Comparison

iLlumination US vs Personal ringtone creator

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

Head to head
About

iLlumination US

This universal flashlight app transforms your device into a powerful illumination tool. It offers LED and screen-based lighting, adjustable brightness, strobe effects, and Morse code functionality. Customize your light with color and contrast options for various needs.

Highlights
  • LED and screen flashlight
  • Adjustable strobe modes
  • Morse code functionality
  • Color picker for screen light
  • Adjustable screen contrast
  • Screen lock feature
Features
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iLlumination US — The Classic Flashlight, Reborn The flashlight app thousands relied on is back — rebuilt from the ground up for modern iPhone. Same simple idea, a completely new design, and every feature refined for today's devices. Why fumble in the dark? iLlumination turns your iPhone's LED flash — or its screen — into a fast, reliable light, with proper controls for the moments you actually need them. Lighting modes • Flashlight — instant, ultra-bright steady light. • Tap mode — press and hold to shine, release to stop. The fastest way to signal. • Strobe — rhythmic flashing with selectable speeds, from slow to ultra-fast. • Morse code — type any message and flash it with correctly timed pulses, with a built-in SOS and loop. Choose your light source Use the LED flash, the Screen, or Dual (both at once) in any mode — pick a default in Settings. Built for control • Brightness — fine-tune the LED level and screen brightness with a slider, or swipe on the screen light to dim it on the fly. • Color picker — eight screen-light colors (white, warm, amber, red, green, blue, violet, pink). Remembers your last choice. • Screen lock — dim the screen and lock it so a stray tap never kills your light. Double-tap to unlock. • Auto-on — switch the light on the instant the app launches. • Dark, Light & Auto appearance. Strobe lighting can trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy. Please use with care. Note: Sustained use of the LED flash will drain your battery faster. I'm always improving iLlumination and I genuinely read every message. For bug reports, feature ideas, or to help translate the app into your language, email me: iphone@erikstorli.net.

About

Personal ringtone creator

Easily create custom ringtones by recording your own audio or selecting existing sounds. Edit and save your unique ringtones to your device for personalized alerts.

Highlights
  • Record custom audio
  • Select sounds from library
  • Edit and trim audio
  • Save ringtones to device
  • Transfer to iTunes
Features
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Personal ringtone creator: Record your own sound and select the best part of it or choose a tone from your library and edit it to create your personal & unique ringtones. With just one click, the sound gets saved into the documents folder for this app. To save the sounds as ringtones simply connect your iPhone to iTunes and look for the documents folder for this app, download the ringtones to the desktop of our pc and drag the tones into the tones folder in iTunes (use alt-key if necessary), then sync your iPhone to iTunes and set the tones as ringtones in the menu of your iPhone Thats it! Have fun with your unique sounds!

Screenshots

iLlumination US3 screens
Personal ringtone creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iLlumination US at 52% against Personal ringtone creator's 0%. iLlumination US also leads on rating (3.6 vs 1.3). Personal ringtone creator's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

iLlumination US holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of iLlumination US's written reviews are positive against 0% of Personal ringtone creator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iLlumination US ships an update every 2 months, Personal ringtone creator every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iLlumination US versus Personal ringtone creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriLlumination USPersonal ringtone creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (42 ratings) — better1.3 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews52.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings42 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.69.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErik StorliOliver Schneewind

Customer experience

iLlumination US

All ratings43 ratings
Positive62.8%
Neutral11.6%
Negative25.6%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive52.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative44.8%

Personal ringtone creator

All ratings25 ratings
Positive4.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative96.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

iLlumination US

No in-app purchases

None

Personal ringtone creator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iLlumination US free?
iLlumination US is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Personal ringtone creator free?
Personal ringtone creator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iLlumination US or Personal ringtone creator?
iLlumination US is rated higher. iLlumination US averages 3.6 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Personal ringtone creator averages 1.3 from 25 ratings.
Which is updated more often, iLlumination US or Personal ringtone creator?
iLlumination US ships an update every 2 months, and Personal ringtone creator every 3 days. Most recently, iLlumination US was updated on September 19, 2026 and Personal ringtone creator on September 17, 2026.

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