Comparison

Nitefall vs Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen

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

Head to head
About

Nitefall

This Safari extension automatically applies a dark mode to all websites, reducing eye strain, especially during nighttime use. It seamlessly integrates with your system's appearance settings and offers customizable themes and per-site adjustments for optimal viewing.

Highlights
  • Automatic dark mode for all websites
  • System appearance integration
  • Multiple dark themes
  • Blacklist specific websites
  • Adjust image brightness per site
Features
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Nitefall is a Safari extension that converts all your websites to dark mode and reduces eye strain, especially helpful at night. It works automatically with system appearance so that your websites are only dark when the whole system is in dark mode. Features: -3 dark themes to pick from (Dark gray, Monokai, Midnight) -Darken navigation maps -Support for blacklisting specific websites -Increase transparent PNG icons contrast (especially when they are very dark and not easily to viewable) -Per site configurable image brightness (useful if the website is displaying bright images) You can try the extension for free on a limited number of websites. To use it on an unlimited number of webpages, you need to purchase a premium plan which can be used on both Mac and iOS. If you find any website that is broken with Nitefall on, please report it to foxfortmobile@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen

Prevent your device's screen from turning off automatically and adjust its brightness to a very low level. This utility is ideal for tasks like long uploads or downloads, or for developers needing continuous screen visibility.

Highlights
  • Keep screen on indefinitely
  • Reduce screen brightness to zero
  • Prevent screen timeout
  • Useful for long uploads/downloads
  • Aids developers needing constant screen visibility
Features
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Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen brightness will help you do two those things in zero tap! Just open the app, your phone screen will be on forever and your phone screen brightness will down to zero too! Lower your phone screen brightness is an impressive feature of this app because most of us want to keep screen on and lower phone screen brightness together. Timeout to turn off is also a good feature! This app is useful when you want to keep screen on while uploading video to YouTube, downloading big file or for developer who want to keep screen on! Thank you!

Screenshots

Nitefall4 screens
Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nitefall at 3.9 against Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen's 1.8. Nitefall also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (54% vs 25%). Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Nitefall sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nitefall holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nitefall has 289 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Nitefall's written reviews are positive against 25% of Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nitefall ships an update every 11 days, Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nitefall versus Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNitefallKeep Screen On & Dimmer Screen
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (289 ratings) — better1.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews53.7% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings289 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB33 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFoxfortMobileNghi Doan

Customer experience

Nitefall

All ratings288 ratings
Positive71.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews203 reviews
Positive53.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative39.9%

Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Nitefall

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Black text appears on dark backgrounds (unreadable)
  • Images not displaying correctly
  • Gmail inbox not visible with extension enabled
  • Performance issues on complex websites
  • Breaks Google Images functionality
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  • Text flickering when loading pages
  • Safari crashes or slowdowns
  • Extension continues breaking sites after disabling
  • Intermittent black text bug on iPhone 15 Pro
  • Incompatibility with certain extensions like SFFE

Requested features

8 requests
  • Website exception list management
  • Per-website preference saving for subdomains
  • Automatic dark mode detection
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Better text contrast on certain sites
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  • Monthly subscription option (cheaper alternative)
  • Clearer free trial explanation
  • Ability to revoke permissions easily

Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Nitefall

Subscriptions7
  • Premium Monthly 3$1.491 Month
  • Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$2.001 Month
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  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$10.001 Year
  • Premium Yearly 3$15.001 Year
  • Nitefall Premium Yearly 2$20.001 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime offer 2$13.00
  • Lifetime Access$20.00
  • Use on unlimited websites$25.00
1 purchases

Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen

One-time1
  • Remove ads forever$3.99

Questions

Is Nitefall free?
Nitefall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen free?
Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nitefall or Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen?
Nitefall is rated higher. Nitefall averages 3.9 out of 5 from 289 ratings, while Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen averages 1.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Nitefall or Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen have ads?
Neither Nitefall nor Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nitefall or Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen?
Nitefall ships an update every 11 days, and Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen every 3 months. Most recently, Nitefall was updated on October 23, 2026 and Keep Screen On & Dimmer Screen on October 2, 2026.

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