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Otay vs Rhy

Last checked: October 28, 2026, against each app’s own website and App Store listing.

Rhy and Otay describe themselves almost the same way: a couples photo journal with a calendar, a map, widgets and a streak. The difference is in the daily ask. Rhy lets you capture any moment of your day. Otay gives you both one small quest, and each answer is a photo and a selfie.

In their words: Rhy (Rhy: Couples Photo Journal) describes itself as a couples photo journal and shared diary built for two. Otay: Otay is a private photo journal app for two people, on iPhone. Every day both of you get the same small photo quest and answer it with a back-camera photo and a selfie, a caption and a place, and your two answers sit side by side in a shared journal only the two of you can see, with a photo calendar, a map, throwbacks, a kind streak map, a wardrobe for your two little characters and Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets.

We make Otay. We have tried to be fair, and every fact about Rhy below comes from the sources listed at the end. If something is out of date, tell us at hi@otay.app and we will fix it.

At a glance

Otay vs Rhy, feature by feature
Feature	Otay	Rhy
Main job	A daily photo quest you both answer, kept side by side in a shared journal	One shared moment a day from each of you, kept in a journal
Daily prompt	The same small photo quest for both of you	No prompt described. Capture one real moment
Looking back	Journal, photo calendar, map and throwbacks	A calendar, a map of memories, and a monthly collage of up to 30 moments
Widgets	Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets	Home and Lock Screen widgets; heatmap and photo grid widgets on the paid plan
Characters	Two little characters you dress with coins earned from quests	Custom avatar options on the paid plan
Streak	A kind streak of days you both answered	A streak and a stats dashboard
Platforms	iPhone, iOS 17 or later (the App Store also lists iPad). Not on Android yet.	iPhone, iOS 17.6 or later. Android not stated
Free plan	Free, no time limit and no ads. You see your last 30 days of memories (at least your newest 15); older ones lock, never deleted.	Free to download; Rhy Fam unlocks premium features, and which are free is not fully spelled out
One subscription for both?	Yes. When either partner subscribes to Otay Premium, both get it.	Yes. Rhy Fam covers both of you with one subscription
Languages	English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish	English
App Store rating (US)	Not enough ratings for the App Store to show an average yet.	5.0 from 7 ratings
Paid plan (US App Store)	Otay Premium, monthly or yearly. See /pricing.	Rhy Fam Monthly $6.99, Yearly $29.99

Rhy is the better pick if

You want a monthly collage you can print or post.
You want a lower paid price.
You prefer no prompt, just your own moment of the day.

Otay is the better pick if

You want a shared quest so you both answer the same thing.
You want a selfie with every photo and both views side by side.
You want a nudge from quick taps and notes, and characters to dress.
You want the app in more languages.

The short version

Rhy and Otay are the nearest in idea. Rhy is lighter and cheaper with a monthly collage; Otay adds the daily quest, the dual camera and the characters. Both are new, so try each for a week.

Sources

All checked on October 28, 2026.

Rhy on the App Store (US): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rhy-couples-photo-journal/id6758586424
iTunes lookup for Rhy (OS version, languages): https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=6758586424&country=us
getrhy.app: https://getrhy.app
Otay on the App Store (US): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/couples-photo-journal-otay/id6769610508
otay.app, Otay's privacy page: https://otay.app/privacy
otay.app, Otay's pricing page: https://otay.app/pricing

A quieter way to keep them

Otay turns small moments into a shared journal, just for the two of you.

One small photo quest a day. You both answer, and your two halves hang side by side, in a journal with no feed, no algorithm and no ads. Free to download on the App Store.