Softflame
Candlelight for Matter bulbs
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases
iPhone
New for Halloween: Pumpkin, Twilight and Lightning. Turn the smart bulbs you already own into a candle, a slow breath or an aurora — and back again when you stop.
Softflame brings a real candle glow to the smart bulbs you already own.
Matter bulbs can switch on and off, dim, and change color — but they have no way to flicker like a flame. Softflame gently moves their brightness and color, step by step, so a room fills with candlelight, a slow breath, or the drift of an aurora. When you stop, every light goes back exactly as it was.
EVERYDAY PRESETS
• Candle — warm white that wavers like a flame. Set the base brightness, how deep it flickers, and the color temperature (2,000–3,500K).
• Breathe — slowly brighter and dimmer, six breaths a minute.
• Aurora — green, teal and violet, drifting round.
• Under the Sea — blue and teal, with a gentle swell of light.
• Rainbow — slowly round every color.
HALLOWEEN
• Pumpkin — yellow to orange, like a jack-o'-lantern.
• Twilight — purple fading into a dark blue.
• Lightning — darkness, then a blue-white flash, once or a few times in a row.
New seasonal presets arrive with updates.
EASY TO USE
Tap a preset, check the lights you want, and press Play. Each light can run its own preset — pumpkin on the porch, lightning in the hall. Every preset can move its lights together or each at its own pace, with a brightness setting, and speed for Aurora and Rainbow. Every preset has a moving preview, so you can see it before you try it.
MADE FOR YOUR HOME
• Works with bulbs that are already in the Home app: Matter over Thread or Wi-Fi, and bulbs behind a bridge.
• Thread bulbs change about every quarter second; bridged and Wi-Fi bulbs every half second to a second, so the flame stays smooth instead of lagging.
• Color presets need a color bulb. Candle, Breathe and Lightning work on any dimmable bulb.
• Your lights are put back — power, brightness and color — the moment you stop or leave the app.
FREE AND PRO
Every preset is free to try, on up to 2 lights for 30 seconds at a time.
Softflame Pro is a one-time purchase, with no subscription: up to 10 lights, no time limit, and the screen stays awake while your lights are running.
Softflame runs while the app is open. It has no account and collects no data; your settings stay on your iPhone.
Made by the developer of HomeMonitor.
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Information
- Seller
- Kentaro Saito
- Size
- 10.2 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 27.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 27.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Japanese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Softflame Pro $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Kentaro Saito