Floom vs Paired: a Paired alternative built on games
Paired is the best-known couples app, built around a daily question and guided programs. Floom is newer and built around quizzes you both answer on your own iPhones. Here’s how they compare.
Floom vs Paired at a glance
| Floom | Paired | |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | Pick a quiz, answer on your own iPhones, then the results open together | Answer a daily question, then unlock your partner’s answer and talk about it |
| Games and quizzes | 300+ quizzes in six formats, with quizzes from every topic on the free plan | Games and quizzes are part of Paired Premium |
| Daily question | Yes, with a shared streak | Yes, the core of the app |
| Guided programs | No | Guided journeys and expert-led topics in Premium |
| Custom quizzes | Yes, with your own photos (the first one is free) | Not mentioned |
| Important dates | Time-together and countdown widgets | Track anniversaries, birthdays and milestones |
| Widgets | Doodles, notes, anniversary, time together, status and streak on the free plan; countdown and distance with Floom Pro | Not mentioned |
| Platforms | iPhone only (iOS 18 or later), English | iPhone (iOS 17.0 or later) and Android |
| App Store rating | 5.0 from 7 ratings (released June 2026) | 4.7 from 209K ratings (released 2020) |
| Subscription from | $8.99 / month or $19.99 / year | $14.99 / month or $39.99 / year |
From each app’s US App Store listing, last checked on October 20, 2026. “Not mentioned” means the feature isn’t in the app’s App Store description; the app may still have it. We make Floom, so we aren’t neutral.
When Paired is the better pick
If you want structure, Paired has more of it. Its Premium plan includes guided journeys with daily activities and topics with expert guidance, from household finances to love languages. Paired has also been around since 2020, has more than 200,000 ratings on the US App Store and works on Android, so it’s the safer choice if one of you doesn’t use an iPhone.
When Floom is the better pick
Floom is for couples who would rather play than study. You pick a quiz, each answer on your own iPhone and see your answers side by side, with stats on where you matched and what surprised you. Quizzes from every topic, the daily question, streaks and most widgets are on the free plan, and you can write your own quizzes with photos.
Floom is new: it came out in June 2026, has only a handful of ratings so far and is iPhone-only and in English.
Can you use both?
Yes. The apps overlap less than it seems. You could keep Paired’s daily question for check-ins and open Floom when you want a longer game together.
Questions
Is Floom free?
Floom is free to download. The free plan includes quizzes from every topic, the daily question, streaks, six of the eight widgets and your first custom quiz. Floom Pro, a monthly or annual subscription, unlocks the full quiz library, unlimited custom quizzes and the distance and countdown widgets, and one subscription covers both partners while you’re paired.
Does Floom have daily questions like Paired?
Yes. Floom has one new question a day for both of you, with a streak. Its main focus is quizzes and games you play together.
Does Floom work on Android?
Not yet. Floom is iPhone only (iOS 18 or later), while Paired is available on iPhone and Android.