Candle Jar vs Crate WMS
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Candle Jar, Oct 20, 2026 for Crate WMS.
The short answer
- Candle Jar lists 7 features Crate WMS’s listing doesn’t mention, including Multi-channel, Multi-store, Orders.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Startup
- · Burn tests
- · Candle curing monitoring
- · Candle recipes
- · Cost of goods calculator
- · Customer sales insights
- · Production planner
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCandle Jar is a platform built for candle makers. Streamline every aspect of your candle-making business in one place. From detailed burn tests to perfecting your recipes, Candle Jar guides you through every phase, turning your ideas into reality. Effortlessly manage your inventory with curing periods in mind, ensuring your batches are ready to shine on the shelves.
Crate is a warehouse management system for businesses that ship from one or more warehouses. It keeps a single source of truth for stock across all locations and syncs those quantities to Shopify, so your storefront reflects what is on hand. When an order comes in, Crate reserves the items to prevent overselling and releases them if the order is cancelled.
- All your recipes at your fingertips
- Monitor the progress of all your curing candles
- Automatically update your supplies stock levels
- Perfect your candle recipes through precise testing
- Real-time inventory sync between your warehouses and Shopify locations.
- Automatic stock reservation on new orders to prevent overselling.
- Multi-warehouse stock with zones, aisles, racks, and bin-level locations.
- Receive stock against purchase orders with goods receipts and supplier records.
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Candle Jar |  Crate WMS |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Candle Jar | Crate WMS |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Candle Jar | Crate WMS |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $24.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 1 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Candle Jar | Crate WMS |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #323(ahead) | #561 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 6, 2024 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Candle Jar | Crate WMS |
FAQ
Candle Jar and Crate WMS: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Candle Jar lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Multi-channel, Multi-store, Orders, Prices. Crate WMS lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Real-time. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026 for Candle Jar, Oct 20, 2026 for Crate WMS; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026 for Candle Jar, Oct 20, 2026 for Crate WMS. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.