# Softflame — Candlelight for Matter bulbs

> Candlelight for Matter bulbs (iPhone/iPad app by Kentaro Saito.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/softflame/id6815729136 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Kentaro Saito](https://appshunter.io/developer/1879482946)
- Category: Lifestyle, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 27.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-09-29
- Data updated: 2026-10-02
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/softflame/id6815729136/reviews.md

## What is Softflame?

Softflame brings a real candle glow to the smart bulbs you already own.

Matter bulbs can switch on and off, dim, and change color — but they have no way to flicker like a flame. Softflame gently moves their brightness and color, step by step, so a room fills with candlelight, a slow breath, or the drift of an aurora. When you stop, every light goes back exactly as it was.

EVERYDAY PRESETS
• Candle — warm white that wavers like a flame. Set the base brightness, how deep it flickers, and the color temperature (2,000–3,500K).
• Breathe — slowly brighter and dimmer, six breaths a minute.
• Aurora — green, teal and violet, drifting round.
• Under the Sea — blue and teal, with a gentle swell of light.
• Rainbow — slowly round every color.

HALLOWEEN
• Pumpkin — yellow to orange, like a jack-o'-lantern.
• Twilight — purple fading into a dark blue.
• Lightning — darkness, then a blue-white flash, once or a few times in a row.

New seasonal presets arrive with updates.

EASY TO USE
Tap a preset, check the lights you want, and press Play. Each light can run its own preset — pumpkin on the porch, lightning in the hall. Every preset can move its lights together or each at its own pace, with a brightness setting, and speed for Aurora and Rainbow. Every preset has a moving preview, so you can see it before you try it.

MADE FOR YOUR HOME
• Works with bulbs that are already in the Home app: Matter over Thread or Wi-Fi, and bulbs behind a bridge.
• Thread bulbs change about every quarter second; bridged and Wi-Fi bulbs every half second to a second, so the flame stays smooth instead of lagging.
• Color presets need a color bulb. Candle, Breathe and Lightning work on any dimmable bulb.
• Your lights are put back — power, brightness and color — the moment you stop or leave the app.

FREE AND PRO
Every preset is free to try, on up to 2 lights for 30 seconds at a time.
Softflame Pro is a one-time purchase, with no subscription: up to 10 lights, no time limit, and the screen stays awake while your lights are running.

Softflame runs while the app is open. It has no account and collects no data; your settings stay on your iPhone.

Made by the developer of HomeMonitor.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Softflame Pro | $4.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-09-29

No release notes.

## More apps by Kentaro Saito

- [Prime Time NTP](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prime-time-ntp/id6759555624)
- [HomeMonitor - Smart Home Panel](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/homemonitor-smart-home-panel/id6800186141)

All apps by Kentaro Saito: https://appshunter.io/developer/1879482946

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