Flashlight. vs AR Ruler HD Mirror Flashlight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flashlight.
Illuminate your surroundings with a powerful white light or explore a vibrant world of customizable special effects. Beyond a basic flashlight, this app offers unique visual experiences like magnifying lenses, personalized candy hearts, fireworks, and festive holiday themes.
- Powerful white LED light
- Strobe light modes
- Customizable color effects
- Special visual effects (fireworks, hearts, etc.)
- Adjustable effect speed
- Full white screen option
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Flashlight goes way beyond the standard white light that it provides into a world you can illuminate with special effects that you customize. Effects include magnifying lens, candy hearts that you can personalize, fireworks, festive holiday lights, Halloween ghosts and goblins, photos, and more. The potentially life-saving white light this app provides is a must, but the colorful world you can also create with it is even better! PLEASE NOTE: Continued use of the LED flash may dramatically decrease battery life. Features: - Use LED light on iPhone 4, including as a strobe light - Full white screen - Open to the effect of your choice - Custom color (defaults to Bondi Blue) - Slide/flick up and down to dim the screen - Slide with two fingers to change the speed of effects - Customize every screen and colors - Strobe light modes: Strobe, Trippy, Deep Trippy, Abyss Trippy, S.O.S., Smooth, 2-Color, 6-Color, Yin-Yang, Chasers, Holiday Lights, Hearts, Hexy, Stars&Stripes, and Halloween.
AR Ruler HD Mirror Flashlight
This toolkit transforms your device into a versatile measuring instrument using augmented reality. It offers a range of tools for length, distance, height, and angle measurements, along with utility features like a mirror and flashlight.
- AR Ruler for length and distance
- Height measurement
- HD Mirror
- Decibel meter
- Protractor and Level meter
- Compass and Barometer
- Flashlight with strobe
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Based on the iPhone's various sensors, it will play its strengths and carefully support the measurement toolbox, instantly turning the iPhone into a surveying expert. Make use of the latest AR technology for augmented reality measurements. Features include: * AR Ruler * Measurement of length and distance * Height measurement * HD mirror * Decibel meter * Protractor * Level meter * Compass * Tester * Barometer * Altimeter * Mural correction * Flashlight (brightness / strobe) Measurement Tools - Really a commonly used gadget in your pocket.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AR Ruler HD Mirror Flashlight at 4.3 against Flashlight.'s 2.8. AR Ruler HD Mirror Flashlight also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (80% vs 62%). Flashlight.'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (267 vs 9). On price 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
Both are free to download. AR Ruler HD Mirror Flashlight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flashlight. asks for nothing beyond the download.
AR Ruler HD Mirror Flashlight holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashlight. has 267 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Flashlight.'s written reviews are positive against 80% of AR Ruler HD Mirror Flashlight's.
Flashlight. ships an update every 2 months, AR Ruler HD Mirror Flashlight every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flashlight. | AR Ruler HD Mirror Flashlight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (267 ratings) | 4.3 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.4% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 267 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apps From Outer Space, LLC | 永刚 陈 |
Customer experience
Flashlight.
AR Ruler HD Mirror Flashlight
Bugs and requests
Flashlight.
Reported bugs
3 issues- Flashlight function not working after latest update
- Screen brightness not reverting to original setting
- Frequent crashes when trying to access settings
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to override device brightness settings
- Strobe light mode with adjustable speed
- Lock screen function to prevent accidental changes
AR Ruler HD Mirror Flashlight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flashlight.
No in-app purchases
AR Ruler HD Mirror Flashlight
- Remove Ads & Pro$1.99
Questions
Is Flashlight. free?
Is AR Ruler HD Mirror Flashlight free?
Which has better reviews, Flashlight. or AR Ruler HD Mirror Flashlight?
Do Flashlight. or AR Ruler HD Mirror Flashlight have ads?
Which is updated more often, Flashlight. or AR Ruler HD Mirror Flashlight?
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