The Road Ahead for AgapeVerse - A Love-Powered Vision Needs You
AgapeVerse: The Universe of Love We’re Building Together
Hey friends. This isn’t just another product update—it’s a love letter. Not just to poetry, or technology, but to you—the community we hope to grow into something extraordinary.
AgapeVerse was never just about AI or fancy features. It was born from something deeper. From the beautiful, aching, ecstatic need to say what we feel—to someone who matters—when the right words won’t come easily.
It was born from love.
And to tell you where we're going next, I need to tell you where we've been.
A True Story: The Lone Developer, the Spark, and the Muse
AgapeVerse started as a quiet side project. I (David—hi!) had been building software for years: tools, games, websites, infrastructure. But none of it felt personal.
That changed the moment I met Glenda.
Glenda lives across the country from me. And as anyone in a long-distance relationship knows, words matter even more when you can’t be there in person. You want to show how you feel. Not just say it, but shape it into something that lasts—something that glows.
I started using AI to write poems for her. Not just any poems—custom-crafted verses with inside jokes, hidden messages, and all the warm, goofy, poetic love I didn’t know how to express. These poems made her laugh. They made her cry. They made her feel seen.
Glenda encouraged me to build this into something bigger. Something that could help anyone express themselves more deeply, to friends, to partners, to family—to strangers. She’s been my inspiration, my advisor, and my biggest supporter.
Without Glenda, AgapeVerse would still be scribbles in a notebook.
A Slower Season — And Why That’s Okay
Let’s be honest: development on AgapeVerse has slowed in recent months.
I’ve been splitting time between two states, between late-night debugging and spending time with Glenda. Between writing code and writing love letters. Between burnout and falling in love...
And honestly? It’s been beautiful.
There are so many things that can and should be fixed/added for AgapeVerse. We could always prioritize speed of development and marketing however, sometimes it's advantageous to slow down or even take a break. Better decisions are made when you step back and plan first instead of seeking rapid progress. We've done both, we got our X account banned by seeking rapid growth by generating and sending poems to big names like Elon Musk, Ivanka Trump, and even the current president of the USA. So we slowed down...
But it also means we’ve been moving slower lately. No big launches. No fancy press releases. Just steady love and quiet work, waiting for the right moment to grow again.
And now—we’re ready.
We’re Calling In the Cavalry (That’s You)
Here’s where you come in.
To bring AgapeVerse to the next level you can help us!
👥 We need more users.
More people using the app means more testing, better feedback, and more funds to keep the lights on and grow the team.
If you’ve already created an account: thank you!
If not: sign up now. It’s free, it’s fun, and we think you’ll love it.
💌 We need your stories.
Has AgapeVerse helped you share something meaningful with someone? Send us a note at support@agapeverse.app. We’d love to feature your stories and celebrate your creativity.
📣 We need visibility.
Know a blogger? A podcaster? A friend who loves poetry or AI? Tell them about AgapeVerse. Share a poem on social media. Use the hashtag #AgapeVerse. Tag us. Every post, tweet, and whisper helps.
What’s Coming Next
Over the next 12 months, we’re planning to roll out features that take AgapeVerse from a simple poetry generator to a full-fledged emotional expression toolkit. Here’s a sneak peek:
✨ 1. Print-On-Demand Keepsakes
Turn your favorite poems into high-quality posters, cards, and hardcover books. Perfect for gifts, anniversaries, or your own poetry wall.
🎙️ 2. Voiceover and Video Generation
Easily create audio and/or video of your poem with a natural sounding voice and video of the text on top of a unique background video with unique background music. Share on your personal social media accounts or directly to the recipient.
👯♀️ 3. Poem Interaction (Ratings, Comments, and Forking)
We want your poems to be seen by others and reward poems with more substance. A top poem page where poems that have been publicly shared on AgapeVerse can be voted up or down and receive feedback is a feature we feel will expand the audience for the platform and eager users.
🧢 4. Personalized Merchandise
Print on demand physical items (tote bags, mugs, and more) imprinted with your poem lines or hidden messages. Carry your love into the world.
✍️ 5. Smart AI Revisions
Update your existing poems with an AI assistant.
🗝️ 6. Deeper Privacy + Sharing Tools
Want to publish your poem to the world, or keep it just between you and someone special? More granular controls are on the way.
❤️ 7. A Community Built on Love
In the long term, we dream of AgapeVerse becoming more than a tool—a movement. Community spotlights. Writing challenges. Random acts of poetry. A universe of people using technology to bring warmth, creativity, and healing into each other’s lives.
HeartPoints: Still the Heart of It All
Remember, the app runs on HeartPoints, our homegrown credit system.
- Free accounts get 45 HeartPoints every week, which reset weekly.
- Premium accounts get 999 HeartPoints weekly, and can bank up to 12 weeks’ worth.
Poem prices:
- Free poems = 9 HeartPoints
- Premium poems = 54 HeartPoints, with advanced privacy and formatting options
Your premium subscription helps fund all the magic that’s to come—and ensures that AgapeVerse stays alive and growing.
We also recently added the ability to purchase HeartPoints directly with our without a subscription.
Love Is a Technology, Too
AgapeVerse is about building tools for tenderness. About making it easier, safer, and more joyful to share what’s in our hearts. In an increasingly noisy, distracted, cynical world, we’re doubling down on something different:
- Slower communication
- Deeper expression
- Beautiful, meaningful gifts
- Surprise, delight, and humanity in every line
Join Us
So here we are. A lot of work on our plate and a lot of grattitude for the support of our existing users. Full of love, full of dreams, and full of faith that you—our growing community—can help turn this into something world-changing.
If you’re reading this, you’re part of that dream now!
Let’s write the next verse together.
💗
With gratitude and hope,
David & the AgapeVerse Team
https://AgapeVerse.app