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Visit Film
A disposable camera for the days you are together. Capture little moments into one shared film roll built for long-distance visits.
Because being together is the whole point.
Disposable camera for long-distance visits
The disposable camerafor long-distancevisits.Capture together. Open after goodbye.
Capture the moments while you’re together. Open them after goodbye. CloserTo turns every visit into a shared film roll for the days you miss each other most.
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Free forever · iPhone · iOS 17.6+
Belly & Conrad· together since May 10, 2019
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Chapter — apart mode
The days between visits.
Waiting, counting, missing him nine cities over.
Chapter — together mode
The week you’ve been counting down.
Every tiny moment photographed before it slips away.
the distance is closing…
2,534
miles between you
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— The idea —
We built an app the way
you’d write a letter.
Long-distance couples wait weeks or months for a few days together. CloserTo gives those days a clear shape: start a visit film, capture the little moments, stay present while they develop, then open the roll when you are apart again.
— with love,
the CloserTo team
“Capture now. Reveal when you miss them.”
kept this one for us
our little archive
Chapter IVisit Film
Turn every visitinto a film rollfor after goodbye.
When you are finally in the same city, start a visit film. Capture the moments while they happen, let them develop while you stay present, then open the roll when you are apart again.
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Collages
After goodbye, turn the developed roll into a highlight sheet you can save, share, or keep for just the two of you.
Your friends are going to be so jealous.
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Visit Archive
Every visit saved as its own developed film: cover photo, dates, moments, and the story you will want ten years from now.
A love story, one visit at a time.
— An interlude —
Open the rollafter goodbye.
Swipe through a developed visit film like a private roll from the trip. Full-screen, undistracted, with captions and reactions only when they add to the memory.
kept this one for us
Austin, TX · Dec 3
6 of 8 — Dec 3, 2025, Austin TX
— Three ways of seeing —
Pick the lookfor the wholevisit film.
Choose one lens for the roll so every photo from the visit feels like it belongs to the same memory.
I ♡ · Warmth
Natural
Golden-hour warmth. Soft glow. The lens for the afternoon you spent doing absolutely nothing in his kitchen.
Chapter IIBetween visit films
Everything else keeps you closebetween hellos.The next roll is coming.
Daily photos, countdowns, journal notes, and throwbacks support the main story: the visits you wait for and the film rolls you open after goodbye.
№01 · ritual
Daily Photo
One photo a day while you are apart, revealed only after both of you share. A small ritual until the next visit film starts.
“One photo. One small proof that today still belonged to us.”
№02 · hope
Countdown
A countdown to the next hello and the next shared roll of film. Because knowing when makes the waiting softer.
“Every day is one day closer to the summer.”
№03 · memory
Shared Journal
Write the parts of the relationship that do not fit inside a photo: the waiting, the planning, the things you want to remember after the visit.
“Some feelings need more than a photo.”
№04 · nostalgia
Throwbacks
Past daily photos and developed visit films resurface when you need proof that the distance has ended before and will end again.
“Remember why it’s all worth it.”
Chapter IIAlways on your screen
Unlock your phone.There he is.
Widgets that live on your lock screen and home screen, so the miles and the days-until are the first things you see — even when you’re not in the app.
Lock Screen
Countdown Widget
The days, hours, and minutes to your next reunion — glanceable the second you pick up your phone.
“21 days. Almost there.”
Home Screen
Daily Photo Widget
See the photo he shared the moment you swipe to your home screen. No notification, no noise — just him.
“The best part of waking up.”
even when you’re not looking
— Your story, counted —
Every visit becomespart of the archive.
Days apart, days together, films captured, streaks kept. CloserTo keeps a quiet record of the relationship you are building visit by visit.
19days apart
12days together
4visits
32film photos
0day streak
31days of love
— For every kind of long-distance love —
Every love story deservesthe full version.
CloserTo is free forever. CloserTo+ unlocks unlimited visit film photos, every lens, every collage, and every throwback — and only one of you needs it.
