Flashlight ® vs Typewise Offline Keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flashlight ®
This utility app provides an instant, bright light source using your device's LED flash. It offers a dimmable slider for adjustable brightness and avoids ads and distracting features found in free alternatives. It's designed as a simple, fast, and reliable tool for various lighting needs.
- Instant ON LED flashlight
- Dimmable LED slider
- No ads or push notifications
- Fastest loading time
- Simple and pure light function
- Supports all iOS devices
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Instant ON • NO ADS • 5 Stars on over 25,000 Ratings! 1.5 Million Sold! NO Annoying Banner Ads or Push Notifications like the free copycats. Light comes on INSTANTLY. Get the ORIGINAL, Best-Selling, Fastest Flashlight today! (UPDATE: New Dimmable LED Slider iOS6). ••• FLASHLIGHT by i4software ® ••• • www.i4flashlight.com • #1 Top Paid Utility App in U.S. #5 Top Paid App Overall in U.S. • Over 1,400,000 PAID downloads! • NO ADS like the free copycats! • No Push Notifications like the free flashlights. • No gimmicks to slow you down or distract. • FAST, pure LIGHT in an INSTANT! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• What users are saying about FLASHLIGHT • "Best flashlight app ever! 5 star!!" • "Much faster than free flashlights" • "Works as advertised. Worth the $ to get rid of the annoying ads." • "Best flashlight app available without crappy ads and unwanted features." • "Best flaslight app I've used. Awesome to see it updated for the iPhone 5. The adjustable brightness levels is great!" • "Perfect, simple app! If all you need is a flashlight and not some dumb strobe light... Look no farther!" • "This App should be the official native iPhone flashlight!" • "More than twice as fast loading as previous flashlight apps." • "No flashy gimmicky add ons, no ads, just lights up the dark. Recommended." • "Does what it says! Graphic On/Off switch is tight! A Must Have App" •"More than twice as fast loading as previous flashlight apps." ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • • • • Flashlight ® taps into the power of the NEW flash on the iPhone 4, 4S, iPhone 5 and iPod Touch 5th Generation to give you an incredibly bright Flashlight that is significantly brighter than those apps that simply turn your screen white. THIS IS A REAL TOOL. NOT A TOY. No Silly Strobe you can accidentally activate, No Clap-Off that turns the light off every time there's a loud noise, No Disco Mode and NO fake virtual lightbulbs! The simplest, fastest TRUE Flashlight in the App Store that automatically turns on when you launch the application. And the only one with 5 Stars on over 22,500 Reviews! • Find Your Keys in the Dark • Read a Real Book at Night • Light the Way When Camping and Hiking • Make Yourself Visible on Roadside at Night • Light Your Room During a Power Outage • Repair Your Car or Change a Tire at Night • Entertain Friends With Shadow Puppets • Check on the Little Ones NEW Support for iPad, iPhone 3 and older iPod Touch models without camera torches. Slider turns flashlight from black to white for a bright screen light. Now you can use Flashlight ® on all of your iOS devices for one low price. Please Note: Continued use of the flash may dramatically decrease battery life. Please use Flashlight ® responsibly and keep an eye on battery consumption. :) If you love this app, please rate it in iTunes and add comments to help spread the word. • Flash Light • Torch Light • Purse Light • Night Light • Computer Light • Reading Light ...and many more uses. You've got the POWER with Flashlight ® by i4software. Did we mention NO ADS, NO PUSH NOTIFICATIONS and NO GIMMICKS like the top free flashlights? A dependable flashlight is one of the most important safety tools you can own, $0.99 is a small price to pay for peace of mind and to eliminate the flashy banner ads contained in the free flashlight apps that blind and distract in the dark.
Typewise Offline Keyboard
This app provides a secure and private typing experience by functioning entirely offline. It features a unique hexagonal layout designed to reduce typos and offers intuitive gestures for easier text input. Enjoy personalized word suggestions and multi-language support without compromising your data.
- Offline functionality for enhanced privacy
- Hexagonal key layout for larger touch targets
- 80% reduction in typos
- Intuitive swipe gestures for editing
- Smart autocorrect and personalized suggestions
- Multi-language typing without switching
- 16 customizable themes
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This app is the offline version of the popular, privacy-friendly "Typewise Keyboard" app. This offline version adds an additional layer of security. Note: online features will not be available in this app. This app also includes Typewise PRO features: - Type in multiple languages without switching - Get personalized word suggestions - Additional 16 awesome themes - Create your own text replacements - Turn on key vibration - Turn on tablet mode - Change swiping behavior - Change space button sensitivity - Automatically go back to letters after a space - Flick down to undo auto corrections DID YOU KNOW? Current keyboards are based on the 140-year-old mechanical typewriter layout. Typewise is different. It’s the first keyboard that is specifically designed for smartphones. It’s revolutionary yet easy to use, and after a couple of messages you’ll love it. 80% FEWER TYPOS A recent study with 37,000 participants showed that on current keyboards 1 out of 5 words contains typos. With Typewise you finally get rid of these ARRGGHH-moments. Thanks to the hexagon layout, keys are 70% larger and much easier to hit. This reduces typos by 80%. INTUITIVE GESTURES Swipe up to capitalize a letter, swipe left to delete or swipe right to restore. It's as simple as that. SMART AUTOCORRECT Stop getting annoyed by wrong autocorrections or senseless predictions. Typewise learns what you type and helps you write that perfect sentence. 100% PRIVACY What you write is personal. That's why the keyboard does NOT require “full access” and none of your typing data is transmitted to the cloud. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGES Having to switch between different languages is cumbersome. With Typewise you can write in all your languages at once. Choose from 40+ languages and type in the accents you really need. Typewise supports: - English (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada) - Afrikaans - Albanian - Basque - Breton - Catalan - Croatian - Czech - Danish - Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands) - Estonian - Filipino - Finnish - French (France, Canada, Switzerland) - Galician - German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland) - Hinglish - Hungarian - Icelandic - Indonesian - Irish - Italian - Latvian - Lithuanian - Malaysian - Norwegian - Polish - Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) - Romanian - Serbian - Slovak - Slovene - Spanish - Swedish - Swiss German - Turkish SUPPORTED DEVICES Typewise is optimized for iPhones with iOS 12 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flashlight ® at 92% against Typewise Offline Keyboard's 40%. Flashlight ® also leads on price ($4.99 vs $24.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.9). Typewise Offline Keyboard's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Flashlight ® costs $4.99 and Typewise Offline Keyboard $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flashlight ® holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashlight ® has 16K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Flashlight ®'s written reviews are positive against 40% of Typewise Offline Keyboard's.
Flashlight ® ships an update every 15 months, Typewise Offline Keyboard every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Flashlight ® | Typewise Offline Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $24.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (16K ratings) — better | 3.9 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.5% of reviews — better | 40.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | i4software | Typewise AG |
Customer experience
Flashlight ®
Typewise Offline Keyboard
Bugs and requests
Flashlight ®
Reported bugs
2 issues- App not working after recent update
- Incompatible with some iPad models
Requested features
3 requests- Option to turn off screen while keeping light on
- Additional brightness settings
- Customizable appearance
Typewise Offline Keyboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flashlight ®
No in-app purchases
Typewise Offline Keyboard
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Flashlight ® free?
Is Typewise Offline Keyboard free?
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