Private Browser vs LightsOut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Private Browser
Securely hide your private photos and videos from prying eyes. This app offers bank-level encryption and offline storage, ensuring your media remains private. It features a camouflage mode and quick lock options for added security.
- Hide private photos and videos
- Bank-level encryption
- Offline storage
- Camouflage password mode
- Quick lock options
- Supports Live Photo, GIF, and videos
- FaceID/TouchID login
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• Worried about friends, or close people seeing your private photos or videos while borrowing your mobile phone? Then Best Photo Vault can solve this problem perfectly. • Never worry about being checked again. When she (he) wants to view the album, press the Home button and use the camouflage password. • No ads, no uploads, no risk of leakage (bank security level encrypted photos. Full offline storage does not upload any user data!) - Very careful design with the most exquisite animations and gestures. (If you are disappointed with the encrypted albums on the market, try it, it will bring you a lot of surprises!) - Support for Live Photo, GIF, long images, videos, etc. - Support batch and lossless import and export of photos, videos. - Safe and easy to use, press the Home button or shake it to lock the screen immediately. - Support FaceID, TouchID login, can set the default login user. [Automatic Renewal Professional Edition Package Description] -- Subscription period: 1 month (continuous monthly product) -- Subscription price: Free trial for 3 days, then continuous monthly subscription for $1.49 per month; -- Payment: The user confirms the purchase and payment and then credits it to the iTunes account. -- Cancel Renewal: To cancel renewal, manually turn off auto-renew in iTunes/Apple ID Settings Management 24 hours before the current subscription period expires. -- Renewal: Apple's iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before expiration. After the deduction is successful, the subscription period will be postponed for one subscription period. -- Privacy Policy: https://github.com/BestVault/Declares/blob/master/Privacy.md -- Auto Renewal Membership Service Agreement: https://github.com/BestVault/Declares/blob/master/TermService.md
LightsOut
Automatically turns off your phone's flashlight after a set time, preventing battery drain. Control it directly from your Lock Screen or Control Center with customizable timer options.
- Lock Screen & Control Center access
- Auto-off flashlight timer
- Preset and custom timer durations
- Widgets support
- Siri & Shortcuts integration
- Privacy-focused analytics
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LightsOut — Flashlight Timer Ever wake up to a dead battery because your flashlight stayed on? LightsOut shuts it off automatically. Use LightsOut right from your Lock Screen or Control Center — one tap to start a timed flashlight. Turn on the light, pick a time, and forget it. When the timer ends, LightsOut turns the flashlight off so you don’t drain your battery overnight. FEATURES One-tap Lock Screen + Control Center control Auto-off flashlight timer Presets: 2, 5, 15, and 30 minutes Custom timer up to 120 minutes Widgets Siri & Shortcuts support Four color themes Keeps your screen awake while the timer runs so the flashlight stays on (iOS requirement) Privacy-first: anonymized usage analytics only (theme changes + timer usage). No personal info. No account required No ads. Ever. PERFECT FOR Reading in bed Camping and outdoor use Power outages Anytime you might fall asleep mid-flashlight Set a timer and put your phone down — LightsOut will handle the rest.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Private Browser at Free against LightsOut's $0.99. Private Browser also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 7) and device support (3 vs 1). LightsOut's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On review sentiment and ads 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
Private Browser is free to download; LightsOut costs $0.99 up front. Private Browser sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. LightsOut asks for nothing beyond the download.
LightsOut holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private Browser has 1.4K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of Private Browser's written reviews are positive against 83% of LightsOut's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Private Browser ships an update every 2 months, LightsOut every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Private Browser | LightsOut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.1% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 秀平 罗 | Ryan Olson |
Customer experience
Private Browser
LightsOut
Bugs and requests
Private Browser
Reported bugs
2 issues- Data migration issues
- Video player losing sound after update
Requested features
3 requests- Add photo editing capabilities
- Improve video playback functionality
- Provide more free storage space
LightsOut
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Private Browser
- Pro Edition For Month$1.991 Month
- Pro Edition$6.991 Year
- Pro Edition For Permanent$7.99
LightsOut
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Private Browser free?
Is LightsOut free?
Which has better reviews, Private Browser or LightsOut?
Do Private Browser or LightsOut have ads?
Which is updated more often, Private Browser or LightsOut?
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