Candle

A couples app: daily questions, games, photo prompts and date ideas for you two

Quick facts

Free version
Doesn't sell your data
Some data used for ads
Delete your account in the app

From Candle's own pages, checked Nov 12, 2026. See the sources

What is Candle?

Candle gives you and your partner (or your best friend) a little something to do together every day 🕯️ Answer a daily question and unlock theirs once you reply, play mini games like Who's More Likely and drawing challenges, and share in-the-moment photo prompts that build a private photo history. Send thumb kisses that buzz on their phone, get weekly date ideas near you, and keep a shared bucket list, love notes and a countdown to your next hello 💕 Core features are free, and Candle Premium adds more content.

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Screenshots from the App Store.

Who Candle is for

Couples at any stage, including long-distance and living-together partners, as well as close friends.

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What Candle does

A daily question, with their answer revealed once you reply
Mini games like Who's More Likely, quick rounds and drawing challenges
Daily photo prompts and a private shared photo history
Thumb kisses: a tap that makes their phone vibrate
Weekly date ideas based on where you are
A shared bucket list and saved memories
Lock screen widgets, love notes and a countdown to your next meet-up
Streaks for your daily check-ins

Candle pricing

Prices change and differ by country. Each line shows where and when we read it.

Free version

There is a free version.

The paid Candle Premium subscription unlocks additional content and features.

“Candle offers both free and paid features.”

Source: trycandle.app · checked Nov 12, 2026

Paid plan

$4.99/week to $39.99/year

Candle Premium, terms of service. Prices are localized by country.

“Pricing currently ranges from $4.99 USD per week to $39.99 USD per year”

Source: trycandle.app · checked Nov 12, 2026

Candle privacy: what the company says about your data

Taken from Candle's own published pages, with the exact passage each line rests on. This is a summary of what the company states, not an audit of what it does.

Selling personal data

Says it does not sell personal data.

The policy adds that some analytics and advertising tools may count as "sharing" under California law.

“We do not sell your Personal Data. If our privacy practices change materially, we will notify you in accordance with applicable law.”

Source: trycandle.app · checked Nov 12, 2026

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Advertising

Says some data is used or shared for advertising.

The policy says private messages, shared photos and prompt responses are not shared with advertising partners.

“We work with advertising partners to promote Candle on third-party platforms. However, these partners receive only technical identifiers (such as device IDs or hashed email addresses) to measure campaign effectiveness and conduct other similar marketing activities.”

Source: trycandle.app · checked Nov 12, 2026

Where your data is kept

Your data is stored on the company's servers.

Data is held with a hosted database provider.

“PlanetScale provides database hosting (MySQL/Vitess) with SSL/TLS encryption in transit and encryption at rest.”

Source: trycandle.app · checked Nov 12, 2026

Deleting your data

You can delete your data or account from inside the app.

Deletion can also be requested by email.

“You can delete your account and request deletion of your Personal Data at any time through your account settings or by contacting support@trycandle.app”

Source: trycandle.app · checked Nov 12, 2026

See how every listed app answers these questions in our app privacy data, or put Candle side by side with another app in the app privacy checker.

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Candle: common questions

There is a free version. The paid plan is listed at $4.99/week to $39.99/year (Candle Premium, terms of service. Prices are localized by country). Source: trycandle.app, checked Nov 12, 2026.

Candle says it does not sell personal data. The policy adds that some analytics and advertising tools may count as "sharing" under California law. On advertising, it says some data is used or shared for advertising. Source: trycandle.app, checked Nov 12, 2026.

Your data is stored on the company's servers. Source: trycandle.app, checked Nov 12, 2026.

You can delete your data or account from inside the app. Source: trycandle.app, checked Nov 12, 2026.

Candle is available on iOS and Android.