Know how they're really doing

Each of you taps your inner weather once a day. Your partner sees it at a time they choose, with ways to care drawn from your own answers, not a template.

Get it on Google Play

Android now. iPhone in 2027.

The first five minutes after a hard day

That's where couples most often miss each other. One of you walks in drained; the other finds out an hour later. Ourlight fixes those five minutes.

  1. Tap your weather

    Once a day, pick one of eight states. Add a feeling or a short note if you like. It takes a few seconds.

  2. They see it when they choose

    Your partner picks the time updates reach them, so a rough-day check-in never lands in the middle of their meeting.

  3. Care from your own answers

    With your weather come ways to care drawn from your care profile: what helps you, and what doesn't.

Eight kinds of weather

Enough to say what kind of evening you need, without having to explain it.

  • Sunny

    Good day, open to plans.

  • Partly cloudy

    Mixed day. Fine, but quiet.

  • Rain

    Rough day. Go gently.

  • Storm

    Very hard day. Take things off my plate.

  • Low battery

    Tired, not upset. Low effort tonight.

  • Need 20 minutes

    Let me land before we talk.

  • Want to vent

    Listen, please. No fixing.

  • Want closeness

    Company, a hug, time together.

Care that fits them

When you set up Ourlight, you answer a few questions about how you like to be cared for.

On a rough day, do you want quiet first, or to talk it out? What helps most: a hug, a task taken off your plate, time together? What makes it worse? Your partner's ideas come only from your answers, and theirs from theirs.

The quietest help is often the best: a chore done without a word. Ourlight suggests it and never announces it.

What Maya asked for
On a rough day
Quiet first, then talk
Helps most
A hug, a task taken off me
Please don't
Try to fix it
Small things that lift me: the garden, old films, ginger tea

What Ourlight is not

  • Not a streak app. Miss a day and nothing happens. No guilt, no counters.
  • Not advice for "men" or "women". Every idea comes from your partner's own answers.
  • Not a prediction. Weather is for today. Ourlight never forecasts anyone.
  • Not therapy. It is a small daily tool, not a counselor or a crisis service.

Private by design

What you share is for one person.

One partner only

Every check-in, note and message is visible to you and the one person you pair with. Nobody else.

No ads, no tracking

No advertising, no advertising IDs, no location, no contacts. We count how the app is used anonymously, to fix and improve it.

"Just for me" stays on your phone

Check-ins you keep private never leave your phone.

Delete everything in one place

Settings → Delete my account and data removes it all from our servers and your phone. Read the privacy policy.

Grounded in relationship research

  • Neff and Karney

    Stress from outside the relationship spills into how partners treat each other at home.

  • Bolger and colleagues

    Support the receiver doesn't notice as support, "invisible support", often helps most.

  • Falconier and colleagues

    Across many studies, couples who cope with stress together report better relationships.

  • Gottman

    Small moments where one partner reaches out and the other turns toward them matter.

Questions

Is Ourlight free?

Yes. The daily check-in, delivery at your chosen time and care ideas are free for both of you. A paid plan with extras will come later; the daily core stays free.

Do we both need the app?

Yes. Ourlight works between two people. One of you invites the other by email or with a six-character code, and the two phones pair.

Why doesn't my partner see my weather right away?

Each person chooses when updates reach them, so a hard-day check-in doesn't land in the middle of their meeting. They see it at the time they set, ready to respond.

Where do the care ideas come from?

From your partner's own answers: how they like to be cared for on a rough day, what helps and what doesn't. Nothing is based on gender, and nothing is a prediction.

Is it on iPhone?

Not yet. Ourlight is on Android first. Leave your email below and we will tell you once when the iPhone version is ready.

Is Ourlight therapy?

No. It is a small daily tool for couples. If you feel unsafe or are in crisis, contact local emergency services or a helpline in your country.

On iPhone? We'll tell you once.

Leave your email and we'll write when Ourlight is ready for iPhone. One email, no newsletter.

Write to hello@ourlight.app with "iPhone" in the subject and we'll let you know.