Burn Time vs Candle IQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Burn Time
Manage your candle collection and schedule burn times. Discover new candle brands and shop curated selections. Keep your favorite candles organized and always remember when to light them.
- Candle portfolio management
- Burn time scheduling
- Favorite candles
- Discover emerging candle brands
- Shop curated candle selections
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Burn time combines our candle portfolio and our burn time scheduler to keep your favorite candles top of mind. Log and favorite your best candles. Plan and schedule out your burn times for each day of the week. Burn time integrates with the top emerging candle brands which allows you to shop some amazing candles you have yet to discover.
Candle IQ
This app helps you optimize your candle burning experience by providing personalized recommendations. It considers factors like wax type, size, and room conditions to suggest ideal burn times, promoting safety and efficiency.
- Wax type selection
- Candle size input
- Wick count specification
- Room condition adjustment
- Recommended burn times
- Simple interface
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Candle IQ helps you make smarter decisions when burning candles by providing burn-time recommendations based on wax type, candle size, wick count, and room conditions. Designed for everyday candle users, Candle IQ focuses on safety, efficiency, and consistency to help reduce tunneling, wasted wax, and unsafe burn times. Features: • Select wax type, candle size, and number of wicks • Adjust for room type and conditions • Get recommended burn times in minutes • Simple, clean interface with no account required Candle IQ provides informational guidance only and does not control or monitor physical candles. Always follow manufacturer safety instructions. Built for clarity, safety, and smarter candle care.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Candle IQ at every 3 days against Burn Time's every 5 weeks. Candle IQ also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Burn Time against 5.0 for Candle IQ. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Burn Time ships an update every 5 weeks, Candle IQ every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Burn Time | Candle IQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kai Kizzie | Vincent Chapman |
Customer experience
Burn Time
Candle IQ
In-app purchases
Burn Time
No in-app purchases
Candle IQ
No in-app purchases
