Candle is a mobile app that delivers daily micro‑relationship activities—short challenges, photo prompts, and locally relevant date ideas—to partnered adults via push notifications. It personalizes content using preference settings and device sensors, stores completed activities in an encrypted private timeline, and offers a subscription tier with expanded content and analytics.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Many couples find it difficult to allocate regular, meaningful time for relationship-building activities amid busy schedules, leading to reduced emotional connection and missed opportunities for shared experiences. Existing solutions often require lengthy sessions or complex planning, which discourages consistent use.
Solution
Candle is a mobile application that delivers bite‑sized relationship activities directly to users’ smartphones each day. The app curates short challenges, photo prompts, and locally relevant date ideas that can be completed in a few minutes, lowering the friction for daily engagement. Content is personalized through preference settings and leverages device sensors such as the camera and geolocation to streamline execution. Users receive push notifications to remind them of the daily prompt, and completed activities are stored in a private timeline that both partners can review. A free tier provides basic daily prompts, while a subscription unlocks an expanded library, advanced gamification, and deeper analytics. All data are encrypted in transit and at rest to meet privacy standards.
Target Audience
The primary users are partnered adults (typically 20‑45) who seek a low‑effort, technology‑enabled way to nurture their relationship, as well as relationship coaches who recommend structured daily practices to clients.
Features
- Daily micro‑activities (challenges, photo prompts, date suggestions) delivered via push notification for quick, on‑the‑go participation
- Integrated camera capture and geolocation APIs to automate photo prompts and local venue recommendations
- Gamified progress tracker with streaks, badges, and shared milestones to encourage habit formation
- Preference‑driven recommendation engine that adapts content based on couple’s interests and past interactions
- Cross‑platform native iOS/Android app with offline caching for uninterrupted use
- Secure, end‑to‑end encrypted storage of shared media and activity logs, compliant with GDPR and CCPA
- In‑app analytics dashboard showing engagement metrics, activity frequency, and sentiment trends for each couple