Comparison

KiwiLights vs IsleMark

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Intuitive swipe controls
  • Smart brightness control
  • Customizable timer presets
  • Widget support
  • Multiple lovable characters
  • Battery-efficient design
Features
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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.

About

IsleMark

Customize your device's dynamic island with text, emojis, and decorative patterns. This app also serves as a convenient memo tool to help you remember tasks.

Highlights
  • Dynamic island text input
  • Emoji support
  • Upload decorative patterns
  • Minimized and expanded view customization
  • Memo tool for tasks
Features
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Now you can really edit the dynamic island! Want to leave your mark on every screenshot with the Dynamic Island? Or do you constantly have tasks to complete, only to forget them moments later? With IsleMark, your Dynamic Island is no longer just a distant system feature but something you have full control over. IsleMark lets you freely input text, emojis, and even upload decorative patterns¹ to display on your Dynamic Island. Whether it’s the minimized or expanded version, you define how it looks. Besides beautifying the Dynamic Island, IsleMark also functions as a handy memo tool. As my first independently designed and developed app, IsleMark is available for free, with no in-app subscriptions.

Screenshots

KiwiLights4 screens
IsleMark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: KiwiLights at Free against IsleMark's $1.99. KiwiLights also leads on ratings volume (60 vs 6). IsleMark's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On rating, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

KiwiLights is free to download; IsleMark costs $1.99 up front. KiwiLights sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. IsleMark asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for KiwiLights against 4.8 for IsleMark. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KiwiLights has 60 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of KiwiLights's written reviews are positive against 89% of IsleMark's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KiwiLights ships an update every 2 months, IsleMark every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
KiwiLights versus IsleMark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKiwiLightsIsleMark
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (60 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings60 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSahtu Press, Inc.Pop Up Limited

Customer experience

KiwiLights

All ratings59 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative14.4%

IsleMark

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative7.4%

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
Show 2 more
  • Animals change position
  • Adjust clock size

IsleMark

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

KiwiLights

Subscriptions1
  • Plus Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • KiwiLights Premium$4.99
None

IsleMark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KiwiLights free?
KiwiLights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IsleMark free?
IsleMark costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KiwiLights or IsleMark?
IsleMark is rated higher. KiwiLights averages 4.7 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while IsleMark averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do KiwiLights or IsleMark have ads?
Neither KiwiLights nor IsleMark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KiwiLights or IsleMark?
KiwiLights ships an update every 2 months, and IsleMark every 2 weeks. Most recently, KiwiLights was updated on October 24, 2026 and IsleMark on October 25, 2026.

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