SPRKLR vs Lasting
These two are not really competing. Lasting, a Talkspace company, describes itself as a marriage counseling app: structured sessions, organized into series, on subjects like conflict, trust and intimacy. SPRKLR suggests something romantic to do on Thursday. Picking between them is mostly a question of which problem you have.
Different jobs, not better and worse
Lasting is work, in the productive sense. You sit down, you go through a session, and you are doing something deliberate about a specific issue in your relationship. That is valuable, and SPRKLR does not attempt it.
SPRKLR is for the other problem: nothing is wrong, exactly, but the two of you have defaulted to the sofa every night for a month and you would like to do something about it without having to think of the idea yourself.
If your relationship needs structured attention, Lasting is built for that and SPRKLR is not. If it needs momentum, sessions are a heavy way to get it.
Side by side
| Feature | SPRKLR | Lasting |
|---|---|---|
| Works without your partner installing anything | Yes | Not available |
| Guided counseling-style session curriculum | Not available | Yes |
| Ideas generated for your specific relationship | Yes — every Spark | Not available |
| Date nights at real venues near you | Yes | Not available |
| Anniversary and birthday reminders with gift ideas | Yes | Not available |
| Conversation starters | Yes | Yes |
| Designed with clinical input | Not available | Yes |
| Android | Not available | Yes |
Lasting details are taken from its own App Store listing and website, checked in August 2026 — see Lasting: Marriage & Couples. Apps change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.
Choose Lasting if
- There is a specific issue — conflict, trust, intimacy, money — that you want to work through properly.
- You want a clinically designed curriculum rather than ideas. SPRKLR makes no therapeutic claims and is not counseling.
- You both want to be in the app and work through sessions together.
- One of you is on Android. SPRKLR is iPhone only.
Choose SPRKLR if
- Nothing is broken. You would just like more romance and fewer identical evenings.
- You want something to do tonight, not a session to complete.
- You want real places near you to go, not homework.
- Your partner would not install a counseling app, and you are not going to ask them to.
Questions
- Is SPRKLR a counseling app?
- No. SPRKLR suggests romantic ideas, date nights, and conversation starters. It makes no therapeutic claims and is not a substitute for counseling. Lasting is built for that work; SPRKLR is not.
- Can I use both?
- Plenty of people reasonably would. They address different things — Lasting for structured work on a specific issue, SPRKLR for the everyday romance that tends to fall off the calendar.
- Does my partner need to install SPRKLR?
- No. Lasting’s subscription unlocks the app for both partners, because both are expected to use it. SPRKLR runs on one phone and asks nothing of your partner.
Try SPRKLR free for 5 days.
No payment details to start, and your partner never has to install a thing.
Download on theApp Store