Comparison

Candle Calculator vs Pourwick

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

Head to head
About

Candle Calculator

This app helps candle makers calculate precise wax and fragrance oil amounts, pour temperatures, and wick sizes for any container. It offers advanced features for professional sellers, including cost analysis, inventory tracking, and batch planning.

Highlights
  • Precise wax and fragrance oil calculations
  • Wick size and pour temperature guidance
  • Supports over 40 wax types with density math
  • Metric and imperial unit support
  • Cost and profit calculation per candle
  • Unlimited saved recipes and batch planning
  • Inventory tracking and burn test logs
Features
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Stop guessing how much wax to melt. Get the exact numbers for any jar, free. Tell WickWise your container size, wax type and fragrance load. It gives you the exact wax and fragrance oil amounts, the right pour temperature, and the wick size to start with — before you melt anything. THE CALCULATOR IS FREE No trial, no account. Enter a jar, get your numbers. Save up to 3 recipes free. WHAT YOU GET FREE • Exact wax and fragrance oil amounts for any jar or vessel • Pour temperature and wick size guidance for your wax • Brand-accurate density math for 40+ waxes, so nothing overflows • Metric or imperial, whichever you work in • Save up to 3 recipes WICKWISE PRO For makers who sell, or who are tired of re-doing the math: • Cost and profit per candle — know your margin before you price • Unlimited saved recipes, synced across your devices with iCloud • Batch planner — scale any recipe from 1 to 100 in a tap • Wax blend, dye and burn time calculators • Fragrance oil library with flashpoints and cost per ounce • Inventory tracking with low-stock warnings • Burn test logs — record cold throw, hot throw, mushrooming, tunnelling • Hands-free voice mode — say "next" while your hands are full of wax • Lock-screen cooling timer so candles are never over- or under-set • Export recipes and test logs as PDF or CSV WORKS WITH YOUR WAX Soy, coconut, beeswax, paraffin, parasoy and custom blends. Golden Brands, NatureWax, IGI, Cargill and more, with real density values rather than a single generic number. PERFECT FOR Beginners pouring their first soy candle, hobbyists dialling in scent throw, and Etsy and market sellers running real production. WHY MAKERS SWITCH Most candle calculators give you one number and hope for the best. WickWise accounts for the actual density of your specific wax, tells you the pour temperature that wax wants, and shows what the candle costs you to make. That is the difference between a candle that sets flat and one that sinks. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS WickWise Pro is available as a weekly or annual auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices and any introductory offer are shown before purchase. Introductory offers are available only to eligible subscribers; after the introductory period, the subscription renews at the regular price shown. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Your subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/wickwise/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/wickwise/home

About

Pourwick

Features
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Pourwick is a candle-making calculator and workshop log for makers who sell. Get the exact wax, fragrance and dye for any vessel, cost every candle from what you actually paid, and keep your recipes, supplies, batches and burn tests in one place — with one purchase, no subscription. MEASURED RIGHT • Wax by container volume and fill level, or by the water-weight method • Uses the common 0.86 g/mL pour factor (0.90 for beeswax) — or enter your supplier's density, or calibrate it from one test pour • Fragrance load as % of wax or % of total, with a warning above each wax's typical maximum • Dye as % of wax, wicks per vessel, batch totals for any number of candles • Grams, ounces, pounds or kilograms; mL, fl oz or litres; °F or °C RECIPE LIBRARY • Unlimited saved recipes with search, duplicates and notes • Each recipe shows pour weight, cost per candle, suggested price and burn time • Share a full recipe card as text COST & PRICING • Wax, fragrance, dye, wicks, vessel, labels and packaging, plus your labor rate • Suggested price from your markup, gross margin and the price for a 60% margin • Link a recipe to your inventory and it is costed from your real average purchase prices INVENTORY • Track wax, oils, dye, wicks, vessels and packaging • Record each purchase; Pourwick keeps a weighted-average unit cost • Low-stock alerts and "your stock can make N candles" BATCH LOG • Log every pour with an automatic lot code, recipe snapshot, materials used and cost • Cure countdown shows which batches are curing and which are ready • Optionally deduct the batch from inventory — and put it back if you delete the log BURN-TEST LOG • Record wick, weights before and after, time to full melt pool, pool depth, flame height, soot, mushrooming, tunneling, hot throw and a pass/adjust/fail verdict • Pourwick turns your measured burn rate into a projected burn time for the recipe LABELS, EXPORTS & BACKUP • Printable PDF label sheets with net weight in oz and g, burn time, lot code and a candle safety warning • CSV exports of recipes, inventory, batches and burn tests • Full backup and restore as one file ALSO INCLUDED Scent blends across up to four oils, pour runs that split big orders into pitcher-sized lots, batch plans with QC checkpoints and cure dates, a wick-size starting guide by diameter, and illustrated guides with wax, fragrance and wick reference tables. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your device. Pourwick is a planning aid. Densities, capacities and temperatures are typical values — follow your wax and fragrance technical data sheets and IFRA limits, and burn-test every new recipe. iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Candle Calculator4 screens
Pourwick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Candle Calculator at Free against Pourwick's $2.99. Pourwick's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Candle Calculator is free to download; Pourwick costs $2.99 up front. Candle Calculator sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pourwick asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candle Calculator ships an update every 10 days, Pourwick every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Candle Calculator versus Pourwick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandle CalculatorPourwick
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFahim UddinRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Candle Calculator

Subscriptions5
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Weekly7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Pro Annual Discounted7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Pro Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$49.99
None

Pourwick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Candle Calculator free?
Candle Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pourwick free?
Pourwick costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Candle Calculator or Pourwick have ads?
Neither Candle Calculator nor Pourwick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Candle Calculator or Pourwick?
Candle Calculator ships an update every 10 days, and Pourwick every 3 weeks. Most recently, Candle Calculator was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pourwick on October 31, 2026.

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