Comparison

GiftView vs Candles

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

Head to head
About

GiftView

Organize your gift-giving with personalized profiles for loved ones, tracking gift ideas, and timely birthday reminders. This user-friendly app ensures you never miss an occasion and always find the perfect present.

Highlights
  • Personalized recipient profiles
  • Gift idea tracking
  • Birthday and occasion reminders
  • User-friendly interface
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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GiftView: Gift Planner & Reminder Turn every gift-giving occasion into a joyful and stress-free experience with GiftView! Why GiftView? Personalized Profiles: Create custom profiles for your friends and family. Add their likes, interests, and preferences to ensure every gift is a hit! Gift Tracking: Keep a running list of gift ideas for each person. Whether it’s a spontaneous find or a carefully thought-out present, you’ll never lose a great gift idea again. Birthday Reminders: Never miss an important date! GiftView reminds you of upcoming birthdays, giving you ample time to prepare the perfect gift. Easy to Use: A user-friendly interface makes managing your gift lists a breeze. Add, edit, and check off gifts with just a few taps. Privacy-Focused: Your gift ideas and personal notes are kept secure and private. Perfect For: -Busy individuals who want to stay organized with their gift-giving. -Those who love adding a personal touch to their gifts. -Anyone who struggles to remember birthdays and special occasions.

About

Candles

Never forget a birthday again with this app. It offers smart reminders, countdowns, and widgets to keep track of upcoming celebrations. You can also save gift ideas and send personalized cards.

Highlights
  • Smart birthday reminders
  • Countdown timers
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Gift idea saving
  • Shareable birthday cards
  • iCloud sync
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
Features
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Never miss a birthday again. Candles keeps every birthday in one beautiful place — with countdowns, smart reminders, and widgets that show who's next at a glance. REMINDERS THAT GIVE YOU TIME Choose when you're reminded — on the day, 1, 2 or 3 days before, 1 or 2 weeks before, or a full month ahead — at the time of day that suits you. Enough time to find a gift, send a card, or plan something special. A monthly summary on the 1st shows everyone celebrating that month. QUICK SETUP Import birthdays straight from your contacts in seconds, or add anyone manually — friends, family, colleagues, even pets. ALWAYS AT A GLANCE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with live countdowns • Apple Watch app — upcoming birthdays on your wrist • iCloud sync keeps every device up to date automatically GIFT IDEAS FOR EVERYONE Save gift ideas for each person as they come to you — add a link, then tick them off once they're bought. SIRI & SHORTCUTS Ask "Whose birthday is next in Candles?", add a birthday by voice, or find anyone instantly in Spotlight search. CELEBRATE IN STYLE Send beautiful shareable birthday cards, copy ready-made wishes, and enjoy confetti on the big day. ONE PURCHASE. YOURS FOREVER. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. One small one-time purchase unlocks everything, for life. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your birthdays belong to you. Data is stored on your device and synced privately through your personal iCloud — never on our servers.

Screenshots

GiftView4 screens
Candles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GiftView at none against Candles's 1. GiftView also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Candles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GiftView 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 GiftView against 5.0 for Candles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GiftView ships an update weekly, Candles fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GiftView versus Candles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGiftViewCandles
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB17 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperConnor HammondJeyapalan Bavitharan

Customer experience

GiftView

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Candles

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GiftView

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Candles

One-time1
  • Candles Premium$3.99

Questions

Is GiftView free?
GiftView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Candles free?
Candles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GiftView or Candles?
GiftView and Candles are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do GiftView or Candles have ads?
Neither GiftView nor Candles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GiftView or Candles?
GiftView ships an update weekly, and Candles fortnightly. Most recently, GiftView was updated on November 4, 2026 and Candles on November 9, 2026.

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