Fitila

Keep the light between you alive

Fitila is Yoruba for oil lamp. Two people, one shared flame — it dims when it is left alone, and warms when you tend it.

The lamp right now

Burning steady

Tend it and watch. Left alone, it dims on its own.

How it works

You pair with one person. That is the whole social graph — no feed, no followers, no one else to perform for. Between the two of you sits a single lamp, and everything in the app is a way of tending it.

Tending

A word, a voice note, a photo, a short video. Each one warms the lamp by a different amount — presence counts for more than a passing message.

The dimming

Left alone, the light fades over hours rather than seconds. Not a punishment or a streak to defend — just an honest picture of how long it has been.

Asking

Ask for time together — tonight, sometime this week, a full evening — or ask your partner to tend the lamp when yours is running low. Either of you can say no.

Looking back

Every week, month and year, Fitila gathers what passed between you into a short reflection. Keep the ones worth keeping; the rest fade.

What we do not do

Fitila holds the most private thing two people have. It is built accordingly.

You can delete your account and everything in it from Settings, at any time. The full detail is in the Privacy Policy.

Where it is

Fitila is in private testing with a small circle of couples, on both iPhone and Android. It is made by one person, and it is not yet in either store.

An iPhone and an Android phone can pair with each other, so it does not matter which of you carries which.

Try the beta

Fitila is in open testing through Apple's TestFlight. It is free while in beta, and works on iPhone running iOS 14 or later.

Open in TestFlight

Scan with your iPhone camera

Android

Fitila is on Android too, in closed testing. Places are limited while we find the rough edges, and we are letting couples in a few at a time.

Tell us where to send an invite and we will get you both in — email support@fitila.app.

Fitila needs two people, so please ask together with your partner.

Questions, or trouble with the app? Email support@fitila.app.