# Turn Off the Lights for Mobile — user reviews > 79 indexed App Store user reviews of Turn Off the Lights for Mobile by Stefan Van Damme, rated 4.10/5 from 216 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/turn-off-the-lights-for-mobile/id1044081431/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/turn-off-the-lights-for-mobile/id1044081431.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 142 · 4★ 21 · 3★ 14 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 28 ## What do users think of Turn Off the Lights for Mobile? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - ✨ Effective dark mode - 🚀 Fast browser - 💡 Good workaround for iOS dark mode - 👍 Easy to use - 🌟 Works with Safari extension - 💯 App is lit **Cons** - 🐛 Dark mode not persistent - 🐛 App crashes frequently - 🐛 Settings are confusing - 🐛 Ad blocker doesn't work - 🐛 Inconsistent dark mode application - 🐛 Not an extension, but a separate browser - 🐛 Slow performance - 🐛 Images/videos are also darkened - 🐛 Refund issues - 🐛 Privacy concerns - 🐛 Last update 6 years ago **Commonly reported bugs** - Dark mode switch disappeared - Safari extension needs reapplication per page - Restore purchase links crash browser - URL bar redirects to search engine - URL bar dark with black lettering - Duckduckgo search doesn't work - Dark mode doesn't work on all pages (e.g., Wikipedia) - Dark mode doesn't survive scrolling - Extension needs to be reapplied on every new page - Adblocker doesn't work - Messing up URL bar colors - App crashes on pasting webpage - Dark mode turns text unreadable - URL bar redirects to search engine - URL bar dark with black lettering - Duckduckgo search doesn't work - Dark mode switches off when loading a page - Dark mode only half the screen darkened - Images are darkened inconsistently - Dark mode doesn't work - Extension doesn't work - App is a separate browser, not an extension - Dark mode doesn't switch off every time - Dark mode doesn't persist on reload - Dark mode dims page, brightens with a tap - Dark mode darkens images/videos - App crashes - Settings confusing - Refund issues - Privacy concerns - Last update 6 years ago - No iPhone X support - Doesn't change screen brightness - Dimming makes items hard to find - Browser feels slow - Search engine doesn't delete recent searches - Can't change default playback quality - Not what's advertised **Most requested features** - Update for privacy & options - More color options for text/background - Add web addresses to automatic night mode - Dedicated 'done' button for entries - Easier access to settings - Automatic dark mode - More creativity for standing out ## Newest reviews (10 of 79) ### 2/5 — Trash extension. Doesn’t work well. *2026-01-01* Tried it with a bunch of websites. No good. Also, too many app settings arranged in a confusing manner. ### 4/5 — Shining Lights *2024-09-10* Amazing app if you want to stay away from the background ### 2/5 — Dark mode switch missing (??) *2023-08-29* Our Dark mode switch disappeared after 3 days never to return...very unstable app to be fixed asap 👎 ### 2/5 — Works on a very basic level, so technically better than nothing *2021-09-08* It's something that I can use as a secondary browser when I need something in dark mode. The safari extension for night mode needs to be reapplied every time you go to a new page, the adblock you need to purchase doesn't even work with the ads on their support site let alone anywhere else, and as others have said, it does things like messing up the url bar colors. Use it if you have nothing else, but don't buy the adblocker or expect much from it. ### 3/5 — Would love an update for privacy & options *2021-05-17* Great app & extension! But there are slight bugs & options I'd like to see updated. As of today, there's no clear information on data sharing on the App Store description screen, "restore purchase" links mostly crash the browser, and there's no in-app purchase to unlock all features at once. I would really like more color options for text, links & background recoloring under the "night mode" submenu in the Options menu, and I can't seem to add web addresses to the automatic "night mode" menu without turning my phone to landscape