Bewilderment vs Surf's Up Candle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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 ads: Surf's Up Candle at none against Bewilderment's shown. Surf's Up Candle also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Bewilderment's advantage is ratings volume (363 vs 34) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bewilderment against 4.8 for Surf's Up Candle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bewilderment has 363 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bewilderment ships an update every 2 months, Surf's Up Candle every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bewilderment | Surf's Up Candle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (363 ratings) — better | 4.8 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 363 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crumble Candle Co., LLC | RAPID ACCELERATION INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED |
Customer experience
Bewilderment
Surf's Up Candle
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
Surf's Up Candle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bewilderment
No in-app purchases
Surf's Up Candle
No in-app purchases
