Flashlight ○ vs Torch Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Instant ON for quick activation
- Adjustable LED brightness
- Strobe mode with adjustable frequencies
- Built-in SOS signal
- Intuitive and elegant design
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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.
Torch Timer
Control your device's flashlight with custom timers. Set durations or target times for automatic shut-off, perfect for nighttime use without manually turning it off. Offers brightness and theme customization.
- Customizable flashlight timers
- Set running duration or target time
- Automatic shut-off
- Brightness adjustments
- Screen brightness dimming
- Customizable theme colors
- Customizable flickering
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This app provides timers that controls the flashlight. Super use in cases where you need the flashlight to be on for a duration of time. For example, you can set it and go to bed. That way you don't have to walk to the bed in the dark. • Create timers by specifying running duration or running target time. • Pretty user interface. A legacy mode is also available, if you prefer the version 5.0 of this app. • Flashlight brightness adjustments. • Automatically dims the screen brightness to preserve your battery life. • Customizable theme color. • Customizable flickering behavior.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flashlight ○ at none against Torch Timer's 3. Flashlight ○ also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 63%) and ratings volume (29K vs 191). Torch Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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. Torch Timer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Flashlight ○ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Flashlight ○ against 4.6 for Torch Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashlight ○ has 29K ratings behind it against 191, 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 63% of Torch Timer's.
Flashlight ○ ships an update every 2 months, Torch Timer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flashlight ○ | Torch Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (29K ratings) — better | 4.6 (191 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.0% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29K — better | 191 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pixelinlove Ltd | Diffuse Thinking LLC |
Customer experience
Flashlight ○
Torch Timer
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
Torch Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flashlight ○
No in-app purchases
Torch Timer
- Remove Banner Ads$1.99
- Removes Full Screen Ads$1.99
- Pro Lifetime$3.99
Questions
Is Flashlight ○ free?
Is Torch Timer free?
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