№01 · ritual
Daily Photo
One photo a day, revealed together. Neither of you sees the other’s until you’ve both shared — like opening letters at the same time.
“One photo. One small proof that today still belonged to us.”
A love letter for couples two time zones apart
Some loves livea thousand milesapart.And still, somehow, feel like summer.
CloserTo turns the ache of long-distance into something you look forward to: a daily photo from the boy next door who’s now nine cities away, a countdown to the week you’ve been circling on the calendar, and a camera built for when the waiting ends.
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Free forever · iPhone · iOS 17.6+
Belly & Conrad· together since May 10, 2019
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Chapter — apart mode
The days between visits.
Waiting, counting, missing him nine cities over.
Chapter — together mode
The week you’ve been counting down.
Every tiny moment photographed before it slips away.
the distance is closing…
2,534
miles between you
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— The idea —
We built an app the way
you’d write a letter.
Cousins Beach taught a generation that some summers change you. That the boy next door can become the boy you wait for. We couldn’t bottle the ocean, but we could build the next best thing — a small, beautiful place that lives on your phone and holds the parts of your relationship that don’t fit anywhere else.
— with love,
the CloserTo team
“A love letter, not a tech product.”
kept this one for us
our little archive
Chapter IWhen the miles stretch
The boy doesn’t live next dooranymore.The feeling does.
Four small rituals for the days in between. Because missing him shouldn’t feel like doing nothing.
№02 · hope
Countdown
A countdown to the next time you’re together — anniversary, reunion, the flight you’re already nervous about. Because knowing when makes the waiting softer.
“Every day is one day closer to the summer.”
№03 · memory
Shared Journal
Write the parts of your day you’d call him to tell. Private entries, tied to the days you spent apart. He can read them later, or never — that’s yours to decide.
“Some feelings need more than a photo.”
№04 · nostalgia
Throwbacks
Past photos and visit moments resurface at the exact hour you need them — a 2 a.m. reminder that you’ve been through worse weeks than this one, and came back glowing.
“Remember why it’s all worth it.”
Chapter IIAlways on your screen
Unlock your phone.There he is.
Widgets that live on your lock screen and home screen, so the miles and the days-until are the first things you see — even when you’re not in the app.
Lock Screen
Countdown Widget
The days, hours, and minutes to your next reunion — glanceable the second you pick up your phone.
“21 days. Almost there.”
Home Screen
Daily Photo Widget
See the photo he shared the moment you swipe to your home screen. No notification, no noise — just him.
“The best part of waking up.”
even when you’re not looking
Chapter IIIWhen the miles collapse
The week you’ve beencounting downto.
When you’re finally in the same city, start a visit and let CloserTo turn the week into its own little album. Eight photos, three lenses, and every tiny moment worth keeping.
№1
Visit Moments
A disposable camera for the week you’re together. Three lenses. No filters. No retakes. Just the eight photos you’ll wish you took more of.
Because being together is the whole point.
№2
Collages
Auto-generated the moment the visit ends — designed to be screenshotted, posted, and made into a print before you’ve even unpacked.
Your friends are going to be so jealous.
№3
Visit Archive
Every visit saved as its own tiny album — cover photo, moments, and the exact dates you’ll want to remember ten years from now.
A love story, one visit at a time.
— An interlude —
Every momenthas a story.
Swipe through a visit like a private film roll. Full-screen. Undistracted. A small caption — “kept this one for us” — and a heart, if you want. Nothing else gets in the way of the memory.
kept this one for us
Austin, TX · Dec 3
6 of 8 — Dec 3, 2025, Austin TX
— Three ways of seeing —
The lensthrough whichyou see each other.
A camera built for the rare weeks. Pick a mood, point, and shoot — the photo will look the way the moment felt. More lenses on the way.
I ♡ · Warmth
Natural
Golden-hour warmth. Soft glow. The lens for the afternoon you spent doing absolutely nothing in his kitchen.
— Your story, counted —
A year from now, you’ll wantthe numbers.
Days apart. Days together. Moments captured. Streaks unbroken. CloserTo keeps a quiet ledger of your relationship — and lets you share it when you need to show him, or yourself, how far you’ve come.
19days apart
12days together
4visits
32moments captured
0day streak
31days of love
— For every kind of long-distance love —
Every love story deservesthe full version.
CloserTo is free forever. CloserTo+ unlocks every lens, every collage, every throwback — and only one of you needs it.
