Light vs FlashLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light
This utility app provides a bright and fast LED flashlight with an intuitive interface. It offers adjustable brightness, SOS, and strobe modes for various situations. Designed for quick access, it features instant-on startup and simple controls.
- Instant-on startup
- Adjustable brightness
- SOS mode
- Adjustable strobe mode
- Screen toggle via double tap
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Fast, bright, and beautiful. Featuring instant-on startup and an easy-to-use interface. Features: – Adjustable brightness level – SOS mode – Adjustable Strobe mode – Hold down button for light mode – Double tap to toggle the screen on/off Light requires a device with a camera flash. Continued use of the flash may dramatically decrease battery life. This app is ad supported. Light has received the Best App Daily Award! http://www.bestappdaily.com/travel/light
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 rating: FlashLight at 4.3 against Light's 3.3. FlashLight also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and device support (4 vs 2). Light's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 358). 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. Light sells 3 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 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Light has 3.4K ratings behind it against 358, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Light's written reviews are positive against 82% of FlashLight's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Light ships an update every 5 months, FlashLight monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light | FlashLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3.4K ratings) | 4.3 (358 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.5% of reviews — better | 82.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | 358 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 7.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Ting | Amit Verma |
Customer experience
Light
FlashLight
User reviews
Light
From 3.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔦 Convenient light source
- 💡 Adjustable brightness
- 🔍 Useful for reading/navigation
- ⚠️ Emergency signaling options
- 🏆 Reliable and consistent
Room to improve
- 🔋 Light turns off too quickly
- 🔌 Incompatible with some devices
- 📢 Intrusive ads
- 🔴 Unreliable/stops working
- 🔍 Insufficient brightness
FlashLight
From 358 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Bright and reliable flashlight
- 🔒 No ads or user tracking
- 💡 Useful features like SOS and blinking modes
- 👍 Easy to access via widget
- 👍 Good color options and brightness control
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional ads interrupting the light
- 🔋 Light turns off too quickly when not in use
- 🤔 Unclear what the premium version offers
- 🤔 Dynamic Island integration not working as expected
Bugs and requests
Light
Reported bugs
2 issues- Light turning on unexpectedly
- Flashing/strobe mode not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Color customization options
- Ability to keep light on when screen is locked
- Longer runtime before auto-shutoff
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
Light
- Light Upgrade$0.99
- Light Upgrade$1.99
- Light Upgrade$2.99
FlashLight
- Torch Widget Pro$7.99
Questions
Is Light free?
Is FlashLight free?
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Do Light or FlashLight have ads?
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