A gentle place to grieve
a member of your family
Whether they're gone, or you're preparing to say goodbye — Candlepaw walks beside you, one small step a day. No account. Everything stays on your phone.
- No account
- Stays on your phone
- 28 gentle days, at your pace
- A book of them to keep
for them, always
Said plainly,
kept always.
We never pretend to be your pet.
No “messages from them”, ever. Your letters are yours to write, and they are never answered.
Your memories are never held hostage.
Everything stays readable and exportable — even if you stop paying.
Grief before a goodbye
and grief after one
They need different words. There’s no wrong answer, and you can change it later.
They’ve passed away
Recently, or some time ago. Days for the empty house, the things they left, the guilt after a decision, and the people who loved them too.
You’re preparing to say goodbye
A good-days diary, paw prints, a while-we-can list — so the time you still have together is kept, not just counted.
One small step
a day
Each day has something short to read, one question to sit with, and a small ritual. No streaks and nothing to fall behind on — skip a day, pause, come back whenever you’re ready. A heads-up comes before the heavier days.
There are also gentle days for children at home, and for other pets, who notice the empty spot too.
- Day 1The first night
- Day 2Saying their name
- Day 9The quiet house
- Day 13Your other pet is grieving too
- Day 15“Did I choose right?”
- Day 19Forgiving yourself
- Day 20When people say “just a dog”
- Day 28Their book of memory
Everything that was them,
kept in one place
Letters to them
Write what you didn’t get to say. Only you can read it. It will never be answered — Candlepaw never pretends to be your pet.
Their memory album
Photos, stories and the sounds of them, gathered by your own tags — walks, funny, the last year.
A candle, any time
Light it in the app, on your home screen, or from your wrist. It keeps burning while you need it.
Hard dates, prepared for
Their birthday, the day they came home, the anniversary. A gentle heads-up before, and small ideas for the day.
Speak instead of typing
Dictate a voice note or a letter. Speech is turned into text by your phone itself, on the device.
A book of them to keep
Everything you write becomes a book of memory, and a memorial page you can print.
A wave is here.
You don’t have to do anything.
One tap, any time. A few true words. Their happiest moments, one by one. A place to say it out loud. A message to the person you trust, already written. And free pet-loss support lines with real people.
Grief comes in waves because the love did. This one will pass, like the others.
Thinking about ending your life, or feel unsafe? Please reach a person now — call or text 988 in the US and Canada, or your local emergency number.
On your home screen,
on your wrist
Widgets
A candle you can light, their photo, today’s step on the path, and a memory from this day in past years — on your home and lock screen.
Apple Watch
Light the candle with a tap, check in on how you feel, see today’s step, record a voice note, or call your person — from your wrist.
7 languages
- English
- Deutsch
- Español
- Français
- Italiano
- Português
- 한국어
Light and dark themes — easier on late nights.
Stay on
this phone
No account, no sign-up, no cloud of ours. No ads and no analytics. Dictation runs on your phone, never on a server. Export everything any time.
Read the privacy policy →- No accountNo email, no password, nothing to sign up for.
- On-device onlyPhotos, letters and sounds live in the app on your phone.
- Nothing sent by itselfMessages and calls open in your own Messages or Phone app.
- Delete everythingOne row in Settings removes it all from this phone.
Their memorial is yours,
free, always
Pro opens the whole path and everything you’ll want to keep. If you ever stop, nothing you made disappears.
- Their memorial page
- Your first letter
- Help when a wave hits
- The candle
- The practical checklist
- The full 28-day path, with guides for children and other pets
- Unlimited memories — photos, stories, sounds, letters
- Voice notes and mood over time
- Their book of memory and memorial prints, as PDFs
- Before-goodbye mode
- Widgets with their photo, today’s step and “on this day”
Monthly, yearly with a 7-day free trial, or once for life. Prices are shown in the app. Subscriptions renew automatically; cancel any time in your App Store or Google Play settings.
What people
want to know
You gave them a whole life
of being loved
That is still true right now. Candlepaw is here for the days after.