Why people look for a Paint Love alternative
Paint Love is simple and quick to pair, which is why it is popular. The usual reasons couples look around are the ads, and wanting more than a canvas: a way to say how you feel today, a note for later, or something that is ready on their screen when they wake up.
| Lovly | Paint Love | |
|---|---|---|
| Made for | Couples | Couples |
| Drawing | One shared canvas; Send puts it on their Lock Screen | Draw live together, place it on the Lock Screen |
| Ads | None | Has ads (a “Remove Ads” purchase is listed) |
| Beyond drawing | Moods, love notes, “thinking of you” taps, gifts that unlock on a date, days together, countdowns | Custom background photos |
| Long distance | Partner’s city and local time; drawings can wait for their morning | Works across any distance |
| Price | Free to start; Lovly+ $7.99/month, $44.99/year or $89.99 once, one purchase for both | Free; Premium $1.99 or $19.00, Remove Ads $2.99 |
| Needs | iPhone, iOS 17 or later | iPhone, iOS 17 or later |
| US App Store rating | New, no ratings yet | 4.5 (1,065 ratings) |
Other apps: their own US App Store listings, checked .
What Lovly does differently
- No ads, ever. Nothing pops up between you and your partner’s drawing.
- The drawing is the message. Draw, tap Send, and it appears on their Lock Screen widget before they even unlock the phone.
- More ways to reach them. One-tap moods, mini love notes, “thinking of you” taps and a daily doodle prompt when you don’t know what to draw.
- Gifts that wait. Seal a drawing that opens on a birthday, an anniversary or the day you see each other again.
- Made for distance. Their city and local time are on Home, and a late drawing can wait for their morning. More in Lovly for long-distance couples.
- No streaks. Nothing resets if you miss a day.
When Paint Love is still the better pick
If you want to draw at the same time, stroke by stroke, Paint Love’s live drawing is built for that. If you only ever want a canvas and don’t mind ads, it does the job. Lovly is for couples who want the canvas plus the small daily things around it.
How to switch
- Both of you install Lovly from the App Store.
- One of you sends the invite link; the other opens it, or types the 8-character code.
- Add the Lovly Canvas widget to your Lock Screen. Step-by-step guide.
- Draw something and tap Send. It lands on their Lock Screen.
