Comparison

Strobe Rave vs Beat Light

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Strobe Rave

Simulate a powerful strobe light effect for parties, raves, and concerts. This app provides a dynamic visual experience to enhance any event.

Highlights
  • Strobe light effect
  • Party enhancement
  • Rave visualizer
  • Concert atmosphere
Features
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A simple strobe light to use at parties, raves, and concerts!

About

Beat Light

This app synchronizes your phone's flashlight with the music you're listening to, creating a dynamic light show. It analyzes sound sources to produce a rhythmic visual experience, perfect for concerts, events, or just adding excitement to your surroundings.

Highlights
  • Music-synchronized flashlight
  • Rhythmic light display
  • Sound source analysis
  • Works offline
  • Ideal for concerts and events
Features
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Beat Light is accompanied by the music light that you listen to. It is enough to open it while listening to music. You can take an attention at concerts and events. Try it with your friends. There is no connection needed. We are analysing sound sources individually and magical things happens. Watch the dance of the rhythm with light, excitingly, by placing it on transparent objects over your phone's flash.

Screenshots

Strobe Rave1 screens
Beat Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beat Light at 100% against Strobe Rave's 34%. Beat Light also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Strobe Rave's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 10.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Strobe Rave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Beat Light asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beat Light holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 129 and 115 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Strobe Rave's written reviews are positive against 100% of Beat Light's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strobe Rave ships an update every 7 months, Beat Light fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Strobe Rave versus Beat Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrobe RaveBeat Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (129 ratings)4.6 (115 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings129 — better115
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNick VowellIbrahim Tosun

Customer experience

Strobe Rave

All ratings129 ratings
Positive41.1%
Neutral12.4%
Negative46.5%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive34.0%
Neutral10.6%
Negative55.3%

Beat Light

All ratings115 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Strobe Rave

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Screen permanently flashing after deletion
  • Screen flickering after use
  • App asks to sign into iTunes immediately
  • Screen flashes, not flashlight
  • Misleading and barely works

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add flashlight strobe function
  • Option to pick color
  • Add flash warning

Beat Light

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Strobe Rave

One-time1
  • No Ads$0.99
None

Beat Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Strobe Rave free?
Strobe Rave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beat Light free?
Beat Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Strobe Rave or Beat Light?
Beat Light is rated higher. Strobe Rave averages 2.9 out of 5 from 129 ratings, while Beat Light averages 4.6 from 115 ratings.
Do Strobe Rave or Beat Light have ads?
Neither Strobe Rave nor Beat Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strobe Rave or Beat Light?
Strobe Rave ships an update every 7 months, and Beat Light fortnightly. Most recently, Strobe Rave was updated on October 15, 2026 and Beat Light on September 24, 2026.

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