Comparison

Bewilderment vs Stone Candles

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bewilderment

Discover artisanal bath, body, and home products with delightful scents. A portion of every purchase supports charitable causes focused on mental health, equal rights, and social justice. Enjoy exclusive restock updates, new product drops, and discounts delivered directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Artisanal bath, body, and home products
  • Supports mental health charities
  • Supports equal rights charities
  • Supports social justice charities
  • Queer-owned business
  • Restock updates
  • New product drops
  • Discounts
Features
Read full description

Oh hi, we're Bewilderment. Good scents, great causes. A portion of every purchase supports the Bewilderment Collective, a group of charities fighting for mental health, equal rights, and social justice. Bewilderment is proudly queer owned. Download for restock updates, drops and discounts straight to your phone. New here? Use coupon code WELCOME20 for 20% off your first order.

About

Stone Candles

Discover and purchase home fragrance products. Browse a curated selection of scents and styles to enhance your living space. Enjoy a seamless shopping experience for all your candle needs.

Highlights
  • Browse home fragrance products
  • Discover curated scents
  • Seamless shopping experience
  • Purchase candle products
Features
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Welcome to the Stone Candles app!

Screenshots

Bewilderment4 screens
Stone Candles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stone Candles at every 3 weeks against Bewilderment's every 2 months. Bewilderment's advantage is ratings volume (363 vs 44). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bewilderment against 4.8 for Stone Candles. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bewilderment has 363 ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Bewilderment's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stone Candles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bewilderment ships an update every 2 months, Stone Candles every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bewilderment versus Stone Candles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBewildermentStone Candles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (363 ratings) — better4.8 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews96.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings363 — better44
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrumble Candle Co., LLCStone Candle Bar

Customer experience

Bewilderment

All ratings363 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.4%

Stone Candles

All ratings44 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bewilderment

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes on older devices
  • Occasional glitches in the checkout process

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to sample scents virtually
  • Option to leave product reviews
  • Improved order tracking

Stone Candles

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bewilderment

No in-app purchases

None

Stone Candles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bewilderment free?
Bewilderment is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stone Candles free?
Stone Candles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bewilderment or Stone Candles?
Bewilderment is rated higher. Bewilderment averages 4.9 out of 5 from 363 ratings, while Stone Candles averages 4.8 from 44 ratings.
Do Bewilderment or Stone Candles have ads?
Both Bewilderment and Stone Candles show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bewilderment or Stone Candles?
Bewilderment ships an update every 2 months, and Stone Candles every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bewilderment was updated on September 20, 2026 and Stone Candles on September 22, 2026.

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