mode. There also isn't a "done" button for entries so I have to hit the back link & re-enter to see if the pages I typed in were entered. I would also like to see either the Settings link placed higher in the "•••" menu, or a gear-shaped icon that leads directly to settings at a noticeable part of the browser. Outside of the minor bugs & possible changes I listed, I really enjoy using this browser! Thank you for reading. ### 3/5 — Any way to make it automatically dark all the time? *2021-04-26* You have to click the button every time ### 3/5 — 不實用 桌機適合 *2021-01-16, version 1.2.8* 加油💪 ### 1/5 — Permissions to read passwords??? *2020-08-18* I’d downloaded this app for my IPhone and was about to buy the desktop version when I read the sweeping permissions the app would have, including “read all passwords.” What?? I don’t want any app on ANY of my machines that has that degree of power. I immediately removed all this company’s apps from all my mobile devices. **Developer response:** Hi NW1234, I am not a company. And I take your privacy very seriously for my users. My browser extensions are free and Open-Source. And you can find my code at www.github.com/turnoffthelights It is all readable code, and nothing is encrypted. What you see with that message "read all passwords". That is the default text from the Apple Safari web browser. You see this also in other Safari extensions such as Adblock, Evernote, Ghostery, Pinterest, etc. The Turn Off the Lights Safari extension does not track your personal information such as passwords or emails. It does what it must do, dim the web page. And for the Night Mode, convert the website to your personal Dark Theme. Please if you have any further question, you can contact me at: https://www.turnoffthelights.com/support I am happy to help you. Thanks, ### 1/5 — Fake *2020-07-07* Fake app ### 3/5 — Doesn’t work for nytimes site *2020-07-06* I tried it on the nytimes web site, and while the background became dark, the text remained dark and was unreadable. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Last update 6yrs ago and no privacy practice provided!!!! *2025-07-26* Forget it! Last update 6 yrs ago and no privacy policy or practice provided! This app would have access to every page I visit, would be able to read all my data!! And creator of the app provides no information on how this access and data are handled….. who in their right mind would even download an app like that?!? How is Apple not monitoring this?? ### 1/5 — Refund *2024-11-18* This reported it was free of cost! After this I had $1.99! I want a full refund. Thank you ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2021-09-28* Does Not work Do not download ### 1/5 — Not working *2021-09-21, version 1.2.8* Stupid and not working. Also full of adds. ### 1/5 — Can’t Even Use Because It Crashes *2021-09-12* I pasted a webpage and hit go and it crashed on me. 🤦‍♂️👎🏼 ### 1/5 — ? *2021-08-11* Waste of an app. Where is Fortnite mobile not this thing. ### 1/5 — Wo gibt es sowas? *2021-07-03* Startseite Einstellen kostet Geld. 😂😂😂 Schrott ### 1/5 — Ha *2021-06-25* H’b Hih h. Hugh hi h LG O hv h ˆj’yh H y ### 1/5 — Fake *2020-10-02* A rubbish app ### 1/5 — Does’t work *2020-08-29, version 1.2.8* This would be exactly the kind of app I was looking for, if it worked. But it doesn't. Maybe an update is needed. I dont know, but some pages wont turn in black mode at all (wikipedia), in others the black mode wont survive an attempt to scroll down the page. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 无聊 *2026-08-21* 听说要写评论才能用 ### 5/5 — YOUNG MULAH *2025-04-23, version 1.2.8* YOUNG MONEY ### 5/5 — 關燈 *2024-12-13, version 1.2.8* 非常棒的一個app ### 5/5 — Apple *2022-07-23, version 1.2.8* iPhone ### 5/5 — Gooood *2022-04-20, version 1.2.8* Thanks again ### 5/5 — Night mode<3 *2021-09-25* Tap three dots then tap the night mode ### 5/5 — 不错 *2021-08-19* 先评论，再试试听说评论才能用 ### 5/5 — 我们要努力 *2021-05-31* 我们要努力 ### 5/5 — 先试用一下 *2021-05-27* 没准效果不错 ### 5/5 — Soo amazing, even works with safari *2020-07-20* I didn’t know that having a night mode safari extension was possible on ios, but those guys did it. Please donate to them. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*