Soleil vs Lasting
Lasting teaches. Soleil happens. Both partners. 5 minutes a day.
Lasting (acquired by Talkspace) pioneered therapist-designed couples lessons inside an app. Soleil takes a different bet — instead of homework-style lessons, it builds a tiny daily ritual into the rhythm of your day, plus a guided repair flow when things get hard.
Lasting is a therapist-designed lesson app built around the Gottman Method, acquired by Talkspace in 2020. Sessions feel like guided couples-therapy modules.
Where Lasting shines
Where Soleil wins
| Feature | Soleil | Lasting |
|---|---|---|
| Daily 5-min ritual | ||
| Therapist-designed lessons | Frameworks built in (EFT/NVC/Gottman) | |
| After-the-fight repair flow | Repair Room (6 steps + voice) | Repair lesson modules |
| Voice notes between partners | ||
| AI relationship guide | Maître Soleil | |
| Cultural personalization | 6 lenses | |
| Memory archive | Garden + Capsules + Book | |
| Music as a love language | Shared Groove | |
| Starting price (USD) | $12.99/mo · both partners | $11.99/mo+ |
The honest take
Pick Lasting if you want structured therapy-style lessons and have 20 minutes for homework. Pick Soleil if you want a daily ritual that fits into 5 minutes, with a real tool for when the fight actually happens.
No — and neither is Lasting. Both are practice apps. Soleil supports the daily rhythm; for clinical care, see a licensed therapist. Maître Soleil and Repair Room are reflective tools, not diagnostic ones.
Under 5 minutes total. The morning Sunbeam is 60 seconds, midday is 90 seconds (Hidden Quest or Shared Groove), and the evening Petit Moment is 2–3 minutes.
Yes. The Sunbeam, Hidden Quest, Shared Groove, and Voice Keepsakes are all asynchronous — both partners participate on their own time and the app reveals when both are done.
Try it for yourself
Five minutes a day. A guided repair flow for the hard nights. An archive that holds the small things you'd otherwise forget.
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