Comparison

Flashlight ○ vs Video tachometer

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

Video tachometer

This app uses slow-motion video to create a strobe light effect, allowing you to measure rotational speeds. It records video with detailed information like frame rate and exposure, and offers customizable text overlays.

Highlights
  • Strobe light effect simulation
  • Rotational speed measurement (RPM/Hz)
  • Slow-motion video recording
  • Customizable text overlays on video
  • Adjustable frame rate and exposure
  • Records 4K video (if supported)
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When the frame rate of a video matches the speed of a particular part, the effect is the same as using a strobe light. In the video, that part freezes. Since the frame rate of a video can be adjusted, this effect can be used to determine the rotational speed of a part. The smartphone must support slow-motion video recording (filming at a high frame rate). This is the case for all smartphones starting with iPhone 5S. The range is as follows: • 0.5—240 Hz (30—14400 RPM), for all phones from iPhone 6 onward • 0.5—120 Hz (30—7200 RPM), for iPhone 5S THE HERTZ (Hz) VALUE IS MORE ACCURATE THAN THE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM) VALUE, SINCE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE ARE CALCULATED FROM HERTZ AND ROUNDING IS DONE. To get a clear image, good lighting is important. The clarity of the image is controlled by the exposure of the video (exposure time and light sensitivity (ISO)). If the exposure time is reduced, the image will increase in clarity, but brightness will lower. To increase the brightness, you need to raise the camera's light sensitivity (ISO), but then the amount of noise increases. You also need to manually adjust the focus of the camera. The app can record video. The video format depends on the selected format in the app settings. If your iPhone supports 4K video format (3840x2160), then you can record 4K video at the frame rate supported by your iPhone. Text with important information is added to the frames of the recorded video: the selected frame rate, exposure duration, ISO, time stamp, time difference between the current and previous frames (Tcurr. − Tprev.), the sequence number of the frame in the recorded video. If you want any other information to be added, then let me know. You can choose to add only part of this information, and you can choose a different text color. You also have the option of not adding any information. You can change the information that is added and the color of the text while recording a video. At high frame rates, frames that do not have time to be processed may be discarded. This does not affect subsequent frames and can be controlled using the time difference between the current frame and the previous frame (Tcurr. − Tprev.). Dropping frames affects the video frame rate displayed in the "Photos" app. But the time interval between frames that were taken one after another and were not discarded will correspond to the selected frame rate. Frames may be dropped even when shooting slow motion video using the "Camera" app. You can check this by looking at the frame rate for slow motion video in the "Photos" app. Video containing the app's interface can be captured using the iOS "Screen Recording" function. The app can take a photo with the measurement result, date, and time written on the photo. The exposure time and ISO settings will be saved in the photo's metadata. To take a photo that shows the app interface, tap the "Pause" button and take a screenshot. It is possible to choose a video format that has the best quality, but has a significantly lower maximum frame rate. The difference between the formats is clearly visible only when using the digital zoom. Also, when using a format with better quality, the Rolling Shutter effect is stronger. Therefore, the best quality format can be used at speeds less than about 2000 rpm. You can turn on hints for easier observation of changes in rotation speed. Hints show how to change the frame rate (decrease or increase) depending on the direction of rotation of the mark. The hints are selected manually, but then you do not need to remember this information. The hints are relevant for frequencies close to the rotation frequency. If the direction of rotation of the impeller is known, hints can be selected in advance. The arrow showing the direction of rotation of the impeller must correspond to the "+" button. The video tachometer measures the rotational speed in exactly the same way a stroboscopic tachometer would.

Screenshots

Flashlight ○4 screens
Video tachometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flashlight ○ at none against Video tachometer's 1. Flashlight ○ also leads on ratings volume (29K vs 84). Video tachometer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Video tachometer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flashlight ○ 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 Flashlight ○ against 4.6 for Video tachometer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashlight ○ has 29K ratings behind it against 84, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Flashlight ○'s written reviews are positive against 85% of Video tachometer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flashlight ○ ships an update every 2 months, Video tachometer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flashlight ○ versus Video tachometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashlight ○Video tachometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (29K ratings) — better4.6 (84 ratings)
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews — better84.6% of reviews
Number of ratings29K — better84
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPixelinlove LtdDmitriy Kharutskiy

Customer experience

Flashlight ○

All ratings28,534 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews1,861 reviews
Positive91.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.4%

Video tachometer

All ratings84 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative13.5%

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

Video tachometer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Flashlight ○

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Video tachometer

One-time1
  • Full version$2.99

Questions

Is Flashlight ○ free?
Flashlight ○ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Video tachometer free?
Video tachometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flashlight ○ or Video tachometer?
Flashlight ○ is rated higher. Flashlight ○ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 29K ratings, while Video tachometer averages 4.6 from 84 ratings.
Do Flashlight ○ or Video tachometer have ads?
Flashlight ○ shows ads; Video tachometer does not.
Which is updated more often, Flashlight ○ or Video tachometer?
Flashlight ○ ships an update every 2 months, and Video tachometer every 3 months. Most recently, Flashlight ○ was updated on September 24, 2026 and Video tachometer on September 10, 2026.

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