Comparison

Burn Time vs Wicklog

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Candle portfolio management
  • Burn time scheduling
  • Favorite candles
  • Discover emerging candle brands
  • Shop curated candle selections
Features
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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.

About

Wicklog

This app helps candle makers meticulously track their creations. Save detailed recipes, log production batches, monitor cure times with notifications, and document burn tests with photos. Export your data for business records.

Highlights
  • Save detailed candle recipes
  • Log production batches with temperatures
  • Track cure times with push notifications
  • Document burn tests with photos
  • Dashboard overview of recipes and batches
  • Export data to CSV
Features
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WickLog is the all-in-one candle making companion that takes you from recipe to finished product. Save your wax, fragrance, and wick combinations, log every pour, track cure times, and document burn tests — so you never lose track of what works. SAVE YOUR RECIPES Store every wax, fragrance oil, wick, and container combination in one place. Record fragrance load percentages, dye choices, and notes so you can recreate your best candles every time. LOG EVERY BATCH Track each production run with auto-generated batch numbers, pour temperature, ambient temperature, quantity, and notes. Link batches to recipes for a complete history of what you made and when. TIME YOUR CURES Set cure durations by wax type — soy, paraffin, coconut, beeswax, or custom. Watch progress bars count down on your dashboard and get push notifications the moment a batch is ready to test. DOCUMENT BURN TESTS Log burn duration, melt pool diameter, flame height, tunneling, soot level, and hot throw rating for every test. Attach up to 3 photos per test to track visual results. Average hot throw ratings are calculated automatically per recipe. DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE See your total recipes, batches, and active cures in one view. Check which batches are curing and review recent activity without digging through menus. EXPORT YOUR DATA Export everything to CSV for business records, Etsy bookkeeping, or external analysis. AVAILABLE IN 5 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, and Korean. FREE FEATURES • Up to 3 recipes and 5 batches • Cure timer on dashboard • Burn test logging PRO FEATURES — $9.99/YEAR • Unlimited recipes and batches • Push notifications for cure completion • Photo attachments on burn tests • CSV data export All data stays on your device. No account or internet connection required. Built for hobbyists and small-batch sellers who care about consistency Link to Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Burn Time4 screens
Wicklog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Burn Time at none against Wicklog's 2. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Wicklog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Burn Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Burn Time against 5.0 for Wicklog. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Burn Time ships an update every 5 weeks, Wicklog monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Burn Time versus Wicklog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBurn TimeWicklog
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB47 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKai KizzieTerror LLC

Customer experience

Burn Time

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Wicklog

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Burn Time

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Wicklog

Subscriptions2
  • wicklog premium monthly$1.991 Month
  • wicklog premium annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Burn Time free?
Burn Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wicklog free?
Wicklog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Burn Time or Wicklog?
Burn Time and Wicklog are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Burn Time or Wicklog have ads?
Neither Burn Time nor Wicklog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Burn Time or Wicklog?
Burn Time ships an update every 5 weeks, and Wicklog monthly. Most recently, Burn Time was updated on October 17, 2026 and Wicklog on October 5, 2026.

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