# Candle: Couples & Relationship — user reviews > 554 indexed App Store user reviews of Candle by Encore AI Labs, Inc., rated 4.80/5 from 10,770 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/candle-couples-and-relationship/id6743355635/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/candle-couples-and-relationship/id6743355635.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 9,454 · 4★ 669 · 3★ 288 · 2★ 91 · 1★ 268 ## What do users think of Candle? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Perfect app for long distance couples - 👍 Unexpectedly great for reconnecting - 👍 Low-commitment, high-impact way to encourage connection - 👍 Doesn't require subscription for full use - 👍 Fun games and prompts - 👍 Sparks new conversations - 👍 Helps couples remember they're more than just friends - 👍 Reconnects couples in a simple, meaningful way - 👍 Keeps couples connected throughout busy schedules - 👍 Fun and engaging daily prompts - 👍 Feels natural and easy to use **Most requested features** - Different decks or categories for prompts to mix things up ## Newest reviews (10 of 554) ### 4/5 — Candle *2026-08-31* It’s a fun way to interact with my partner ### 3/5 — Asking my partner a question *2026-08-15, version 1.8.3* Instead of my partner seeing, “This is something I wanted to ask you” you should have the person asking that question be able to answer it too. I may skip that prompt because I don’t want my partner to know that I wanted to ask that question. ### 5/5 — awesome!! *2026-08-06* What a great app. Been using it for our long distance marriage + they actually listen to your suggestions and improve it🥹 Thank you to the creators :) ### 5/5 — best connection growth tool & conflict resolver *2026-08-03, version 1.8.1* The questions are great. They’re not nothing but surface level stuff. and during simple conflict silence it’s the best icebreaker and way to gently say I’m sorry. You can’t get much better. ### 5/5 — Good for ldr *2026-08-01, version 1.8.1* 🙏 ### 5/5 — Great but could be better *2026-07-28* My boyfriend and I have gotten good use of this app. There’s been some fun questions and we like the thumb kiss feature. Weve been using it about a year and are now maybe getting a little bored though. I think the unhinged icebreakers and controversial questions seem a little safe. I also feel like there could be some more creative activities besides the shared drawings (which I like). Maybe stuff w stickers? Maybe more drawing prompts? Not sure but just feels like it needs a little spicing up. That said we’ve really enjoyed using this app and have gotten really good use of it. There’s lots of fun questions and categories and I’d definitely recommend. ### 1/5 — Bugs or something *2026-07-27, version 1.8.1* Don't let me open app not sure of its because i haven't opened it in a while or what but it don't let me open it ### 5/5 — Engaging *2026-07-26, version 1.8.1* The funnest I'd say i had on a app with my girlfriend ### 1/5 — Charged me $50 after cancelled *2026-07-25, version 1.8.1* They literally charged me $50 out of nowhere after I canceled two weeks prior. Then on top of that when I figured you know what I’ll just give it a try it’s already paid for I send it to my partner and they want him to pay separately as well. Wild ### 3/5 — Great app, 1 problem *2026-07-24, version 1.8.1* While the app is great I paid after the free trial and my partner doesn’t get the same features ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Do not take over my dynamic island for streak *2026-09-02* Do not take over my dynamic island for streak ### 1/5 — FRAUD *2026-08-20* They say there’s a free trial but even if you cancel the subscription before the trial ends they still debit your account. Big scam. Stay away from these fraudsters **Developer response:** Hi, we’re really sorry to hear about this. Please email us at support@trycandle.app so we can look into what happened and help resolve this for you! We’d love the chance to improve your experience and earn your 5 stars! ### 1/5 — Don’t download *2026-08-19* They charge you $50 for the app itself w no sign up **Developer response:** Hi there! Candle is free to use, with Premium available as an optional upgrade for extra features. Please email us at support@trycandle.app so we can look into what happened and help you further. We’d love the chance to improve your experience and earn your 5 stars! ### 1/5 — Terrible Update *2026-08-16, version 1.8.3* The latest update completely ruined the app. It was already trying to make you pay for the app in various ways. However in the newest update they have limited you even further, to the point where you cannot do much without spending money. Even the simple games…. Like cmon you can find these games online for free but can’t play here for free? Hope this app genuinely