For married couples
A gentler alternative to online marriage counseling.
Online marriage counseling works — when you can afford $200 a week and you both have the same hour free. Soleil is the daily ritual that lives between sessions, or instead of them: two-minute Pulses, repair tools, and a Memory Garden that grows for the whole arc of your marriage.
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The honest comparison
Soleil vs. online marriage counseling
- $12.99/month covers both spouses — forever
- Two-minute daily Rituels that actually become a habit
- Repair Room with voice notes — for the 11pm rupture
- Memory Garden + Time Capsules for the long arc of marriage
- Maître Soleil — gentle AI guide, available at 6am or midnight
- No scheduling, no copays, no awkward intake forms
Online marriage counseling
- $150–$250 per 50-minute session
- One hour a week — silence for the other 167
- Both spouses must be free at the same time, weekly
- Pause over holidays, moves, summers, deployments
- Therapist rotates if yours moves practices
- Often feels clinical — homework, worksheets, diagnoses
Soleil is not a replacement for licensed therapy. If you're in crisis or facing abuse, please seek a qualified clinician. For everything else — the daily friction, the small ruptures, the slow drift — Soleil is the daily tool that keeps you close.
Why it works
Marriages aren't saved in sessions. They're built in days.
John Gottman's research followed couples for decades. The pattern that predicted lasting marriages wasn't great therapy — it was daily turning-toward: small bids for connection, met with warmth. Soleil is engineered around that single insight. Tiny rituals, faithfully kept, compound into the marriage you wanted.
Common questions
What couples ask
Is Soleil an alternative to online marriage counseling?
Soleil is a daily marriage wellness app — the everyday alternative to weekly online marriage counseling. It uses the same evidence base (Gottman, EFT, attachment theory) but delivered as two-minute rituals, not 50-minute sessions. For severe distress or clinical issues, please also work with a licensed marriage counselor.
How much does online marriage counseling cost vs. Soleil?
Online marriage counseling typically costs $150–$250 per session, or $400+/month on subscription platforms. Soleil Plus is $12.99/month or $89/year — and one subscription covers both spouses. About 4% the cost of weekly counseling.
Can married couples use Soleil long-term?
Yes — Soleil is designed for the long arc of marriage. The Memory Garden grows with you, Time Capsules let you write to each other across years, and the conversation decks deepen as you go. Couples married 10+ years use Soleil to stay tender, not just to repair.
What if my spouse refuses to do counseling?
Many spouses who refuse traditional marriage counseling will open a two-minute app. Soleil's tone is warm, never clinical — no diagnosis, no homework folder. Start with the daily Pulse, invite your spouse with a 6-character code, and let the habit speak for itself.
Does Soleil work for couples in long-distance marriages?
Especially well. Shared streaks, the Memory Garden, voice-note Repair Room, and Time Capsules were built for couples who can't always be in the same room. Soleil keeps you close across cities, deployments, or time zones.
The marriage app you'll both keep open.
Two minutes a day. Both spouses. Try Soleil free for 14 days — no credit card, cancel anytime.