Pragma · Relationship coaching app
Relationship coaching app for couples: Pragma.
Pragma is a relationship coaching app for couples. Each of you talks with an AI coach for about 15 minutes a day, by voice or chat. The coach helps you name the pattern under what happened and ends on one small step. 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 couple ready to try coaching. It shows how Pragma coaches two people, what each partner sees and what it costs. Still comparing apps? Our guide to choosing a coaching app gives six checks that work on any of them.
01 · What you get
What Pragma does for a couple who wants coaching
Pragma turns coaching into a short daily habit for each of you. It suits couples who get along but feel more like housemates lately.
A daily coaching session
Each partner has a 15-minute session by voice or chat. You bring one moment, such as last night's silence at dinner. The coach asks what came before it, one question at a time. Then it helps you find the need under it and ends with one thing to try.
Three coaches to choose from
You pick one of three coaches and can switch any time. Juno, Connection Coach, is warm and leans on Emotionally Focused Therapy. Aria, Clarity Coach, is structured and uses CBT-style questions. Kai, Momentum Coach, is encouraging and solution-focused.
Coaching works through repetition, so the app keeps each step small enough to do tonight.
02 · How it works
How a relationship coaching app works for two partners
In Pragma, each partner has a private account, and the two accounts are paired by a code. A couples coaching app should share the practice, not the words.
- One of you starts alone. Download the app or start on the web. The partner who is ready can begin tonight.
- The other joins with a code. When your partner is ready, they join with an 8-character invite code.
- Each of you is coached 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, for you alone. You can think something through privately before you raise it together.
Each of you gets your own coach, and the relationship gets the shared practice.
03 · Side by side
How Pragma answers the six checks
Our guide suggests six checks for any coaching app. Here are Pragma's answers, including the one where it costs more than some rivals.
| Check | How Pragma answers it |
|---|---|
| Says what it is | An AI relationship coach, not a therapist. It does not diagnose or treat, and the app says so on the first screen. |
| Built for two | Each partner has a private account, paired with an 8-character code. One of you can start alone. |
| Private from your partner | Transcripts are encrypted and never shown to your partner, who sees completion and streak only. |
| Names its method | Six methods, credited on the methods page. |
| Cost for both of you | $119.99 a year per partner, so $239.98 a year for two. Some apps charge once per couple. |
| Crisis help | Not an emergency service. It points you to the crisis resources page and, in the US, to 988. |
If one price for the couple matters most, compare per-couple apps in our roundup of AI couples apps.
04 · Between sessions
The Practice and The Blueprint: coaching 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.
Speaking From Needs is a seven-day program built on Nonviolent Communication. The Soft Startup spends seven days on raising a complaint without starting a fight. The Six-Second Kiss is a seven-day ritual based on the Gottman Method.
The Blueprint shows your coaching over time: sessions, minutes, streaks, recurring patterns and how often you followed through.
The sessions find the pattern, and the programs give you something to practice.
05 · The science
Built on methods couples therapists use
Pragma's 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. The coaches use them as tools for practice, not as clinical treatment.
The app works in six languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Arabic.
06 · Pricing
What a relationship coaching 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. Coaching is not a substitute for therapy when you need it.
07 · Is it for you
Is a relationship coaching app right for you?
A relationship coach app fits a relationship that is drifting but safe. It is the wrong tool when someone is unsafe or a problem needs treatment.
- ✓You get along, but you feel more like housemates.
- ✓You keep having the same small argument.
- ✓One of you wants to think before raising something.
- ✓One of you is ready to start before the other.
- ✓You see a therapist and want practice between sessions.
- ✕There is abuse, threats or fear at home.
- ✕There has been a betrayal you cannot talk about.
- ✕One of you has decided to leave.
- ✕A mental health or drinking problem needs treatment.
- ✕Contempt runs through most conversations.
Coaching and therapy do different jobs. Our guide to the difference between relationship coaching and couples therapy explains who is licensed and how to choose.
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
08 · Keep reading
Guides for couples who want to reconnect
These guides cover what couples bring to coaching most often. Each one works without the app.
- How to choose a coaching appwhat these apps do, who they suit and six checks.
- How to stop drifting apartearly signs, and a six-step plan for two.
- We don't talk anymoreseven steps, from the first message to a nightly habit.
- Reconnect with an appset it up in 10 minutes, then talk offline.
- Feeling disconnected in a long marriagewhat is normal drift, and where to start.
09 · Safety first
When to get more help
A coaching app 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 a coach.
Honest answers
Frequently asked questions about relationship coaching apps
Can a relationship coaching app help us?
It can help a couple who is drifting but safe practice talking, listening and repair. Pragma gives each of you a short session a day and one small step. It is coaching, not therapy, so it cannot assess or treat.
Can we use a coaching 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. Coaching goes further when both of you take part.
Can my partner see what I tell the coach?
No. In Pragma, 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 relationship coaching app replace couples therapy?
No. A licensed therapist can assess, diagnose and treat; a coaching app cannot. For abuse, betrayal or a mental health condition, see a professional. Many couples use an app between therapy sessions.
7-day free trial
Start coaching 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 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.