CandleMaking.com vs DW Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CandleMaking.com
This app provides a wide selection of premium candle and soap making supplies from top brands. It aims to be a comprehensive resource for crafters, offering various waxes, containers, and accessories.
- Premium candle wax selection
- Soap making supplies
- Top brand distribution
- One-stop crafting shop
- Container and accessory options
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Aztec Candle and Soap Supplies is nestled in the hills of beautiful Knoxville, Tennessee and has been selling candle wax for over 35 years. Now distributing some of the best brands in the candle and soap industries including Crafter's Choice, IGI Waxes, NGI Soy Waxes, AAK Soy Waxes, Anchor Hocking, Libbey Glass and many more. Striving to be your one stop shop for all your premium candle and soap making supplies.
DW Home
Discover a vast collection of candles with over 500 scents and new arrivals weekly. Browse, shop your favorites, and build wishlists for easy checkout. Stay updated on the latest home fragrance trends.
- Over 500 candle scents
- New collections added weekly
- Shop favorite scents
- Discover seasonal favorites
- Build wishlists
- Stay updated on trends
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Is YOUR house a DW Home? Whether you've been burning DW Home Candles for years or are looking for a quality, affordable place to shop for candles - we've got every single scent that you need! With OVER 500 scents and new collections added WEEKLY, every candle lover will love browsing on our app. Stock up on your favorite scents, shop around for a new seasonal favorite, or build a wishlist that's ready for checkout whenever you are. Keep updated with the latest home fragrance trends and happenings at DW Home by downloading our app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DW Home at 4.9 against CandleMaking.com's 2.6. DW Home also leads on ratings volume (504 vs 7) and review sentiment (96% vs 80%). CandleMaking.com's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DW Home holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DW Home has 504 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of CandleMaking.com's written reviews are positive against 96% of DW Home's.
CandleMaking.com ships an update every 2 months, DW Home monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CandleMaking.com | DW Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (504 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 95.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 504 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SIMICART ONLINE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED | DW Home Candles |
Customer experience
CandleMaking.com
DW Home
Bugs and requests
CandleMaking.com
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
DW Home
Reported bugs
2 issues- Missing search functionality on app
- App harder to navigate than website
Requested features
3 requests- Search feature in the app
- More visible discount code placement
- Improved app navigation
In-app purchases
CandleMaking.com
No in-app purchases
DW Home
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CandleMaking.com free?
Is DW Home free?
Which has better reviews, CandleMaking.com or DW Home?
Do CandleMaking.com or DW Home have ads?
Which is updated more often, CandleMaking.com or DW Home?
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