Ohanas vs Candle
Candle is a couples app with a strong long-distance focus, free to start. Here’s an honest look at both.
What Candle does well
- • Made with long-distance couples in mind
- • Free to start
- • A founder story front and centre, so you know who’s behind it
Where Ohanas is different
- • Ohanas gives long-distance couples something shared to care for: one pet, two phones
- • Quests you finish side by side, wherever you each are
- • A nightly tuck-in that becomes your goodnight ritual across time zones
Side by side
| Candle | Ohanas | |
|---|---|---|
| Main idea | Staying close at a distance | A pet you raise together |
| Good for long distance | Yes | Yes |
| Free to start | Yes | Yes |
| Nightly tuck-in streak | — | Yes |
Candle details are from their public site as of November 2026 and may have changed. “—” means we couldn’t confirm it.
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Free to start, no credit card. Premium is optional: $6.99 CAD a month for the two of you.
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