Flashlight with Apple Watch Remote vs FlashLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flashlight with Apple Watch Remote
This utility app provides a simple and fast way to control your device's LED flashlight. It offers intuitive gestures for turning the light on/off, activating SOS and strobe modes, and adjusting brightness. It also includes Apple Watch integration for convenient remote control.
- Intuitive gesture controls
- Adjustable LED brightness
- Built-in SOS signal mode
- Adjustable strobe frequency
- Apple Watch remote control
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Intuitive. Fast. Flashlight with Apple Watch remote is incredably simple and easy to use. To turn the flashlight on or off, just tap anywhere on the screen. Tap and hold anywhere to start SOS signal mode. Pinch to start strobe mode. You can adjust the strobe frequency by pinching in to decrease and out to increase. Brightness can be adjusted at anytime by swiping anywhere either left or right. Apple Watch support is built-in, with control for all three modes. With the Apple Watch companion app you can quickly launch the flashlight app on the iPhone through handoff. The flashlight app on the iPhone must be running in order for the remote to function. Features: • Intuitive and elegant UI design • LED brightness control • Built-in SOS signal • Strobe mode with adjustable frequencies Continued use of the flash may dramatically decrease battery life.
FlashLight
This app provides a bright and fast torch with customizable home screen widgets. It offers various lighting modes, including SOS and strobe, and allows you to change the screen color for mood lighting or as a reading light. It also includes features for using your iPhone's screen as a light source.
- Brightest and fastest flashlight
- Customizable home screen widgets
- Dynamic Island and Live Activity support
- iOS Control Centre and Lock Screen widgets
- Built-in SOS and blink signals
- Adjustable LED brightness
- Full screen color and gradient lighting
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A beautifully elegant designed torch that is the BRIGHTEST & FASTEST, simplest way to light up your room. No Ads. Make your home screen looks aesthetic with Flashlight Customisable widgets. Best Reading light and Mood Night. Choose any colour with our beautiful colour picker. Flashlight Features : • iOS 18 Control Centre Widget • Standby Flashlight Widget. • Dynamic island and live activity. • LockScreen Widget. • Brightest Flashlight instantly ON / OFF • New iOS 17 customisable Widget. • Apple Watch App to Control Flash. • Built-in SOS signal. • Built-in Flash Blink signal. • Strobe mode with different frequencies. • clean and simple modern interface. • control the LED brightness Also includes features for using your Bright iPhone Screen. • Animated Gradient Phone Screen • Full Screen White Light • Led Flash Light • Multiple Colour Full Screen Light, Use our colour picker to choose the best Colour your want for your iPhone Screen. • iPhone Strobe Screen with different frequency. • Support All device And much more. Now Install the FlashLight App and enjoy !!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlashLight at 82% against Flashlight with Apple Watch Remote's 0%. FlashLight also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.8) and update cadence (monthly vs every 59 months). Flashlight with Apple Watch Remote's advantage is iOS requirement (8.3 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Flashlight with Apple Watch Remote sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and FlashLight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FlashLight holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlashLight has 358 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Flashlight with Apple Watch Remote's written reviews are positive against 82% of FlashLight's.
Flashlight with Apple Watch Remote ships an update every 59 months, FlashLight monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flashlight with Apple Watch Remote | FlashLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (6 ratings) | 4.3 (358 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 358 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 59 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | — | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.3 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BENJAMIN BERARD | Amit Verma |
Customer experience
Flashlight with Apple Watch Remote
FlashLight
Bugs and requests
Flashlight with Apple Watch Remote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FlashLight
Reported bugs
2 issues- Light not working consistently
- Unresponsive controls in some cases
Requested features
3 requests- Add a timer function
- Allow changing light color in free version
- Keep the light on even when switching apps
In-app purchases
Flashlight with Apple Watch Remote
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
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- Remove Ads$9.99
FlashLight
- Torch Widget Pro$7.99
Questions
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