Miles ApartMiles Apart vs Widgetable
Widgetable turns your home and Lock Screen into shared widgets and virtual pets for couples and friends; Miles Apart is a couples app for long distance with a daily photo challenge, 22 games and pigeon letters. Both are on iPhone and Android.
Checked · By the Miles Apart team
The short answer
Pick Widgetable if the home screen is where you want your partner: a big range of widgets for distance, mood, sleep and status, notes and doodles pinned to each other's screens, and virtual pets you raise together. It works with friends too. Pick Miles Apart if you want a couples app with more to do: a daily challenge with a photo that reveals together, 22 games, letters that fly the real distance, and a shared memory map, plus its own widgets.
At a glance
- Best for
- Miles ApartLong-distance couples who want daily moments, games and lettersWidgetableHome-screen widgets and shared virtual pets, with your partner or friends
- Platforms
- Miles ApartiPhone and AndroidWidgetableiPhone and Android
- Price
- Miles ApartFree, with optional Miles Apart Pro. One subscription covers both partners.WidgetableFree, with Premium at $1.99 to $4.99/month or $19.99/year, plus in-app diamonds and pet items
- Widgets
- Miles ApartHome screen widgets on both platforms; on iPhone: partner's daily photo, live drawing (iOS 26), distance apart, time together, next anniversaryWidgetableDistance, status, mood, sleep and Miss You widgets, plus Pin It! for snaps, doodles and notes
- Pets and plants
- Miles ApartShared streak grows a plant through 13 stages; optional companion petsWidgetableVirtual pets you co-parent, and a Plant Widget garden
- Mood and sleep
- Miles ApartNot a featureWidgetableMood Bubble, Mood Jar and a Sleep Widget
- Daily ritual
- Miles ApartDaily challenge: three quick questions, a written answer and a photo prompt, revealed together once you've both finishedWidgetableNot a headline feature in its App Store listing
- Games
- Miles Apart22 games, couple quizzes and 11 Date Night decksWidgetableNot a headline feature in its App Store listing
- Love letters
- Miles ApartLetters carried by a pigeon that flies the real distance between youWidgetableNot a headline feature in its App Store listing
- Track record
- Miles ApartNew: launched on the App Store in August 2026 and on Google Play in September 2026WidgetableLaunched in 2022, with 385,000+ App Store ratings
Choose Miles Apart if
- You want a daily ritual you both complete, not just widgets to glance at.
- You want games, quizzes and conversation decks for calls and visits.
- You like letters that take real time to arrive and a map of your trips together.
Choose Widgetable if
- Home-screen and Lock Screen widgets are the main way you want to feel close.
- You want one app for your partner and your best friends.
- You want to see your partner's mood and sleep at a glance.
Widgets first vs a daily ritual first
Widgetable is built around your screens. Its listing describes a Distance Widget with the real-time distance between you on your Lock Screen, status and mood widgets, a Sleep Widget, a Miss You Widget that counts your love bombs, and Pin It!, which puts your snaps, doodles and texts on each other's screens. Add virtual pets you co-parent, a plant garden and wallpapers. It's for besties as much as couples, and it's hugely popular, with over 385,000 App Store ratings.
Miles Apart is a couples app first, with widgets as one part. The core is a daily challenge you both complete, with a photo prompt, that reveals once you've both finished. Around it are 22 games, quizzes, Date Night conversation decks, pigeon letters and a shared memory map.
Comparing the widgets
If widgets are all you want, Widgetable has far more of them. Miles Apart has home screen widgets on iPhone and Android; on iPhone, its five widgets are focused on your partner's day: their latest daily challenge photo, a drawing that updates as they draw it (on iOS 26), the distance between you on the Lock Screen, how long you've been together, and your next anniversary. Some couples happily run both.
Price and platforms
Both apps are on iPhone and Android. Widgetable Premium is listed at $1.99 to $4.99 a month or $19.99 a year in the US App Store, and it also sells diamonds and pet items. Miles Apart is new, launched on the App Store in August 2026 and on Google Play in September 2026, free to download, with an optional Pro subscription that covers both partners.
Frequently asked questions
Is Miles Apart a good alternative to Widgetable?
For couples, yes, if you want more than widgets. Both have a distance widget and something that grows. Miles Apart adds a daily photo challenge that reveals together, 22 games, pigeon-delivered letters and a shared memory map. Widgetable has many more widgets, mood and sleep sharing, works with friends, and has a far larger community of reviews.
Is Widgetable good for long-distance couples?
Yes, especially for home-screen presence. Its Distance Widget shows how far apart you are, and Pin It! puts notes and doodles on each other's screens. It doesn't center on a shared daily ritual or games, which is where a couples app like Miles Apart adds more.
Can we use Widgetable and Miles Apart together?
Yes. They don't conflict, and plenty of couples keep one widget app alongside a daily connection app. If your home screen gets crowded, pick the widgets you both look at most and drop the rest.
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