LED light (a Flashlight) vs MyLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LED light (a Flashlight)
Transform your phone's flash into a powerful flashlight. Easily illuminate your surroundings with a simple tap. Be mindful that extended use of the flash can significantly impact battery life.
- Phone flash as flashlight
- Simple one-tap activation
- Battery life warning
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This Application let's you use the flash on your phone as a Flashlight. Continued use of the flash may dramatically decrease battery life.
MyLight
This app provides a simple and modern interface for lighting up your surroundings. It offers various light modes using either the device's screen or LED, including a stroboscope, SOS, and color options. Users can control brightness and customize their experience with widgets and shortcuts.
- Simple modern interface
- Screen and LED lighting
- Stroboscope and SOS modes
- Adjustable LED brightness
- Customizable widgets
- Siri Shortcuts
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The simplest way to light up your environment! With MyLight you get everything you need for lighting. Why should you use MyLight? • Clean and simple modern interface • Supports iPhone, iPod touch & iPad • Uses the bright screen or built in LED for lightning • Different light modes for multiple use cases like stroboscope, light graffiti and SOS • Control the LED brightness • Fullscreen mode with no interface elements • Home screen quick actions • Siri Shortcuts • Customizable app icon (via App Settings in System Preferences) • Customizable home & lock screen widgets ––––––––––––––– Light Modes using the screen: – Simple Flashlight – Color Flashlight – Light Changing Lamp – Stroboscope – Light Graffiti – S.O.S. Light Modes using the LED: – Simple Flashlight – Stroboscope – S.O.S. ––––––––––––––– HINT: Using the screen at full brightness or the LED reduces the battery charge very fast. WARNING: Using the stroboscope at a frequency of ~20Hz (or maybe other frequencies) can cause display flickering! Use the stroboscope with care. ––––––––––––––– Follow us on Twitter and Facebook: @pxlwaves
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LED light (a Flashlight) at none against MyLight's 1. LED light (a Flashlight) also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 78%). MyLight's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. MyLight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LED light (a Flashlight) asks for nothing beyond the download.
LED light (a Flashlight) ships an update every 13 months, MyLight every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LED light (a Flashlight) | MyLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (29K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better | 77.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 29K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastian Stadtlich | Alexander Kaessner |
Customer experience
LED light (a Flashlight)
MyLight
Bugs and requests
LED light (a Flashlight)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MyLight
Reported bugs
2 issues- Screen brightness settings get changed after using the app
- App causes issues when viewing 35mm slides on iPad Pro
Requested features
3 requests- Add a lock screen option to keep the light on
- Provide more customization for the screen light (color, brightness, etc.)
- Integrate with the device's built-in flashlight functionality
In-app purchases
LED light (a Flashlight)
No in-app purchases
MyLight
- Disable Ads$1.99
Questions
Is LED light (a Flashlight) free?
Is MyLight free?
Do LED light (a Flashlight) or MyLight have ads?
Which is updated more often, LED light (a Flashlight) or MyLight?
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