Comparison

Flashlight | Night Light vs Diary With Password

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

Head to head
About

Flashlight | Night Light

This app provides multiple lighting solutions, including a bright LED flashlight, a customizable screen light, and a reading lamp with a sleep timer. It offers gesture controls for brightness and color adjustments, making it versatile for various situations.

Highlights
  • Bright LED flashlight
  • Adjustable screen brightness
  • Zoomable screen light
  • Customizable color lighting
  • Reading lamp mode
  • Sleep timer
Read full description

The ultimate Flashlight, Night Light or Reading Lamp. It is free! It glows your Screen And Flashlight. It has a brightness control and a sleep timer! How many times do you have the situation that you need a flashlight on a dark way, something falls down or you just need a dimmed light to see and read? The flashlight App solves all these problems and is free of charge! You can use the flashlight and nApp in 3 different ways: ◉ BRIGHT FLASHLIGHT: Uses the flashlight of your iPhone. Simple activation through the flashlight symbol in the upper navigation bar. Change the brightness with the control. Just tap three times to turn the flashlight on and off. ◉ ZOOM FLASHLIGHT: The iPhone screen becomes a big white light cone. You can simply change the size of the light cone with two fingers. Adjust the flashlight to your optimal use. Flashlight in the dark, reading lamp, reference point. ◉ COLORED ZOOM FLASHLIGHT: Color selection between white, white-rose, white-blue, yellow, orange, green, red or a moon image. Simply select the preference button in the upper navigation bar or change the color at your iPhone settings. There you have the opportunity to change the light cone size as well, just with two fingers. ◉ READING LAMP: You can lock the screen to prevent accidental touches while reading a book. Furthermore we have integrated a sleep timer so you will never forget the time during reading. *** There is no other app, which combines so many features in a simple way. *** By gesture control you can select quickly a personal flashlight or reading lamp through zooming and sliding. *** Set different colors through the navigation bar. *** No registration required – all functions without limitation. We are looking forward to receive your comments, ideas and feedback to improve and enhance our flashlight App. THANK YOU in advance for your feedback to: flashlight@irtp.de. Enjoy the App! Kind regards, Your Flashlight application team! *** Please consider *** This App is ad supported. So please excuse the advertisement at your initial use. Maybe there will be something useful once in a while. Disclaimer: Continuous use of the iPhone camera flashlight may decrease battery life.

About

Diary With Password

This app provides a private digital space to record daily thoughts, emotions, and life events. It offers robust security features like password and biometric locks, alongside tools for organizing, searching, and exporting your entries. Enjoy a customizable and ad-free journaling experience.

Highlights
  • Password and biometric security
  • Daily entry logging
  • Full text search
  • Data backup and export (PDF/Text)
  • Customizable fonts and sizes
  • Night mode
  • Daily reminders
Features
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Track life's progress Log a little bit about each day Look back at the emotions and the opinions and even mundane aspects of your life Write out all your emotions in a space and no one will see This is an electronic diary Simple and friendly ■ Password -set a password to protect your diary secrets ■ Time Stamp -note the time by touching the inconspicuous clock button ■ Reminder -friendly reminder to write about your day ■ Delete -swipe your finger to delete the diary you want to delete ■ Night Mode -to make looking at a screen in a dark room easier on your eyes ■ iCloud -back up your data/Restore the data on your iOS device ■ Export -export your diary as a text/Export the diary to PDF file (The exported file can be sent to you by email. Please make sure that a mail account has been set on the device. You can also choose to export your data to your iOS file system on your device) ■ Sizes -choose a new font size from the font size list ■ Sign -add a good diary to your favorites ■ Search -full text search-able - search entries by containing text ■ Fonts -to change the font type, in the font list, select a font ■ Touch ID / Face ID -need the related hardware support (iPhone 5s+) ■ Pattern Lock -security and ease

Screenshots

Flashlight | Night Light4 screens
Diary With Password4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flashlight | Night Light at none against Diary With Password's 1. Diary With Password's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (92% vs 66%). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Diary With Password sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flashlight | Night Light asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Diary With Password holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diary With Password has 27K ratings behind it against 3.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Flashlight | Night Light's written reviews are positive against 92% of Diary With Password's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flashlight | Night Light ships an update every 3 months, Diary With Password every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Flashlight | Night Light versus Diary With Password: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashlight | Night LightDiary With Password
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.1K ratings)4.7 (27K ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews92.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.1K27K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastian Bub Software Distribution帆 杨

Customer experience

Flashlight | Night Light

All ratings3,079 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative29.3%

Diary With Password

All ratings27,088 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews2,373 reviews
Positive92.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.3%

User reviews

Flashlight | Night Light

From 3.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌙 Night light
  • ⏱️ Timer
  • 🕰️ Clock
  • 🌈 Color options
  • 📚 Reading light

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Limited light options
  • 💡 Bright ads defeat purpose
  • 🔌 Drains battery
  • 🔴 Doesn't work as expected

Diary With Password

From 27K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Simple and easy to use
  • 🔒 Password protection
  • 📝 Customizable fonts and layout
  • ⏱️ Time stamp feature
  • 🔓 No ads or paywalls

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Difficulty finding/accessing past entries
  • 🖼️ No image/media support
  • 🔄 Lack of syncing across devices
  • 🔒 Password recovery issues
  • 🔧 Limited customization options

Bugs and requests

Flashlight | Night Light

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Flashlight doesn't turn on
  • Dimmer function doesn't work
  • Unexpected noises/pop-ups

Requested features

4 requests
  • Adjustable brightness
  • More color options
  • Ability to turn off flashlight
  • Keep light on when screen is locked

Diary With Password

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Date entries sometimes display incorrectly
  • Occasional app crashes or freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to import/attach photos
  • Implement calendar view for entries
  • Allow multiple entries per day
  • Provide cloud backup and sync options
  • Add more customization options (colors, themes, etc.)

In-app purchases

None

Flashlight | Night Light

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Diary With Password

One-time1
  • Pro version- One-time purchase$12.99

Questions

Is Flashlight | Night Light free?
Flashlight | Night Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Diary With Password free?
Diary With Password is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flashlight | Night Light or Diary With Password?
Diary With Password is rated higher. Flashlight | Night Light averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while Diary With Password averages 4.7 from 27K ratings.
Do Flashlight | Night Light or Diary With Password have ads?
Flashlight | Night Light shows ads; Diary With Password does not.
Which is updated more often, Flashlight | Night Light or Diary With Password?
Flashlight | Night Light ships an update every 3 months, and Diary With Password every 2 weeks. Most recently, Flashlight | Night Light was updated on October 13, 2026 and Diary With Password on October 16, 2026.

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