Comparison

Flashlight | Night Light vs Flash Color

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
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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.

About

Flash Color

Transform your device into a versatile light source with customizable features. Enjoy a dynamic party mode that syncs with music, adjustable screen colors for various moods and tasks, and an SOS signal for emergencies. Offers both free and premium functionalities.

Highlights
  • Adjustable LED brightness and beam width
  • Music-synced strobe party mode
  • Customizable screen colors
  • SOS Morse code signal
  • Color palette customization (Pro)
  • Beat sensitivity control (Pro)
Features
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The flashlight, redesigned for light. Color Flashlight turns your iPhone into three kinds of light: a bright LED torch, a full-screen color lamp and a Party Mode that flashes to your music. Dark, smooth and simple, so the light is always the star. TORCH (FREE) Tap the flashlight to switch on the LED. Drag up or down to set the brightness, or use the slider at the edge of the screen. COLORS (PRO) Turn your whole screen into light in any color: a soft lamp, a warm reading light, a colorful glow for photos and video, or a red night light you can dim. • Pick any shade on the color wheel and save five favorites • Ten ready-made Moods: Candle, Sunset, Rose, Ocean, Aurora, Lavender, Night Red, Reading, Moonlight and Daylight • Turn off by itself after 5, 10, 20 or 30 seconds, or after 1 to 60 minutes you choose • Always on: keep the light lit until you tap Close, perfect for reading • The light grows out from your finger, and a swipe up or down dims it PARTY MODE (FREE, WITH PRO EXTRAS) Play some music and watch your whole screen pulse to the beat, with a new color on every hit. Party Mode listens through the microphone to feel the beat. Nothing is ever recorded, stored or sent anywhere. It adapts to how loud the music is and works with small phone or laptop speakers too. Only the screen flashes, the torch stays off. With Pro you choose the colors, tune the sensitivity and set how long each flash lasts, from a crisp strobe to a soft glow. Party Mode contains flashing lights. Take care if you or anyone near you is sensitive to flashing lights. SOS (PRO) Flash the international distress signal with your torch. ALWAYS FREE • The full LED flashlight with brightness control • Party Mode with the free Party Mix colors COLOR FLASHLIGHT PRO (3-DAY FREE TRIAL) • Every color, custom colors and saved favorites • Color Moods • Custom timers and Always on • SOS signal • Party Mode Pro: your own colors, sensitivity and flash length • New Pro features as they arrive The LED torch needs an iPhone. On iPad, Colors and Party Mode work too. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Color Flashlight Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, billed weekly or monthly. New subscribers can start with a free 3-day trial and are not charged until the trial ends. After that, the price shown in the app is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://nembly-studio.github.io/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://nembly-studio.github.io/terms.html

Screenshots

Flashlight | Night Light4 screens
Flash Color4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flashlight | Night Light at 66% against Flash Color's 0%. Flashlight | Night Light also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Flash Color's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flash Color sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Flashlight | Night Light asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flashlight | Night Light holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashlight | Night Light has 3.3K ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of Flash Color's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flashlight | Night Light ships an update every 3 months, Flash Color every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Flashlight | Night Light versus Flash Color: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashlight | Night LightFlash Color
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.3K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastian Bub Software DistributionCHRISTOFFER SKAAHEIM

Customer experience

Flashlight | Night Light

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

Flash Color

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Flash Color

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Flashlight | Night Light

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Flash Color

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Access3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Flashlight | Night Light free?
Flashlight | Night Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flash Color free?
Flash Color is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flashlight | Night Light or Flash Color?
Flashlight | Night Light is rated higher. Flashlight | Night Light averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Flash Color averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Flashlight | Night Light or Flash Color have ads?
Flashlight | Night Light shows ads; Flash Color does not.
Which is updated more often, Flashlight | Night Light or Flash Color?
Flashlight | Night Light ships an update every 3 months, and Flash Color every 3 weeks. Most recently, Flashlight | Night Light was updated on October 23, 2026 and Flash Color on October 23, 2026.

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