Billed through the App Store.
Questions about personal wellness, your connection as a couple, reflections on the week, and what's ahead. There are 22 questions across four themed batches — a typical check-in covers about 13. Questions rotate each week so it stays fresh. A mix of 1–5 ratings and open-ended text — no quizzes, no right answers. See our full list of 30 check-in questions for couples.
Once a week. After you finish a check-in, there's a 5-day cooldown before you can start the next one. This is intentional — the time between check-ins is when you act on your commitments.
No. You each answer independently. Answers are only revealed when you've both finished, and neither of you can edit them after the reveal.

Check in with each other

A weekly check-in — same questions, honest answers, and commitments you'll actually come back to.

Download on the App Store

$39.99/year for both partners. Available on iPhone.