Pragma · Marriage help app
Marriage help app for two partners: Pragma.
Pragma is a marriage help app for two partners. Each of you talks with an AI coach for about 15 minutes a day, by voice or chat. Every session ends on one small thing to try. Pragma is an AI relationship coach, not a therapist. It does not diagnose or treat.
Get the app
Download Pragma on your phone
Free to download on iPhone and Android. Each of you gets a private 15-minute session a day, by voice or chat.
This page is for the partner who is ready to try an app tonight. It shows what the app does, what your partner can see and what it costs. Want the honest overview of what any app can do first? Read our marriage help guide.
What you get
What Pragma does for a marriage
The app gives a married couple a short daily practice, one person and one phone at a time. It is built for the weeks when work and kids leave no room for a long talk.
A daily session
Each of you has a 15-minute session by voice or chat. You bring one situation, such as Sunday's argument about money. The coach asks what happened, helps you name the pattern and ends with one thing to try.
Three coaches
You pick one of three coaches and can switch any time. Juno, Connection Coach, is warm and empathetic and leans on Emotionally Focused Therapy. Aria, Clarity Coach, is structured and uses CBT-style questions. Kai, Momentum Coach, is encouraging and solution-focused.
The point is a daily rhythm, not a weekly appointment.
How it works
How a marriage help app works for two partners
In Pragma, each partner has a private account, and the two accounts are paired by a code. This is what an AI marriage help app for two partners should do: share the practice, not the words.
- One of you starts alone. Download the app or start on the web. The more worried partner can begin tonight without waiting.
- The other joins with a code. When your partner is ready, they join with an 8-character invite code.
- Each of you practices privately. Your partner sees your completion and your streak. They never see your words or transcripts.
Transcripts are encrypted with AES-256-GCM. The Journal keeps each session with its date, length and an AI summary. It is private to you and never shown to your partner. That gives you room to think something through before you say it aloud.
So a couples app for married couples can be shared without becoming a window into each other's thoughts.
Between sessions
The Practice and The Blueprint: what you do between sessions
The Practice gives you 13 programs of 7 to 10 days, with one short task a day. Each task comes with a tip, and each day ends with a short written reflection.
The Six-Second Kiss is a seven-day ritual based on the Gottman Method. The Soft Startup spends seven days on raising a complaint without starting a fight. Speaking From Needs is a seven-day program built on Nonviolent Communication.
The Blueprint is your view over time. It shows sessions, minutes, streaks, recurring patterns and how often you followed through on the exercise.
Small, repeated steps are the whole idea.
The science
Built on methods couples therapists use
The coaching is built on six methods that couples therapists train in. They are the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy, CBT, Nonviolent Communication, attachment theory and positive psychology.
Each method is credited on our methods page. Pragma is not affiliated with or endorsed by the owners of these methods. If you want the background on the best known one, read our overview of the Gottman Method.
The app works in six languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Arabic. That helps couples who speak another language at home.
Pricing
What a marriage help app costs
Pragma costs $19.99 a month, $44.99 every three months or $119.99 a year, per partner. The yearly plan works out to $10.00 a month.
Monthly
$19.99
a month, per partner
Cancel anytime
Every 3 months
$44.99
every three months, per partner
$15.00 a month
Yearly
$119.99
a year, per partner
$10.00 a month · best value
The 7-day free trial starts on the web, and you need no card to begin. Subscriptions are bought inside the iOS or Android app. Every plan includes every feature. The current prices are on the pricing page.
For comparison, a licensed couples therapist typically charges $150 to $300 for a 60-minute session in the US. A year of Pragma for one partner costs less than one session at those rates. It is not a substitute for counseling when your marriage needs it.
Is it for you
Is a marriage help app right for your marriage?
An app to help my marriage fits a marriage that is strained but safe. It is the wrong tool when someone is unsafe or the problem needs treatment.
- ✓You feel more like housemates than partners lately.
- ✓You keep having the same fight.
- ✓One of you wants to start before the other is ready.
- ✓Counseling costs or schedules are out of reach right now.
- ✓You see a therapist and want practice between sessions.
- ✕There is abuse, threats or fear at home.
- ✕An affair or betrayal needs repair.
- ✕One of you has decided to leave.
- ✕A mental health or drinking problem needs treatment.
- ✕Contempt runs through most conversations.
For the full answer on what any app can and cannot do, see the marriage help guide. If you are weighing an app against a counselor, read AI app vs professional couples counseling.
Not sure which kind of help you need? This short check sorts it out.
Two-minute self-check
Therapist, AI coach, or both?
Tick every line that is true for the two of you.
Tick what fits, and your answer shows here.
This is a guide, not an assessment. Download the checklist as a PDF
Keep reading
Marriage help guides
These guides cover the problems married couples bring most often. Each one works without the app.
- The marriage help guidewhat an app can do, the main kinds and when it is not enough.
- The four horsemen of relationship conflictfour habits that wreck an argument, and their antidotes.
- Feeling disconnected in a long marriagewhat is normal drift, and where to start.
- We stopped talking after having kidssmall ways back to each other.
- How to stop having the same fighthow to break a loop you both know by heart.
Safety first
When to get more help
An app like this is not for abuse, danger, trauma or thoughts of self-harm. It is not for a mental health condition that needs treatment.
In the US, call or text 988 at any hour. The Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233. You can find more helplines on our crisis resources page. Pragma is not an emergency service.
For betrayal, or a pattern you cannot interrupt on your own, see a licensed therapist. Many couples use both a therapist and an app.
Honest answers
Frequently asked questions about marriage help apps
Is there an app to help my marriage?
Yes. Pragma is built for two partners, with a private 15-minute session a day for each of you. It is an AI relationship coach, not a therapist. It suits a marriage that is strained but safe.
Can we use a marriage help app if only one of us wants to?
Yes. In Pragma, one partner can start alone and invite the other later with an 8-character code. Your sessions stay private when they join. The practice goes further when both of you take part.
Is a marriage help app private?
In Pragma, yes. Transcripts are encrypted and never shown to your partner, and the Journal is private. Your partner sees only your completion and your streak.
Does a marriage help app replace counseling?
No. An app gives you short daily practice, but it cannot assess, diagnose or treat. For abuse, an affair or a mental health condition, see a licensed professional. Many couples use an app between sessions.
7-day free trial
Start with your marriage tonight
Pick one coach, take 15 minutes, and try the one small thing it suggests. Your partner can join with the code whenever they are ready. When you want a coach to keep the practice going every day, start your 7-day free trial of Pragma. No card to begin.
No download and no card. Log in, pick a coach and have your first session tonight. Your partner can join later with a code.