Flashlight. vs MyLight
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.
MyLight
This app provides a simple and modern interface for lighting up your surroundings. It offers various light modes using either the device's screen or LED, including a stroboscope, SOS, and color options. Users can control brightness and customize their experience with widgets and shortcuts.
- Simple modern interface
- Screen and LED lighting
- Stroboscope and SOS modes
- Adjustable LED brightness
- Customizable widgets
- Siri Shortcuts
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The simplest way to light up your environment! With MyLight you get everything you need for lighting. Why should you use MyLight? • Clean and simple modern interface • Supports iPhone, iPod touch & iPad • Uses the bright screen or built in LED for lightning • Different light modes for multiple use cases like stroboscope, light graffiti and SOS • Control the LED brightness • Fullscreen mode with no interface elements • Home screen quick actions • Siri Shortcuts • Customizable app icon (via App Settings in System Preferences) • Customizable home & lock screen widgets ––––––––––––––– Light Modes using the screen: – Simple Flashlight – Color Flashlight – Light Changing Lamp – Stroboscope – Light Graffiti – S.O.S. Light Modes using the LED: – Simple Flashlight – Stroboscope – S.O.S. ––––––––––––––– HINT: Using the screen at full brightness or the LED reduces the battery charge very fast. WARNING: Using the stroboscope at a frequency of ~20Hz (or maybe other frequencies) can cause display flickering! Use the stroboscope with care. ––––––––––––––– Follow us on Twitter and Facebook: @pxlwaves
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyLight at 4.6 against Flashlight.'s 2.8. MyLight also leads on ratings volume (29K vs 267) and review sentiment (78% vs 62%). Flashlight.'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MyLight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flashlight. asks for nothing beyond the download.
MyLight holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyLight has 29K ratings behind it against 267, 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 78% of MyLight's.
Flashlight. ships an update every 2 months, MyLight every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flashlight. | MyLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (267 ratings) | 4.6 (29K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.4% of reviews | 77.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 267 | 29K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apps From Outer Space, LLC | Alexander Kaessner |
Customer experience
Flashlight.
MyLight
User reviews
Flashlight.
From 267 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works as a flashlight
- 👍 Customizable colors and effects
- 💡 Useful for reading in the dark
- 👍 Convenient to have on your phone
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes or stops working after updates
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 👎 Too many unnecessary features
- 👎 Not bright enough to be a good flashlight
MyLight
From 29K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔦 Bright and effective screen light
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🔋 Doesn't drain device battery
- 🔍 Useful for reading, sewing, and other low-light tasks
- 💡 Helpful during power outages
Room to improve
- 🐛 Screen light turns off automatically after inactivity
- 🔍 Lacks additional lighting options (e.g., color, intensity)
- 🔌 Would be better if it used the device's built-in 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
MyLight
Reported bugs
2 issues- Screen brightness settings get changed after using the app
- App causes issues when viewing 35mm slides on iPad Pro
Requested features
3 requests- Add a lock screen option to keep the light on
- Provide more customization for the screen light (color, brightness, etc.)
- Integrate with the device's built-in flashlight functionality
In-app purchases
Flashlight.
No in-app purchases
MyLight
- Disable Ads$1.99
Questions
Is Flashlight. free?
Is MyLight free?
Which has better reviews, Flashlight. or MyLight?
Do Flashlight. or MyLight have ads?
Which is updated more often, Flashlight. or MyLight?
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