CandleMaking.com vs Surf's Up Candle
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.
Surf's Up Candle
Discover a collection of all-natural soy candles, handcrafted in Belmar, NJ. Explore a variety of scents and styles, including mason jar and paint can candles, alongside complementary bath and body products like sugar scrubs and lotions.
- All-natural soy candles
- Handmade in Belmar, NJ
- Mason jar candle styles
- Paint can candle styles
- Sugar scrubs
- Lotions
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All natural soy candle company. Hand made in Belmar, NJ. Our line features mason jar candles, paint can candles, sugar scrubs, bath dusts, lotions and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Surf's Up Candle at 4.8 against CandleMaking.com's 2.6. Surf's Up Candle also leads on ratings volume (34 vs 7). CandleMaking.com's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Surf's Up Candle holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 34 respectively.
CandleMaking.com ships an update every 2 months, Surf's Up Candle every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CandleMaking.com | Surf's Up Candle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SIMICART ONLINE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED | RAPID ACCELERATION INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED |
Customer experience
CandleMaking.com
Surf's Up Candle
In-app purchases
CandleMaking.com
No in-app purchases
Surf's Up Candle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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