KiwiLights vs Paladin Security
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KiwiLights
This app provides a charming flashlight and timer with adorable characters. It features smart brightness control, customizable timer presets, and widget support for quick access. Enjoy a blend of practicality and fun with its intuitive interface and battery-efficient design.
- Intuitive swipe controls
- Smart brightness control
- Customizable timer presets
- Widget support
- Multiple lovable characters
- Battery-efficient design
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A bedside clock that glows all night. An alarm with its own sound. A nightlight and a flashlight in one swipe. Prop your phone on your nightstand and Kiwi keeps the time, in StandBy and on your Lock Screen. Pick from four clock styles in the app. Set an alarm for the morning. On iOS 26 it rings even with the app closed or your phone on silent, and you can snooze it from the Lock Screen. Drag the sun down and the sky goes with it. Night settles into a soft light you can leave on until morning. Drag it back up and you have a flashlight. Set a timer for the evening, a nap, or a quiet hour. Watch the sun or the moon count it down. A small voice counts the last seconds so nobody gets startled awake. Layer rain, a stream, night sounds. Whatever settles your room. Play Kiwi's own songs, or connect Apple Music or Spotify. At night the Night Monster peeks over the hill. Leave the light on or play some music and your friend leaves him an offering. He leaves you a jar of fireflies. Kiwi stories, read aloud. A different one is free every week. Twelve friends, all free. Kiwi, Taro, Cheri, Mango and the rest. Pick one and the whole app takes their colors. Each of them has a song. Eight quick games for nights when sleep won't come. Wallpapers, trading cards, Kiwi stickers for Messages, and widgets that keep the clock, the timer and the alarm close. No account. No ads. Nothing to sign up for. The app sends how it's used, never who you are. FREE Twelve characters. Flashlight and nightlight. The bedside clock. Quick alarm times. The basic timer. All eight games. One ambient sound at a time. Six app icons. A narrated story that changes every week. PLUS $0.99 A MONTH, OR PREMIUM $4.99 ONCE Same unlocks either way. Custom alarm times, custom timer lengths, three more clock styles, five more timer looks, layered sounds, narration for the whole story library, and six more character app icons. Subscription details KiwiLights Plus: auto-renewing subscription, $0.99 per month, after a 1-week free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at $0.99/month unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID Account Settings. KiwiLights Premium: $4.99 one-time purchase, unlocks the same features. No subscription. Privacy Policy: https://kiwithegreenkoala.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://kiwithegreenkoala.com/terms Made with care by Sahtu Press.
Paladin Security
This app offers a suite of tools designed to enhance personal safety and real-world utility. It includes features like sound detection, customizable flashlights, emergency signalers, and panic alarms to help users in various situations.
- Sound detection with alarm
- Adjustable flashlight intensity
- Emergency SOS flasher
- Panic alarm with touch/shake trigger
- Fake incoming call screen
- Countdown timer with alarm
- Customizable message display
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PALADIN SECURITY is a free app that contains no ads and collects no data. It's just an app I made that may help you leverage your device's capability in real world situations, possibly keeping you safer. Paladin does this by incorporating 11 basic functions: MESSAGE allows the user to enter a message and delivers it in either large screen sized letters or flashing morse code. SOUND SENTRY allows the phone to be used as a dedicated sentry that sits patently, listening for any disturbing sounds. When a sound level is detected over the set threshold, the unit responds with an alarm and flashing lights. FLASH LIGHT uses the built in flash of your device as a light source with an adjustable intensity. (Please note that this particular function is only available with devices that support the rear flash hardware.) SCREEN LIGHT uses the screen of the device as an additional light source. You can select the color and the intensity. There is also an option to strobe the light at a variable speed in case you want to get attention. EMERGENCY FLASHER uses both the device flash (if available) and the front screen to flash out S.O.S. By using both the front and back of the device (if supported) as a flashing light source it increases the chances of being seen regardless of current position or how the device happens to land. PERSONAL PROTECTION uses the device as a fail safe protection device, a panic switch of sorts. Simply turn it on and place a finger or thumb on the screen. If anything happens to the user that lifts the finger, the phone will flash and set off an alarm. This will work even if you accidentally drop it or it is knocked from your hands. CALL displays a fake incoming call screen, in case you need to distract someone for a moment. TRIGGER sets up a panic screen that only needs the device to be touched or shaken to set off the alarm. COUNTDOWN is a quick selectable countdown timer that sounds the alarm unless it is canceled before the time expires. Example use would be to set it when going to your car and the alarm will sound if you don't cancel it when safe within the time limit. BEACON is a selectable pattern flasher using your device. HELP is a fixed large screen message indicating that you need assistance. Different messages are selectable. PLEASE NOTE: Continued use of the bright flash may dramatically decrease battery life. Devices without flash hardware will not have the rear flashlight function.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paladin Security at none against KiwiLights's 2. Paladin Security also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). KiwiLights's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. KiwiLights sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Paladin Security asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paladin Security holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KiwiLights has 64 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of KiwiLights's written reviews are positive against 100% of Paladin Security's.
KiwiLights ships an update every 2 months, Paladin Security every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | KiwiLights | Paladin Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (64 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sahtu Press, Inc. | Greg Chaffins |
Customer experience
KiwiLights
Paladin Security
Bugs and requests
KiwiLights
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on opening
- App turns off unexpectedly
- App doesn't open after update
- App changes phone brightness settings
Requested features
7 requests- Add an alarm clock
- Make clock numbers bigger
- Add a game feature
- Allow setting wallpaper
- More characters
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- Animals change position
- Adjust clock size
Paladin Security
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
KiwiLights
- Plus Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- KiwiLights Premium$4.99
Paladin Security
No in-app purchases
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