# Inherited Pro (couples)

> When one of you subscribes, the other gets premium too — automatically — for as long as you're paired. We call this inherited Pro. One couple, one subscription.

Open Heart is a couples app. It would be strange to charge each of you separately for the same shared experience. So we don't.

## How inherited Pro works

When you and your partner pair:

1. Each phone tells the couple record whether it has a premium subscription.
2. If your partner has an active premium subscription and you don't, your phone treats you as having **inherited Pro**.
3. Inherited Pro unlocks every premium feature for you, exactly as if you'd subscribed yourself.
4. The status is checked when the app starts and updates automatically.

## What you see

- Every premium feature unlocked
- Settings → Premium shows "Inherited from your partner"
- No paywall screens

## What you don't see

- No charges on your card or Apple / Google account
- No subscription in your Apple ID / Google account list
- No renewal reminders

## What happens when you unpair

When the couple disconnects (either of you initiates):

1. The shared key is destroyed on both phones.
2. The couple record is marked disconnected.
3. Inherited Pro is **removed** on the phone that didn't have its own subscription.
4. That phone falls back to free (or to its active trial, if the trial hasn't ended).
5. Existing entries stay. The reveal mechanic stops working until you re-pair.

## What happens when the subscriber's plan ends

If the partner with the actual subscription cancels and their billing period expires:

1. Both phones are told the subscription is no longer active.
2. The inheriting phone's premium turns off the next time the app opens.

## What if both of you subscribed by accident

Don't. Cancel one. Apple and Google won't refund both, but the subscriber side keeps the active subscription and the other can cancel theirs from the App Store or Play Store.

If both are active at the same time, the app uses your own subscription, not the inherited one — so you don't lose anything if your partner unpairs later.

Email hello@myopenheart.co if you accidentally double-paid and we'll help you sort it out with Apple or Google.

## Privacy

The "I have premium" status is a simple yes/no flag stored in the shared couple record. Nothing else about your billing leaves your phone — no Apple ID, no transaction ID, no plan details. Just the on/off bit your partner needs to inherit.

## Family Sharing vs inherited Pro

These are two different things:

- **Apple Family Sharing**: one annual subscription covers up to 5 people in your Apple Family. Standard Apple feature, applies to any subscription.
- **Inherited Pro**: one subscription covers your paired partner regardless of whether they're in your Apple Family.

You can use both at once, but in practice you only need one.

## Related

- [Subscription & pricing](/docs/account/subscription)
- [Couples mode (pairing)](/docs/features/couples-mode)