Candle
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About Candle
Candle operates a consumer app focused on improving communication for Gen Z couples. Its mission is to build the communication platform of the future, starting with couples and expanding to friends, family, and beyond. Candle has surpassed 250,000 users and is scaling rapidly, aiming to reach 1,000,000 users by the end of 2025. The app's client is built with React Native (Expo) and SwiftUI, while its real-time backend on Convex (TypeScript) handles real-time functionality, background tasks, queues, cron jobs, and REST APIs. Candle leverages AI models from Anthropic Claude 4 Sonnet, OpenAI GPT-5, and Gemini to power background agents for tasks like finding local date ideas, uses Replicate for image generation, and employs Posthog for feature flags, Amplitude for analytics, Sentry for error reporting, and Clerk for authentication.
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