Flashlight | Night Light vs Decibel Meter Sound Detector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Bright LED flashlight
- Adjustable screen brightness
- Zoomable screen light
- Customizable color lighting
- Reading lamp mode
- Sleep timer
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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.
Decibel Meter Sound Detector
Monitor your surroundings with this decibel meter app. It measures sound levels in real-time, providing clear visual analysis and advanced filtering options. Easily share your readings for documentation or further analysis.
- Real-time decibel (dB) readings
- Frequency weighting (A, B, C, Z)
- Share measurements via various apps
- 1/3 octave band frequency analysis
- Display current, average, and max values
- Advanced filter range settings
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Track Environmental Noise with Ease Monitor your surroundings with this professional-grade decibel meter app, featuring clear visual noise analysis. The Decibel Meter app uses your device’s built-in microphone to measure sound levels in decibels (dB), offering real-time audio frequency (AF) and dB readings. It supports advanced filtering for frequency and dB ranges. You can easily share your measurements via Messages, Email, WhatsApp, Notes, and more for further analysis or documentation. Note: The app’s accuracy is limited by your device’s microphone capabilities and is not intended to replace professional-grade sound meters. The audible frequency range is from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. For additional information and comments, please contact info@ashiers.com. FEATURES: - Accurate measurements - Frequency Weighting: A, B, C, Z - Share readings via Email, Message, Notes, WhatsApp, and more - 1/3 octave band frequency analysis - 20 to 130 dB - Audible frequency range: 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz - Intuitive design - Advanced filter range with time-in/time-out settings - Display current, average, and maximum values - Display peak frequency
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flashlight | Night Light at none against Decibel Meter Sound Detector's 6. Flashlight | Night Light also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Decibel Meter Sound Detector's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (56K vs 3.4K). On price, rating 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. Decibel Meter Sound Detector sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Flashlight | Night Light asks for nothing beyond the download.
Decibel Meter Sound Detector holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Decibel Meter Sound Detector has 56K ratings behind it against 3.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Flashlight | Night Light's written reviews are positive against 79% of Decibel Meter Sound Detector's.
Flashlight | Night Light ships an update every 3 months, Decibel Meter Sound Detector every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Flashlight | Night Light | Decibel Meter Sound Detector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.4K ratings) | 4.7 (56K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | 78.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K | 56K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| 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 | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastian Bub Software Distribution | Ashraf Thoppukadavil |
Customer experience
Flashlight | Night Light
Decibel Meter Sound Detector
User reviews
Flashlight | Night Light
From 3.4K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Decibel Meter Sound Detector
From 56K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 No bloatware
- 👍 Quite useful
- 👍 Excellent and useful app
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Simple, clear and accurate
Room to improve
- 🐛 Ads block settings
- 🐛 Inaccurate readings
- 🐛 Not sensitive at all
- 🐛 Dangerously inaccurate
- 🐛 Unable to record continuously
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
Decibel Meter Sound Detector
Reported bugs
4 issues- Analyze feature is broken
- Analyze feature has backwards time axis
- Repeatedly prompts to paste from clipboard
- Freezes after a few seconds of use
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to name or add notes to recordings
- Option to specify microphone to use
- Ability to stop and start new recordings without closing app
- Landscape mode
- Calibration against professional equipment
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- Audible alarm for reaching set decibel level
- Display full date and time on recordings
In-app purchases
Flashlight | Night Light
No in-app purchases
Decibel Meter Sound Detector
- Decibel Meter$1.99
- Decibel Meter Premium$4.99
- Decibel Meter$4.99
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- Decibel Meter$9.99
- Decibel Meter$19.99
- Decibel Meter$29.99
Questions
Is Flashlight | Night Light free?
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