Flashlight™ (Lite) vs No Frills Flashlight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flashlight™ (Lite)
This app provides a bright white flashlight with adjustable brightness and color. It's simple to use for various situations, from finding keys in a bag to creating a romantic ambiance. Offers both screen light and LED light functionality.
- Adjustable brightness
- Adjustable color
- Full screen mode
- LED light option
- Shake to shuffle color
- Simple interface
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Here is a FREE little instant-bright-white flashlight with brightness and color adjustable. It is very simple and easy to use... If you just want a light, this app is for you... Feel free to get it... [How Could Be Used] - bag light: find key in your bag when you are back home - key light: insert key to open the door - book light: read your favorite book in bed - toilet light: light your way to the toilet at night - romantic light: make a romantic environment using a pink color - creative usage: anywhere you need a light [KEY FEATURES] - practical flashlight with following features: * classic black & white flashlight * creative colorful flashlight - full screen - brightness adjustable, with fade effect - color adjustable, with just ONE click - shake iPhone/iPod to shuffle color, with ZERO click - LED light (LONG-press power button) - power on/off [HOW TO USE] 1. Push the "Power" button to turn off/on the light. 2. Slide on the brightness area in the bottom toolbar to adjust the brightness when light on. 3. Slide on the color area in the bottom toolbar to adjust the color when light on. 4. Click on the black & white area in front of the color area to restore your flashlight to white. 5. You can also shake the iPhone/iPod to shuffle the color. 6. Click on the light area (outside the bottom toolbar) to hide or show the toolbar, to make the light fullscreen or make adjustment. 7. Long press the power button to toggle LED light. 8. To get the best result, please set your iPhone/iPod screen brightness to the maximum through the Settings application. [Enjoy!] Finally, we really hope you enjoy this application. * If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact us by emailing to: support@foxlabapp.com *
No Frills Flashlight
This utility app provides a straightforward flashlight experience with no advertisements or in-app purchases. Users can adjust brightness with a swipe and customize the light color, including a red option to preserve night vision. It also features a white noise generator for soothing purposes.
- Adjustable brightness via swipe
- Customizable light color
- Red light mode for night vision
- White noise generator
- No ads or tracking
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A super simple flashlight app with no ads, no premium payments, and no tracking - Swipe to change light brightness - Change color to anything you'd like--use red to preserve night vision! - Play white noise (great for soothing babies!)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: No Frills Flashlight at 100% against Flashlight™ (Lite)'s 27%. No Frills Flashlight also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and ads (none vs shown). Flashlight™ (Lite)'s advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
No Frills Flashlight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashlight™ (Lite) has 2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Flashlight™ (Lite)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of No Frills Flashlight's.
Flashlight™ (Lite) ships an update every 10 months, No Frills Flashlight every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flashlight™ (Lite) | No Frills Flashlight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (2K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 方明 陈 | Mark Schmidt |
Customer experience
Flashlight™ (Lite)
No Frills Flashlight
Bugs and requests
Flashlight™ (Lite)
Reported bugs
3 issues- Brightness changes unexpectedly due to ads
- Ads trigger unintended color changes
- App crashes or becomes unusable due to ads
Requested features
4 requests- Add ultraviolet light option
- Ability to save color settings
- Reduce/remove ads or offer ad-free version
- Improve color selection interface
No Frills Flashlight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flashlight™ (Lite)
No in-app purchases
No Frills Flashlight
No in-app purchases
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