Get the appCandle gives you one short challenge a day (a question, a photo prompt, a drawing or a mini-game) with streaks to keep. Amourly isn't a game: it's for small moments whenever they happen, like a note, a tap, your mood or a photo that lands on your partner's Home Screen. Pick Candle for a playful ritual; pick Amourly for everyday closeness.
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Both apps want you to open them every day. Candle gives you something to do together; Amourly gives you an easy way to reach each other whenever you want.
| Feature | Amourly | Candle |
|---|---|---|
| Built around | Small daily moments: notes, taps, moods, photos, drawings | A one-minute daily game or challenge |
| Made for | Couples only — a private space for two | Couples and friends |
| Daily questions | Not included — Amourly is built around everyday moments | Yes — as one type of daily challengeEdge |
| Quizzes & games | Not included | Yes — mini-games like Who's More LikelyEdge |
| Love notes & messages | Love notes with text, a photo or a drawing; replies | Love notes sent to your partner's widget |
| Quick taps & nudges | 12 love taps (hug, kiss, poke, boop…) sent as a notification | Thumb Kisses — tap together for a haptic |
| Photo sharing | Snaps that land on your partner's Home Screen; 24-hour stories | Daily photo prompts; photos on widgets |
| Drawing together | Saved drawings, plus real-time Live Drawing (Pro) | Drawing challenges and doodles |
| iPhone widgets | 7 widgets for Home Screen & Lock Screen: notes, mood, photo, drawing, days together, next special day | Yes — notes, photos, doodles, meetup countdown |
| Shared memories | Shared journal of memories with photos, date and placeEdge | Memories journal and bucket list |
| Anniversaries & countdowns | Special days with reminders and a days-together counter | Countdown to your next meetup |
| Streaks | Daily streak with a free Streak Freeze each monthEdge | Yes; paid streak restores available |
| Ads | No ads | No ads |
| Platforms | iPhone | iPhone, AndroidEdge |
| Free version | Free: 7 journal entries, 7 love notes, 3 taps a day, 1 story a day, core widgets | Limited; most content needs Premium |
| Premium price (US) | $9.99/month or $44.99/yearEdge | $12.99/month or $39.99–$49.99/year; $4.99/week |
| One subscription for both partners? | Yes — one Pro plan covers both partnersEdge | Reported as one plan per couple (not stated by Candle) |
Candle is structured around one daily challenge. You open the app, do the day's activity together and keep your streak alive. It's quick, playful and designed to become a habit.
Amourly has no daily assignment. It's where the unplanned moments go: a hug sent while you wait for coffee, a photo from your walk, your mood after a hard meeting. You use it when something happens, as often or as little as you like.
Both help, differently. Candle's meetup countdown and daily challenges give you something to do together from anywhere. Amourly gives you a steady sense of each other's day: your partner's latest note, mood, photo or drawing on your widget, a countdown to your next special day and a shared map of the places you've been together.
Both apps keep a daily streak. Candle sells streak restores if you miss a day. Amourly gives you a free Streak Freeze each month and doesn't sell streak repairs or in-app currency.
Amourly Pro is $9.99/month or $44.99/year, and one subscription covers both partners. Candle Premium is listed at $12.99/month or $39.99–$49.99/year, with a $4.99 weekly option; extras like streak restores are sold separately.
Send a hug, a kiss, a poke or a boop in one tap. Your partner gets a notification, and it's a small, honest way to say you're on their mind.
Post a photo or short video your partner can see for 24 hours: lunch, the commute, the dog doing something ridiculous. Small things, shared while they're still happening.
Every memory with a place shows up on your shared map, with a count of the cities and countries you've visited together.
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Both apps are free to download. Reviewers say Candle puts most of its content behind Premium soon after onboarding. Amourly's free version lets you send notes, taps, moods and photos with daily limits and use the core widgets; Pro removes the limits.
Candle's listed prices include weekly, monthly and yearly plans plus optional purchases. Amourly has two plans, monthly and yearly, and nothing else to buy. Prices are US App Store list prices.
Candle launched in 2025 and grew quickly by pitching itself as a daily habit for relationships. Each day brings a short challenge to do together, from questions and debates to photo prompts and drawing your partner, and it has added widgets, doodles and countdowns since.
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Read the comparison →Quick, honest answers about Amourly vs Candle.
They overlap a little, since both have notes, photos, drawings and widgets, but they're built differently. Candle centers on a daily game or challenge. Amourly centers on small, unplanned moments between partners and a shared journal of your memories.
No. Amourly doesn't assign a daily activity. You send notes, taps, moods, photos and drawings whenever you want.
Candle is free to download, but reviewers say most content sits behind Premium after onboarding. Premium is listed at $12.99/month or $39.99–$49.99/year on the US App Store.
Candle also targets friendships. If you want a space that's only for the two of you, Amourly is a private couples app with no public feed.
Yes. When one partner subscribes to Amourly Pro, both partners get Pro. Pro is $9.99/month or $44.99/year on the US App Store.
Not yet. Amourly is currently available for iPhone only. Candle is available on iPhone and Android.
We compared each app's public App Store listing, official website, help pages, and published pricing, and read recent public reviews for recurring themes. Feature lists change often, so we re-check these pages regularly. Last checked .
Disclosure: this comparison is written by the team that makes Amourly. We've aimed to describe every app fairly, including where another app is the better fit. If something here is out of date, email support@amourly.app and we'll correct it.
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