Weekly check-ins
One week per cycle. Both of you write through the week. On the chosen check-in day, both of you mark ready. When the second person taps ready, the app opens both weeks at the same time.
A weekly check-in in Open Heart is a structured rhythm for couples to surface what they've been carrying — without one of you having to be the one to start the conversation.
The week
A check-in cycle is one week. During the week, you write entries when something comes up. There's no minimum number. There's no maximum.
The day
You and your partner pick a check-in day during onboarding. Default is Sunday. Either of you can change it in Settings; the other has to accept.
The check-in tab tells you how many days are left until your day, and shows your status (writing, ready, revealed).
The reveal
When both of you tap I'm ready, the reveal opens. Both of you see both weeks at the same time. Nobody had to go first. Nobody had to read the room. (The simultaneous reveal)
The reveal either opens for both of you or it waits — there's no scenario where one of you sees it and the other doesn't.
After the reveal
The next cycle starts immediately. Entries you write after the reveal belong to next week's check-in, not this one. You won't see this week's entries again next time.
What if one of you isn't ready
The check-in waits. Your entries stay locked until both of you mark ready. There's no fallback that fires after a deadline.
If your partner isn't ready by Sunday evening, you have three options:
- Keep waiting. The check-in rolls into Monday and beyond. The day label updates so you both can see the slip.
- Reveal solo. Tap Reveal solo on the check-in screen. You see your own week now. Your partner still has to mark ready before they see anything.
- Move the day. Request a new check-in day in Settings. Your partner gets a notification.
What we don't do
- We don't tell either of you what the other has written before the reveal.
- We don't show "your partner is writing" notifications.
- We don't tell either of you that the other is "behind" or "not writing enough."
The rhythm is yours to set. The structure is just there to carry the timing.
Related
Read this page as plain markdown: /docs/features/weekly-checkins.md