Daily photos, countdown & shared journal — always freeMonthly
$6.99/month
Flexible month-to-month access
- Unlimited visit moments
- All camera lenses — Natural, Film & Noir
- Extended journal features
- Priority collage generation
AnnualBest value
$29.99/year
$2.50/mo
Best value — save 50%
- Unlimited visit moments
- All camera lenses — Natural, Film & Noir
- Extended journal features
- Priority collage generation
Lifetime
$59.99/once
Yours forever
- Unlimited visit moments
- All camera lenses — Natural, Film & Noir
- Extended journal features
- Priority collage generation
Visit PassOne-time
$4.99/visit
All premium features for a single visit
- Unlimited visit moments
- All camera lenses — Natural, Film & Noir
- Extended journal features
- Priority collage generation
Only one of you needs CloserTo+. Consider it a housewarming gift for the apartment you don’t live in yet.
Dear CloserTo,
Letters from the girls who waited well.
SJ
Toronto ↔ London · 2 years“Started it as a joke with my boyfriend — 'let’s see how long we keep the streak.' 247 days later, I panic if I almost forget. It’s become the tiniest, most important part of my day.”
— Sarah & James
MA
NYC ↔ LA · 8 months“Opened the app at 2 a.m. missing him and a throwback from our last visit popped up. I literally cried. Good cried. The kind where you text your mom at 2 a.m. too.”
— Mia & Alex
PD
Chicago ↔ Mumbai · 1 year“The collages are unreal. We post one after every visit and everyone asks what app it is. Feels like our little thing though, so we mostly don’t tell them.”
— Priya & Daniel
AK
Seoul ↔ Nairobi · 1.5 years“The journal is my favorite part. Reading what he wrote about his day apart is like getting a letter every single morning. I didn’t know I needed that until I had it.”
— Aisha & Kenji
EL
Berlin ↔ Sydney · 3 years“He surprised me with a countdown to a trip I didn’t know about. Best notification I’ve ever gotten. I immediately had to sit down.”
— Emma & Lucas
TR
SF ↔ Bangalore · 2 years“247 days of daily photos and I can see how our love grew. Looking back is like watching a movie of us — the hair changes, the kitchens change, the feeling doesn’t.”
— Tara & Ravi
LM
Paris ↔ Rome · 6 months“The Film lens makes our visit photos look like a movie poster. We literally framed one and put it in the hallway. My mom thinks it’s a print.”
— Lily & Marco
JS
Portland ↔ Austin · 1 year“I was skeptical about another couples app. This one actually understands the weird, specific ache of wanting to text someone but it’s 3 a.m. their time.”
— Jordan & Sam
SJ
Toronto ↔ London · 2 years“Started it as a joke with my boyfriend — 'let’s see how long we keep the streak.' 247 days later, I panic if I almost forget. It’s become the tiniest, most important part of my day.”
— Sarah & James
MA
NYC ↔ LA · 8 months“Opened the app at 2 a.m. missing him and a throwback from our last visit popped up. I literally cried. Good cried. The kind where you text your mom at 2 a.m. too.”
— Mia & Alex
PD
Chicago ↔ Mumbai · 1 year“The collages are unreal. We post one after every visit and everyone asks what app it is. Feels like our little thing though, so we mostly don’t tell them.”
— Priya & Daniel
AK
Seoul ↔ Nairobi · 1.5 years“The journal is my favorite part. Reading what he wrote about his day apart is like getting a letter every single morning. I didn’t know I needed that until I had it.”
— Aisha & Kenji
EL
Berlin ↔ Sydney · 3 years“He surprised me with a countdown to a trip I didn’t know about. Best notification I’ve ever gotten. I immediately had to sit down.”
— Emma & Lucas
TR
SF ↔ Bangalore · 2 years“247 days of daily photos and I can see how our love grew. Looking back is like watching a movie of us — the hair changes, the kitchens change, the feeling doesn’t.”
— Tara & Ravi
LM
Paris ↔ Rome · 6 months“The Film lens makes our visit photos look like a movie poster. We literally framed one and put it in the hallway. My mom thinks it’s a print.”
— Lily & Marco
JS
Portland ↔ Austin · 1 year“I was skeptical about another couples app. This one actually understands the weird, specific ache of wanting to text someone but it’s 3 a.m. their time.”
— Jordan & Sam
Hover to pause. Every letter is real, lightly edited for length.
— The small print of big feelings —
Common questions
answered.
Everything you might be wondering — from how the daily photo works to whether your partner also needs to subscribe. Short answers, no marketing fog.
Something else on your mind? Write to us.
Epilogue
The distance is temporary.Your love storyisn’t.
Because some summers — and some loves — are worth the wait.
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