For iPhone
One candle,
lit on purpose.
A candle you light for someone, or for something. It burns down on your home screen over the day, in front of you the whole time. Turn on notifications if you would like to know when it goes out.
Three things happen. Nothing else.
How it works
Say what it is for
One sentence, or leave it blank. A candle can be lit without words.
It burns on its own
Twenty-four hours, whether the app is open or not. Then it smolders, then it goes cold.
It goes out
An optional notification when the flame goes out, if enabled in Candle and allowed in iOS. You can leave it off.
Your days
A record that builds up, not a number that scolds.
Every day you light a candle pours one more layer of wax into the glass. Drag along the column to read back what any day was for. Miss a day and nothing is deleted — the wax below stays exactly where it was.
- Today's pour sits warmer and glossier than the rest.
- Not lit yet? An empty mold waits — the streak still stands.
- A missed day leaves a cool gray seam. The count starts again; the wax below stays.
Home screen
A candle, not a picture of one.
Almost everything on a home screen is a picture of itself, frozen at the moment it was drawn. This one moves. The flame leans and rights itself the way a real one does, all day, while you are answering messages and checking the weather.
That is the difference between a symbol and a presence. You did not light it to look at an icon. You lit it for someone, and it should still be going at four in the afternoon when you have forgotten you are holding your phone at all. It is.
The wax sinks as the hours pass, so a glance tells you how much of the day is left in it. Nothing to open, nothing to check.
The two here are burning as you read. Pick the sky that suits your wallpaper — the ones that ship are free. A color of your own, or a photograph for the candle to stand in front of, is what the subscription is for.
No account
There is nothing to sign up for and no way to log in. Open the app and light a candle.
Your words stay local
Your dedication and history stay in this iPhone's app storage. We do not receive them. Apple handles purchases. Any device backups you enable may include app data.
No feed, no others
You cannot follow anyone and nobody can see your candles. It is not that kind of app.
Light one tonight.
It takes one sentence, or none at all.
Download on the App StoreiPhone · iOS 18.2 or later · Free · Optional subscription