Flashlight GoodTorch vs FlashLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flashlight GoodTorch
This app provides a bright and fast flashlight with adjustable brightness and a shake-to-turn-on/off feature. It also includes a built-in compass, colorful screen effects, and various visual elements like glow sticks and police car lights.
- Brightest and fastest flashlight with brightness control
- Shake to turn on/off
- Built-in compass (iPhone/iPad only)
- Colorful blank screen with brightness adjustment
- SOS signal
- Various visual effects and animations
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The most useful flashlight app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. 65+ effects are included in one app! Exciting features: 1. Brightest and fastest flashlight with brightness control. You can shake the device to turn it on/off! 2. Built-in compass. You can always know the correct heading in the darkness! 3. Colourful blank screen. You can change it to white, red, blue, green etc and adjust the brightness. 4. Super big icons. Extremely clear at night. 5. Colourful glow sticks. 6. Spinning images (with animations). 7. Beautiful candle flames. 8. Very handy clocks. 9. SOS signal. 10. HELP! (in many languages). 11. Police car lights. 12. Lovely stars. 13. Cute hearts. 14. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! The compass is available on iPhone and iPad only. Reviews by users: 5-star United States Jan 6, 2011 by Taco master 54 Best L E D Light - When your the best, screw the rest! 5-star United States Dec 2, 2010 by ZeroCost Go get it! - Not only does what it promises, but does it very well. It's the last app I use every day to walk from the door (where the lightswitch is) to the bed. Thanks! 5-star Italia Feb 8, 2011 by Dusu80 Spettacolo - Non accendo più le luci in casa! 5-star Italia Feb 6, 2011 by Ekkekka... Utile - Fa sempre comodo una torcia in tasca. Funziona benissimo. 5-star Japan Feb 13, 2011 by あらららら不思議あら不思議 いいね! - 毎日寝る前の消灯時に真っ暗になるので歩いてベッドまで行く時に使ってます。重宝してます。 5-star Japan Nov 30, 2010 by 清孝 平生 使いやすい‼ - 車の足元に落ちた物を拾う時や映画館の出入りに使いました。思ってたより明るくて簡単でした。 5-star Japan Dec 8, 2010 by マークにゃな 助かるー - 暗いところで探し物をする時にかなり役立ちます。L E Dなのが嬉しいですね! 4-star Korea Jan 2, 2011 by 문주 유용해요 - 밤길에 꼭 필요한... 5-star Korea Dec 29, 2010 by Csy6379 Very good - 필요한 기능에 충실한 수작! 5-star Sweden Feb 12, 2011 by Shiido666 Perfekt - Alltid till hands. Ett måste 5-star Sweden Feb 9, 2011 by Joso81 Perfekt! - Vad kan man säga.. Bra belysning när man behöver det... Toppen 5-star Spain Jan 1, 2011 by Loixartx Una buena linterna - Cumple perfectamente su cometido, sencilla y eficaz. 5-star Spain Dec 8, 2010 by Centralmaskota Linterna - Muy buena, una linterna eficiente!! 5-star China Feb 21, 2011 by 丹宝~~ 不错! - 那是相当给力呀! 5-star China Feb 18, 2011 by 悠悠晨风 还可以 - 还是很实用的。尤其是跳闸找保险的时候。 4-star Switzerland Dec 4, 2010 by Teramano1968 Buona applicazione - Ok 4-star Switzerland Jan 27, 2011 by Port.-1990 L E D - Sehr empfehlenswert!!! 5-star Germany Jan 17, 2011 by Eugen Baur Das Licht Leuchte - Einfach, schnell zur Hand und praktisch. 5-star Germany Feb 3, 2011 by tomheu Einfach eine Taschenlampe - praktisch, einfach, gut - was will man mehr
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 in-app purchases: Flashlight GoodTorch at none against FlashLight's 1. FlashLight's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flashlight GoodTorch asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Flashlight GoodTorch against 4.3 for FlashLight. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 141 and 358 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Flashlight GoodTorch's written reviews are positive against 82% of FlashLight's.
Flashlight GoodTorch ships an update every 3 months, FlashLight monthly. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Flashlight GoodTorch | FlashLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (141 ratings) — better | 4.3 (358 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.5% of reviews — better | 82.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 141 | 358 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pop-Hub Limited | Amit Verma |
Customer experience
Flashlight GoodTorch
FlashLight
User reviews
Flashlight GoodTorch
From 141 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Variety of light modes and effects
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Bright and powerful flashlight
- 🔒 No ads
- 👍 Handy for emergencies and power outages
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🔍 Limited access to some features
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 👎 Poor design and user experience
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
Flashlight GoodTorch
Reported bugs
4 issues- Touch controls not working
- Flashlight not turning on
- Ads blocking the screen
- App freezing or crashing
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to adjust brightness
- More customization options
- Compatibility with older devices
- Improved stability and performance
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 GoodTorch
No in-app purchases
FlashLight
- Torch Widget Pro$7.99
Questions
Is Flashlight GoodTorch free?
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