Comparison

Flashlight ◯ vs ClearGuard Link Protection

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Flashlight ◯

This utility app transforms your phone into a powerful flashlight. It offers instant illumination upon launch and provides adjustable brightness for various situations. Designed for ease of use, it's a reliable tool for navigating dark environments.

Highlights
  • Brightest and fastest flashlight
  • Automatically turns on at launch
  • Adjustable brightness control
  • Intuitive and elegant UI
  • Full iPhone screen support
Features
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The brightest, fastest true flashlight in the AppStore that automatically turns on when you launch the application! Flashlight is the original and top selling application that turns your iPhone into a real flashlight! This application uses the iPhone's flashlight to illuminate your world when you find yourself in a dark spot. This application is useful in a variety of situations: Reading a book in bed, reading a map in a car, help unlock your door at night, find your way in a dark room, or a thousand other issues. Features: • Phone light too bright? Control brightness with ease. • Intuitive and elegant UI design. • Full support for iPhone 11 big screen. • Also works on every iPhone device. Continued use of the flash may dramatically decrease battery life. Thank you for taking the time to report any bugs or to request an enhancement to Flashlight application. Feedback is very important to us. We will do our best to answer queries.

About

ClearGuard Link Protection

This app offers tools to review suspicious links and enhance your iPhone's security. It provides free features like local link inspection and ad guidance, with premium options for live reputation checks and breach alerts.

Highlights
  • Local link inspection
  • Unwanted-ad guidance
  • Password exposure checks
  • Manual website blocking
  • Live link reputation checks
  • Email breach monitoring
Features
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ClearGuard helps you review suspicious links and manage practical security protections on your iPhone. Free tools include local link inspection, unwanted-ad guidance, password exposure checks, manual website and call blocking, basic unknown-sender SMS filtering, saved link reports, and an illustrated guide with audio. ClearGuard Premium includes live link reputation checks with Google Web Risk, optional automatic Safari reputation checks, broader harmful-domain list updates, and scheduled monitoring of your verified email address for reported breaches. A verified ClearGuard account is required for Premium features. Live reputation checks share a limit of 20 per account per UTC day. Checks may be unavailable when the service-wide daily limit is reached. Safari features require enabling the appropriate extensions and permissions. Automatic checks may finish after a page loads and do not cover private browsing or other apps. Threat-list updates run when you open Protection, rather than continuously in the background. Previously downloaded rules may remain after a subscription ends. Monitoring and notifications can be delayed. Monthly and annual subscriptions are available. Eligible new subscribers may receive a one-month free trial; Apple confirms eligibility, local pricing and renewal terms before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage subscriptions in your Apple account. VPN, automatic spam-call detection and caller ID are coming soon and are not included in the current subscription. ClearGuard does not scan other installed apps, filter iMessage conversations or guarantee that a website is safe. Privacy: https://clearguard-protaction.netlify.app/#privacy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Flashlight ◯2 screens
ClearGuard Link Protection4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ClearGuard Link Protection at none against Flashlight ◯'s shown. ClearGuard Link Protection also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Flashlight ◯'s advantage is ratings volume (5.9K vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Flashlight ◯ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ClearGuard Link Protection sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ClearGuard Link Protection holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashlight ◯ has 5.9K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flashlight ◯ versus ClearGuard Link Protection: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashlight ◯ClearGuard Link Protection
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.9K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.9K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexandre Morcosjoseph saad

Customer experience

Flashlight ◯

All ratings5,859 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative19.6%

ClearGuard Link Protection

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Flashlight ◯

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Doesn't work on iPhone
  • Crashes the app

Requested features

2 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Compatibility with older devices

ClearGuard Link Protection

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flashlight ◯

One-time1
  • Remove ads$7.99
2 purchases

ClearGuard Link Protection

Subscriptions2
  • ClearGuard Premium Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • ClearGuard Premium Annual1 Month trial$100.001 Year

Questions

Is Flashlight ◯ free?
Flashlight ◯ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClearGuard Link Protection free?
ClearGuard Link Protection is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flashlight ◯ or ClearGuard Link Protection?
ClearGuard Link Protection is rated higher. Flashlight ◯ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.9K ratings, while ClearGuard Link Protection averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Flashlight ◯ or ClearGuard Link Protection have ads?
Flashlight ◯ shows ads; ClearGuard Link Protection does not.

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