What is the loqd Score?
The loqd Score is a unique relationship health metric designed to help couples understand, track, and improve their connection over time. Unlike other relationship apps that focus solely on communication or shared activities, the loqd Score takes a holistic approach by considering multiple dimensions of your relationship.
Think of it as a personalized compass for your relationship journey—not a judgment, but a tool for growth and awareness.
What We Measure
The loqd Score algorithm analyzes five key dimensions of your relationship interaction within the app:
Communication
How frequently and meaningfully you communicate with your partner through the app. This includes message frequency, response times, and conversation depth.
Emotional Connection
How consistently you share your moods and respond to your partner's emotional updates. This measures emotional transparency and supportiveness.
Shared Responsibility
How you manage shared tasks and responsibilities as a couple. This includes task creation, completion, and balance between partners.
Playfulness
How often you engage in fun activities together. This includes playing relationship games, quizzes, and other interactive features.
Memory Building
How you document and celebrate your relationship journey. This includes creating and interacting with timeline memories.
These dimensions are weighted differently in the algorithm based on research in relationship psychology and user feedback. While communication and emotional connection carry the most weight, all dimensions contribute to a comprehensive picture of your relationship's health.
How We Calculate Your Score
The loqd Score algorithm follows a four-step process to generate your personalized relationship metric:
Data Collection
We gather data from your interactions in the app across all five relationship dimensions. This includes:
- Frequency and length of messages
- Mood sharing patterns
- Task creation and completion rates
- Game participation and results
- Memory timeline entries
Dimension Scoring
Each dimension receives its own score based on established benchmarks. For example:
If you share your mood at least once daily and respond to your partner's mood updates within an hour, you'll score highly in the Emotional Connection dimension.
Weighted Calculation
We apply the appropriate weight to each dimension score and sum them together:
(Communication Score × 0.30) + (Emotional Connection Score × 0.25) + (Shared Responsibility Score × 0.20) + (Playfulness Score × 0.15) + (Memory Building Score × 0.10) = Raw loqd Score
Contextualization
Finally, we adjust the score based on your relationship's unique context, such as:
- Relationship duration (newer relationships have different patterns)
- Usage frequency (ensuring fairness for different usage patterns)
- Recent significant changes (accounting for natural fluctuations)
The result is a percentage score between 0-100% that provides a snapshot of your relationship's current health according to your interactions within the app.
Understanding Your Score
Your loqd Score isn't about achieving perfection—it's about awareness and growth. Here's how to interpret different score ranges:
85-100%: Thriving
Your relationship exhibits strong communication, emotional support, shared responsibility, and joy. You're actively building memories and nurturing your connection in multiple ways.
Focus: Maintain your healthy patterns while exploring new ways to deepen your connection.
70-84%: Flourishing
Your relationship shows consistent strength in most dimensions with some opportunities for growth. You have a solid foundation with room to enhance specific aspects.
Focus: Identify and nurture the dimensions that would benefit from more attention.
50-69%: Growing
Your relationship has clear strengths alongside areas that need attention. There's good potential for growth by focusing on weaker dimensions.
Focus: Use the dimension breakdown to identify specific areas for improvement.
Below 50%: Building
Your relationship may be new, going through a challenging phase, or not yet fully utilizing the app's features. There are significant opportunities to strengthen your connection.
Focus: Start with small, consistent improvements in one or two dimensions.
Remember: The loqd Score reflects your interactions within the app, not the entirety of your relationship. It's a tool for reflection, not a definitive judgment.
Improving Your Score
If you're looking to enhance your loqd Score (and by extension, your relationship), here are some dimension-specific strategies:
Communication
- Daily check-ins: Send a thoughtful message at least once a day
- Responsive communication: Reply to messages within a reasonable timeframe
- Quality conversations: Share meaningful thoughts, not just logistics
Emotional Connection
- Mood transparency: Update your mood regularly
- Emotional responsiveness: Acknowledge your partner's mood updates
- Supportive responses: Respond with empathy to challenging emotions
Shared Responsibility
- Balanced task creation: Both partners should create tasks
- Timely completion: Complete tasks by their due dates
- Acknowledgment: Recognize your partner's completed tasks
Playfulness
- Regular game sessions: Engage in relationship games weekly
- Varied activities: Try different types of games and quizzes
- Playful messaging: Incorporate humor and lightheartedness in chats
Memory Building
- Milestone documentation: Record significant relationship moments
- Regular additions: Add smaller memories between major milestones
- Reflective interaction: Revisit and comment on past memories
Privacy and Data Usage
We take your privacy seriously. Here's how we handle the data used in the loqd Score:
- End-to-end encryption: Your message content is encrypted and not analyzed for scoring
- Metadata only: We use non-sensitive metadata (like message frequency, not content) for calculations
- No external sharing: Your score data is never sold or shared with third parties
- Local processing: Most score calculations happen on your device
- Opt-out available: You can disable the loqd Score feature in settings if preferred
For more details on how we protect your data, please see our Privacy Policy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can my partner see my individual dimension scores?
By default, both partners see only the overall loqd Score. You can choose to share detailed dimension scores in settings if you wish to discuss specific areas for growth.
How often is my loqd Score updated?
Your score is calculated daily, but significant changes typically emerge over weeks as patterns develop. You'll receive a weekly summary with insights about your score's movement.
What if we're long-distance or have different schedules?
The algorithm adjusts for usage patterns. If you indicate you're in a long-distance relationship or have specific scheduling constraints, the score will be contextualized accordingly.
Can I improve my score by using the app more frequently?
The score emphasizes quality over quantity. While regular engagement helps, meaningful interactions across different dimensions are more impactful than simply increasing usage frequency.
Is my relationship in trouble if we have a low score?
Not necessarily. The loqd Score reflects app interactions, not your entire relationship. Some couples may have strong in-person connections but use the app differently. The score is a tool for awareness, not a definitive assessment of your relationship's quality.
Will the algorithm change over time?
Yes. We continuously refine the algorithm based on relationship research, user feedback, and aggregate data analysis. Any significant changes will be communicated to users before implementation.
Future Developments
The loqd Score is constantly evolving. Here's what's coming in future updates:
- AI-enhanced insights: Personalized recommendations based on your unique relationship patterns
- Custom dimension weighting: Adjust the importance of different dimensions based on your relationship's priorities
- Trend analysis: More detailed visualization of how your score changes over time
- Achievement system: Earn recognition for reaching relationship milestones
- Celebration reminders: Get notified when your score reaches new highs
- Research integration: Incorporate the latest findings from relationship science