Daily photos, countdown & shared journal — always freeMonthly
$6.99/month
Flexible month-to-month access
- Unlimited visit film photos
- All camera lenses — Natural, Film & Noir
- Extended journal features
- Priority collage generation
AnnualBest value
$29.99/year
$2.50/mo
Best value — save 50%
- Unlimited visit film photos
- All camera lenses — Natural, Film & Noir
- Extended journal features
- Priority collage generation
Lifetime
$59.99/once
Yours forever
- Unlimited visit film photos
- All camera lenses — Natural, Film & Noir
- Extended journal features
- Priority collage generation
Visit PassOne-time
$4.99/visit
All premium features for a single visit
- Unlimited visit film photos
- All camera lenses — Natural, Film & Noir
- Extended journal features
- Priority collage generation
Only one of you needs CloserTo+. Consider it a housewarming gift for the apartment you don’t live in yet.
Dear CloserTo,
Letters from the girls who waited well.
SJ
Toronto ↔ London · 2 years“Started it as a joke with my boyfriend — 'let’s see how long we keep the streak.' 247 days later, I panic if I almost forget. It’s become the tiniest, most important part of my day.”
— Sarah & James
MA
NYC ↔ LA · 8 months“Opened the app at 2 a.m. missing him and a throwback from our last visit popped up. I literally cried. Good cried. The kind where you text your mom at 2 a.m. too.”
— Mia & Alex
PD
Chicago ↔ Mumbai · 1 year“The collages are unreal. We post one after every visit and everyone asks what app it is. Feels like our little thing though, so we mostly don’t tell them.”
— Priya & Daniel
AK
Seoul ↔ Nairobi · 1.5 years“The journal is my favorite part. Reading what he wrote about his day apart is like getting a letter every single morning. I didn’t know I needed that until I had it.”
— Aisha & Kenji
EL
Berlin ↔ Sydney · 3 years“He surprised me with a countdown to a trip I didn’t know about. Best notification I’ve ever gotten. I immediately had to sit down.”
— Emma & Lucas
TR
SF ↔ Bangalore · 2 years“247 days of daily photos and I can see how our love grew. Looking back is like watching a movie of us — the hair changes, the kitchens change, the feeling doesn’t.”
— Tara & Ravi
LM
Paris ↔ Rome · 6 months“The Film lens makes our visit photos look like a movie poster. We literally framed one and put it in the hallway. My mom thinks it’s a print.”
— Lily & Marco
JS
Portland ↔ Austin · 1 year“I was skeptical about another couples app. This one actually understands the weird, specific ache of wanting to text someone but it’s 3 a.m. their time.”
— Jordan & Sam
SJ
Toronto ↔ London · 2 years“Started it as a joke with my boyfriend — 'let’s see how long we keep the streak.' 247 days later, I panic if I almost forget. It’s become the tiniest, most important part of my day.”
— Sarah & James
MA
NYC ↔ LA · 8 months“Opened the app at 2 a.m. missing him and a throwback from our last visit popped up. I literally cried. Good cried. The kind where you text your mom at 2 a.m. too.”
— Mia & Alex
PD
Chicago ↔ Mumbai · 1 year“The collages are unreal. We post one after every visit and everyone asks what app it is. Feels like our little thing though, so we mostly don’t tell them.”
— Priya & Daniel
AK
Seoul ↔ Nairobi · 1.5 years“The journal is my favorite part. Reading what he wrote about his day apart is like getting a letter every single morning. I didn’t know I needed that until I had it.”
— Aisha & Kenji
EL
Berlin ↔ Sydney · 3 years“He surprised me with a countdown to a trip I didn’t know about. Best notification I’ve ever gotten. I immediately had to sit down.”
— Emma & Lucas
TR
SF ↔ Bangalore · 2 years“247 days of daily photos and I can see how our love grew. Looking back is like watching a movie of us — the hair changes, the kitchens change, the feeling doesn’t.”
— Tara & Ravi
LM
Paris ↔ Rome · 6 months“The Film lens makes our visit photos look like a movie poster. We literally framed one and put it in the hallway. My mom thinks it’s a print.”
— Lily & Marco
JS
Portland ↔ Austin · 1 year“I was skeptical about another couples app. This one actually understands the weird, specific ache of wanting to text someone but it’s 3 a.m. their time.”
— Jordan & Sam
Hover to pause. Every letter is real, lightly edited for length.
— The small print of big feelings —
Common questions
answered.
Everything you might be wondering — from how the daily photo works to whether your partner also needs to subscribe. Short answers, no marketing fog.
Something else on your mind? Write to us.
Epilogue
The distance is temporary.Your love storyisn’t.
Because some summers — and some loves — are worth the wait.
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