Get the appCandle gives you one quick challenge a day (a question, photo prompt, drawing or mini-game) and works for friends too. Couple Joy gives you thousands of questions and couple games at once, plus widgets, mood sharing and a live distance tracker. If you mostly want everyday notes, taps, moods and photos without games, Amourly is a third option for iPhone.
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Both are playful, game-friendly couples apps. Candle rations its fun into one daily moment; Couple Joy hands you the whole library.
| Feature | Candle | Couple Joy | Amourly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built around | A one-minute daily game or challenge | Questions and games, plus relationship widgets | Small daily moments: notes, taps, moods, photos, drawings |
| Made for | Couples and friends | Couples | Couples only — a private space for two |
| Daily questions | Yes — as one type of daily challenge | Yes — thousands of questionsEdge | Not included — Amourly is built around everyday moments |
| Quizzes & games | Yes — mini-games like Who's More Likely | Yes — Would You Rather, Never Have I Ever and moreEdge | Not included |
| Love notes & messages | Love notes sent to your partner's widget | Chat about answers; story replies | Love notes with text, a photo or a drawing; replies |
| Photo sharing | Daily photo prompts; photos on widgets | Photo journal and stories | Snaps that land on your partner's Home Screen; 24-hour stories |
| Drawing together | Drawing challenges and doodles | Not a core feature | Saved drawings, plus real-time Live Drawing (Pro) |
| iPhone widgets | Yes — notes, photos, doodles, meetup countdown | Yes — days together, distance, events, memory of the day | 7 widgets for Home Screen & Lock Screen: notes, mood, photo, drawing, days together, next special day |
| Shared memories | Memories journal and bucket list | Shared photo journal | Shared journal of memories with photos, date and place |
| Anniversaries & countdowns | Countdown to your next meetup | Countdowns and a days-together counter | Special days with reminders and a days-together counter |
| Streaks | Yes; paid streak restores available | Yes; paid streak repairs ($0.99–$3.99) | Daily streak with a free Streak Freeze each month |
| Platforms | iPhone, Android | iPhone, Android | iPhone |
| Free version | Limited; most content needs Premium | One set of questions per category | Free: 7 journal entries, 7 love notes, 3 taps a day, 1 story a day, core widgets |
| Premium price (US) | $12.99/month or $39.99–$49.99/year; $4.99/week | Listed at $12.99, $29.99 and $39.99 (plan lengths not shown) | $9.99/month or $44.99/year |
| One subscription for both partners? | Reported as one plan per couple (not stated by Candle) | Not clearly stated | Yes — one Pro plan covers both partners |
Couple Joy leans further into long distance: its widgets can show the live distance between you, days together and upcoming events. Candle offers a countdown to your next meetup and daily challenges you can do from anywhere.
Couple Joy, by volume: thousands of questions across categories plus several games, though reviewers say the free tier is limited. Candle releases one challenge a day by design; reviewers say it's fun but can feel thin after a while.
Both have streaks, and both sell ways to save one: Candle's streak restores and Couple Joy's streak repairs ($0.99–$3.99). Amourly, by comparison, gives you a free Streak Freeze each month.
Candle Premium is listed at $12.99/month or $39.99–$49.99/year. Couple Joy lists Premium at $12.99, $29.99 and $39.99 without showing plan lengths. Neither clearly states whether one subscription covers both partners. Amourly Pro is $9.99/month or $44.99/year for both of you.
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.
Add Amourly widgets to see your partner's latest note, mood, photo or drawing without opening anything. It feels less like checking an app and more like a glance at them.
Explore couple widgetsAll three are free to download. Candle and Couple Joy both keep most of their content behind Premium and sell streak saves separately. Amourly's free version includes notes, taps, moods, photos and core widgets with daily limits, and has nothing extra to buy.
Prices are US App Store list prices, checked on the date shown, and can vary by region and promotion.
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.
Couple Joy is a highly rated couples app from a Romanian husband-and-wife team. It combines a large library of questions and games (Would You Rather, Never Have I Ever, deep conversations) with widgets, mood sharing, a live distance tracker, a photo journal and streaks.
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Candle suits couples who want one quick daily game. Couple Joy suits couples who want a big library of questions and games, with long-distance widgets.
Both are free to download with limited free tiers. Candle Premium is listed at $12.99/month; Couple Joy lists Premium at $12.99, $29.99 and $39.99.
Yes. Candle's widgets show notes, photos, doodles and a meetup countdown; Couple Joy's show days together, distance, events and memories.
Yes, both are on iPhone and Android. Amourly is currently iPhone-only.
Yes. Amourly is built around everyday notes, taps, moods, photos and drawings, with widgets and a shared memory journal, and no quizzes.
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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