crashes and burns. I would spend $5 to full unlock the app but that isn’t a choice. $40 a year for a couple questions a day and games I could play online for free elsewhere…. Yeah right lol ### 1/5 — Won’t allow to login without payment *2026-08-14* Absolutely useless app, at least let me see the UI/UX then I’ll register for premium, but no, it says first pay only then you can see. If product was truly genuine they wouldn’t have done it. **Developer response:** Hi, we’re sorry for the confusion. Candle is free to use, with Premium available as an optional upgrade for extra features. Please email us at support@trycandle.app so we can help you further and look into what happened. We’d love the chance to improve your experience and earn your 5 stars! ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-08-09, version 1.8.2* I’ve canceled my subscription a way long time ago and they’re still charging my account. I absolutely do not whatsoever appreciate the things this app has been doing. ### 1/5 — Would work *2026-08-09* Downloaded did all steps and the app wouldn’t even load all it did was bounce the little fireball ### 1/5 — Waste *2026-08-07, version 1.8.2* Wanted to do the monthly but instead I got charge for the year. Also they don’t give a heads up when your free trial is about to end. ### 1/5 — Tried to download but *2026-08-05, version 1.8.1* This app is absolutely stupid. You try to force me into a subscription straight away like am I an idiot? It says you don’t have to pay but it’s forcing the transaction terrible app. I will not be forced to subscribe. ### 1/5 — Unable to sign up without agreeing to a subscription *2026-07-31, version 1.8.1* As above. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — love it *2026-09-10* great experience within the app and with the support ### 5/5 — A little bit of sweet for any relationship *2026-08-31* I downloaded this app with my long distance girlfriend after hearing about it from a friend and have been really enjoying using the premium version of the app. Yes, the premium features are paid (and the app still has great free features), but it’s a small investment in the relationship I care about the most. We really enjoy the mini games (especially seeing how our scores stack up to other couples on the app), and get some good laughs at the questions. It’s a been a nice addition to look forward to in our nightly routine and the calendar in the app is a really sweet way to look back on memories we’ve made. There’s so much this app has to offer, and the developing team seems to really care about continuing to update it with fun new features. I could see this being a great addition to any relationship (it’d probably even be fun to do with your homies). ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-08-26* Amazing! Though I wish they didn’t take away the third daily challenge question from the free version. Sparks is a great addition. I only wish more things set aside for premium were part of the free experience since premium is so expensive. ### 5/5 — SO CUTE *2026-08-15* Me and my partner have this and bought the premium version because it’s so cheap. It’s such a great app to use as a widget, brings us closer and lets us play games together when we are bored. Helps you to realize how compatible you are with all the questions and is great for when you’re apart :) ### 5/5 — Found from tick tock *2026-08-14* This is one of the best widgets and realtionship app out there even not on a premium subscription you get such a verirty of things available for you to use ### 5/5 — Super fun for couples! *2026-08-13, version 1.8.2* This app is super fun and helpful for me and long distance partner! Customer support was very quick and helpful when my partner lost their old phone to the ocean and couldn’t log back in! We love this app! ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-08-13, version 1.8.2* super helpful service team cool app to connect with partner ### 5/5 — Greatest app overall *2026-08-12, version 1.8.2* I had pookie year subscription I even had widgetable but they always got boring and never kept the relationship feeling alive with Candle there is so much more fun and idea’s to create together if you liked pookie app then you’ll love this one ### 5/5 — Love this app but *2026-08-07, version 1.8.2* I absolutely love this app, but you need to come up with some different questions repeating the same questions over and over gets old ### 5/5 — Brought us closer *2026-08-06, version 1.8.2* This is a great app that you can use the free version and still get a lot out of it. It reminds me of “we’re not really strangers” but with little fun things to do outside of the questions. I may eventually purchase the premium but for now I am enjoying it as it is. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-11.*