Join the hearts: send half of your heart and let them complete it
Here the recipient finds two halves of a heart floating above a marble window ledge at night, with candles flickering on either side and city lights blurred in the distance. The halves look like glossy porcelain, split down the middle by a zigzag seam. As the recipient drags one half towards the other, a thin thread of light stretches between them and the heartbeat they hear gets faster. When the halves meet, a line of gold flows down the seam from top to bottom and the heart beats three times, hard. It borrows the idea of mending something with gold: love held together with care.
On Valentine's Day it closes with 'Half of my heart is always with you'; for an anniversary it says 'Here's to many more years, together'. It is meant for a partner, a spouse or someone you've shared a long time with. After the halves join, both your names appear side by side above the heart, so double-check the spelling. Send the link by WhatsApp or by copying it, and the recipient opens it in their phone's browser with nothing to install.
What does the recipient experience?
- The screen says the sender 'sent you half of their heart'. The recipient turns the sound on and taps 'Open your heart'.
- Their name is written out with the line 'The other half is with you', and two slow heartbeats sound.
- The recipient holds one half with a finger (or the mouse) and drags it towards the other; on a phone they can hold both halves with two fingers. The closer they get, the faster the heartbeat, the brighter the thread of light and, on supported phones, a light vibration. A 'Hold to join the halves' button can bring them together instead.
- When the halves lock, a brief flash lights the scene, gold runs down the seam and the heart gives three strong beats. Rose petals fall, a melody plays and the sender's and recipient's names appear above the heart, joined by a heart symbol.
- With the heart still beating gently, the sender's message opens on a card. The recipient can send an emoji back with 'Say thanks', or pull the halves apart and join them again with 'Again'.
What can you choose?
The sender enters both names and an optional message and chooses the heart's colour: red, pink or gold. The colour also sets the glow of the halves and the shade of the falling petals. If the message is left empty, a ready-made line for the occasion is shown. Whether it's sent for Valentine's Day or an anniversary changes the opening and closing lines.
When to send it
Join the hearts is offered for two occasions: Valentine's Day on 14 February, and relationship or wedding anniversaries. It means a lot to couples living apart, because the gesture of bringing two halves together is about distance and reunion. If dragging is awkward, holding the button is enough, though doing it by hand is nicer because you feel the heartbeat build.
Common questions
Does the phone really vibrate?
On phones that support vibration, yes: as the halves get close, each heartbeat comes with a short buzz, and the moment they join gives a stronger one. On other devices everything else plays the same, just without vibration.
Whose names appear on the heart?
After the halves join, the sender's and recipient's names appear side by side with a heart between them. The names fade gently as the message card opens.
Do I have to line the halves up perfectly?
No. Once the halves are close enough they snap into place by themselves. You can leave one half still and move only the other.
Is it a good virtual gift for a long distance partner?
It works well for that: you send the link on WhatsApp or any messenger, they open it on their phone and join the halves themselves. Your private tracking page shows when they opened it and the thank-you emoji they picked.