Comparison

Private Browser vs LightsOut

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Private Browser4 screens
LightsOut4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Private Browser versus LightsOut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate BrowserLightsOut
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.4K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer秀平 罗Ryan Olson

Customer experience

Private Browser

All ratings1,413 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews863 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.5%

LightsOut

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

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

3 purchases

Private Browser

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Edition For Month$1.991 Month
  • Pro Edition$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Edition For Permanent$7.99
None

LightsOut

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Private Browser free?
Private Browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LightsOut free?
LightsOut costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Private Browser or LightsOut?
LightsOut is rated higher. Private Browser averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while LightsOut averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Private Browser or LightsOut have ads?
Neither Private Browser nor LightsOut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Private Browser or LightsOut?
Private Browser ships an update every 2 months, and LightsOut every 10 days. Most recently, Private Browser was updated on October 22, 2026 and LightsOut on September 29, 2026.

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