Comparison

Flashlight ○ vs Strobr Scope

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 provides a bright and fast flashlight experience for your device. It offers advanced features like adjustable brightness, a strobe mode with customizable frequencies, and an SOS signal function. The app boasts an intuitive design and quick activation to assist you in various situations.

Highlights
  • Instant ON for quick activation
  • Adjustable LED brightness
  • Strobe mode with adjustable frequencies
  • Built-in SOS signal
  • Intuitive and elegant design
Features
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Fast, bright, easy to use and FREE. The coolest Flashlight app ever for your iPhone. Enhance the standard flashlight with new advanced functionalities: adjust the led brightness, use it as a strobe light or flash an sos signal. Best unique features: - Instant ON, fastest start time to help out quickly - Intuitive and elegant design with seasonal skins - Built-in BRIGHTNESS control - Built-in STROBE mode with adjustable frequencies - Built-in SOS signal The most downloaded Flashlight around the world. Here is what people have to say: "No joking it's the fastest I've tried! Really snappy :-)" "It's bright, has a dimmer, and an on/off switch. 5 Stars." "Excellent. Faster than "Flashlight". Cleaner interface. Variable strobe light. SOS feature." Please note: - Continuous use of the LED flash can shorten battery life. - This App can emit strobe light that might disturb people with epilepsy. Use at your own risk. Pixelinlove assume no liability of any kind for medical harm caused by the misuse of this product.

About

Strobr Scope

This utility app uses your device's camera to measure the frequencies of various cycles, including rotational speeds and electrical light frequencies. It offers a more convenient and less distracting alternative to traditional stroboscopes, capable of measuring even very slow rotations.

Highlights
  • Camera-based stroboscope
  • Measures rotational frequencies
  • Measures electrical light frequencies
  • Measures slow rotations
  • Continuously variable frame rates
  • Convenient and less distracting
Features
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Strobr Scope is a camera-based stroboscope app that relies on continuously variable frame rates to measure the frequencies of cycles. A traditional stroboscope flashes bright lights at a specific frequency that can be easily matched to the rotational frequency of i.e. a car wheel using persistence of vision (POV), allowing the rotational speed to be measured. Strobr Scope works similarly, but can also measure many things like electrical light frequencies and very low slow rotations that a traditional stroboscope cannot. It’s also more convenient and much less distracting to others! This app was built at PennApps 2017 and won top 30 there.

Screenshots

Flashlight ○4 screens
Strobr Scope2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flashlight ○ at 4.7 against Strobr Scope's 3.7. Flashlight ○ also leads on ratings volume (29K vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). Strobr Scope's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flashlight ○ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashlight ○ has 29K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flashlight ○ ships an update every 2 months, Strobr Scope every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flashlight ○ versus Strobr Scope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashlight ○Strobr Scope
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (29K ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings29K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPixelinlove LtdAlexander Zhang

Customer experience

Flashlight ○

All ratings28,534 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews1,874 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.6%

Strobr Scope

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Flashlight ○

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Light not turning on consistently
  • Compatibility issues with certain iPhone models

Requested features

3 requests
  • Adjustable brightness levels
  • Compatibility improvements for newer devices
  • Option to remove ads

Strobr Scope

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Flashlight ○

No in-app purchases

None

Strobr Scope

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flashlight ○ free?
Flashlight ○ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strobr Scope free?
Strobr Scope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flashlight ○ or Strobr Scope?
Flashlight ○ is rated higher. Flashlight ○ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 29K ratings, while Strobr Scope averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Flashlight ○ or Strobr Scope have ads?
Flashlight ○ shows ads; Strobr Scope does not.
Which is updated more often, Flashlight ○ or Strobr Scope?
Flashlight ○ ships an update every 2 months, and Strobr Scope every 12 months. Most recently, Flashlight ○ was updated on October 16, 2026 and Strobr Scope on September 28, 2026.

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