Comparison

Flashlight ○ vs Magnifying Glass

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

Magnifying Glass

This app transforms your smartphone into a powerful digital magnifying glass. Easily read small print, view tiny objects, and enhance visibility in low light conditions with adjustable zoom and a built-in flashlight.

Highlights
  • Up to 10x camera zoom
  • Flashlight for low-light use
  • Freeze image for further inspection
  • Save and share magnified photos
  • Adjustable brightness and filters
  • Digital zoom up to 5x in microscope mode
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The days of using a physical magnifying glass are over thanks to the power of your smartphone camera and our leading "magnifying glass: magnifier" app! Whether you need to read tiny labels or view small objects, this digital-looking glass does everything a traditional magnifying glass does! Perhaps the simplest to use but most advanced magnifier app with the light on AppStore! Here's just some of what you can accomplish: What you can do with this magnifier app with light: - Easily blow up any text on newspapers, magazines, or business cards even in the dark, without the need for reading glasses! - Be sure to take in all the fine print from those annoying medicine bottles, so you get the dosages right and are aware of all the side effects. - Never get flustered in a restaurant again when you can't read the menu due to small print or low lighting. - Get a clear view of the electronic serial numbers and other info found on the back of TVs, internet routers, washing machines, refrigerators, games consoles, and more. - View tiny images and other objects like a microscope, although this is though this is through camera magnification, not microscope technology. - Replace your outdoor bulb at night with ease thanks to your phone's torch and the magnifying camera. - Find that lost coin or hidden lipstick buried in your purse or handbag, whether it's day or night. - Can be used as a Microscope for more fine and tiny images (though, this is not a real microscope). - And, of course, the text magnifying app can embellish any text clearly. The good news: this is not just a magnifier app with light and a camera – the power of your smartphone brings many other exciting features. App Features: - Zoom up to 10x the original view of your smartphone's camera to make even the smallest things appear large. - Freeze (or take a photo) so you can pinch and zoom even further for closer inspection of your target. - Combine with your smartphone's torch to make magnifying in the dark a cinch. - Save magnified photos to your phone for viewing over and over. This is particularly useful for saving a newspaper tidbit for later or referring to router details. - Browse these saved photos, delete, edit, and share them like any other image on your device. - Use filters to protect your eyes or enhance magnified imagery. - Adjust the brightness of your screen in-app for a clearer view in very bright surroundings. - Navigate the easy-to-use settings section to get the app to work exactly as you require for any situation. - Additional digital zoom of up to 5x - for the Microscope app mode. Get this small and functional "magnifying glass: magnifier" app today and solve all your magnification needs with the power of smartphone technology! Privacy policy: https://smartsensorlab.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Flashlight ○4 screens
Magnifying Glass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flashlight ○ at none against Magnifying Glass's 1. Flashlight ○ also leads on ratings volume (31K vs 2). Magnifying Glass's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Magnifying Glass sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flashlight ○ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magnifying Glass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashlight ○ has 31K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Flashlight ○'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Magnifying Glass's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flashlight ○ versus Magnifying Glass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashlight ○Magnifying Glass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (31K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPixelinlove LtdBLATT sp. z o.o.

Customer experience

Flashlight ○

All ratings28,534 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews1,885 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.8%

Magnifying Glass

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Magnifying Glass

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Flashlight ○

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Magnifying Glass

One-time1
  • Blatt sp.z o.o.$4.99

Questions

Is Flashlight ○ free?
Flashlight ○ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magnifying Glass free?
Magnifying Glass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flashlight ○ or Magnifying Glass?
Magnifying Glass is rated higher. Flashlight ○ averages 4.6 out of 5 from 31K ratings, while Magnifying Glass averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Flashlight ○ or Magnifying Glass have ads?
Both Flashlight ○ and Magnifying Glass show ads.
Which is updated more often, Flashlight ○ or Magnifying Glass?
Flashlight ○ ships an update every 2 months, and Magnifying Glass every 2 months. Most recently, Flashlight ○ was updated on October 31, 2026 and Magnifying Glass on October 27, 2026.

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