Comparison

Flashlight vs Night Screen

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 transforms your device's LED flash into a bright, adjustable flashlight. It offers quick activation, a smooth interface, and features like dimming and blinking.

Highlights
  • Fastest turning on speed
  • Cool glossy interface
  • Light dimming
  • Light blinking
  • Adjustable frequency
  • Show/hide status bar
  • Activate/deactivate auto-lock
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Turn your iPhone’s rear LED into a flashlight with a clean charcoal screen and a vivid mint symbol. • Tap the symbol to turn the light on or off. • Swipe up or down, or use the settings slider, to adjust brightness. • Touch and slide across the dots to change the blink rate as you move. The dots fill from the left. • Choose steady light or blinking from 1–25 Hz. • Choose whether to show the status bar and prevent auto-lock while the light is on. • Smooth transitions and VoiceOver labels. Requires an iPhone with a rear LED flash and iOS 17 or later. The LED stops when the app becomes inactive. Actual brightness and blink timing depend on the device and its temperature. Extended use can consume battery and generate heat. Avoid blinking light if you are sensitive to flashing lights. This edition includes banner advertising through Google AdMob. No account is required.

About

Night Screen

Reduce blue light and eye strain with custom display modes. Offers extra dimming below minimum brightness and a red tint for nighttime reading. Integrates with Safari for a darker browsing experience.

Highlights
  • Reduce blue light
  • Extra dimming below minimum brightness
  • Custom red display tint
  • Dark mode for Safari
  • Room-matched brightness adjustment
  • Shortcut integration
Features
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Less blue light. A darker iPhone at night. Night Screen brings your night display controls into one place. Combine warmer colors and extra dimming to go darker than the brightness slider alone, or choose a custom red display for nighttime reading and scrolling. MIDNIGHT: LESS BLUE LIGHT, DEEPER DIMMING Midnight combines minimum brightness, Reduce White Point and Night Shift. Night Shift warms colors to reduce blue light; Reduce White Point lowers the intensity of bright colors for extra dimming. Your saved iPhone preferences control the effect. RED TINT: MORE THAN WARMER COLORS Choose a red display across apps. The guide helps you set a red Color Tint in Settings with your preferred hue and intensity. Red Tint reuses your saved Color Filters with Reduce White Point and low brightness, with Night Shift off. YOUR NIGHT CONTROLS, TOGETHER • Switch between Midnight and Red Tint after guided setup. • Apply your chosen display mode across apps. • Fine-tune brightness with the in-app slider. • No ads and no Night Screen account required. Night mode for Safari Darken bright web pages with natural, warm or red light and extra dimming. Switch the effect off per site. Enable the included Safari extension in Settings and allow website access. Results vary by website. Room-matched brightness An optional brief camera check adjusts brightness to room light. Run a check yourself or enable it when a mode turns on. Slider changes afterward teach preferences for similar lighting. Camera permission is required; no images are saved or sent. SET UP ONCE, REUSE EVERY NIGHT Add the included NightScreen Modes shortcut to Apple's Shortcuts app, then activate your chosen mode from Night Screen. Both modes require Shortcuts; Red Tint also needs one-time Color Filters setup in Settings. Turning off night mode disables Night Shift, Color Filters and Reduce White Point and sets brightness to 40%. Appearance depends on your iPhone and saved settings; automatic brightness or schedules can change it. Preview illustrations show appearance, not measured light levels. SUBSCRIPTIONS Monthly and annual plans include Safari night mode, room-matched brightness, Midnight and Red Tint. An active subscription or trial is required for these features and installing the mode shortcut. Eligible new subscribers get a 14-day free trial. Turning night mode off is always free, even after expiry, including reset shortcut repair. Guides and the brightness slider are free. Safari and the Match brightness now control work without Shortcuts. Local prices are shown before purchase. Subscriptions are billed to your Apple Account and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial or billing period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in Settings under your Apple Account's Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://nightscreenapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: support@nightscreenapp.com

Screenshots

Flashlight3 screens
Night Screen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flashlight at none against Night Screen's 2. Night Screen's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Night Screen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Flashlight asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flashlight ships an update every 3 weeks, Night Screen weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flashlight versus Night Screen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashlightNight Screen
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMyeongseok SEODancetime Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Flashlight

Written reviews32 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral15.6%
Negative9.4%

Night Screen

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flashlight

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Night Screen

Subscriptions2
  • Night Screen Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Night Screen Annual14 Days trial$7.991 Year

Questions

Is Flashlight free?
Flashlight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Night Screen free?
Night Screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flashlight or Night Screen have ads?
Flashlight shows ads; Night Screen does not.
Which is updated more often, Flashlight or Night Screen?
Flashlight ships an update every 3 weeks, and Night Screen weekly. Most recently, Flashlight was updated on October 27, 2026 and Night Screen on October 31, 2026.

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