Torchlight ◎ Brightest LED vs MyLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Torchlight ◎ Brightest LED
This utility app provides a powerful and fast LED flashlight for your device. It offers multiple lighting modes, including toggle, push-to-light, and strobe, with easy swipe controls. It also supports Apple Watch for convenient access.
- Brightest LED illumination
- Fastest performance
- Toggle ON/OFF mode
- Push to light up
- Strobe mode
- Apple Watch support
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A beautifully designed torch that is the BRIGHTEST & FASTEST. ◎ with over 5 million downloads ◎ - Supports all devices with camera flash - Works with Apple Watch too! ◎=◎=◎=◎=◎=◎=◎=◎=◎=◎ Torchlight offers 3 practical modes: 1) Toggle ON/OFF 2) Push to light up 3) Strobe to flash repeatedly Swipe to change the modes easily and quickly. https://just2us.com/torchlight/terms/
MyLight
This app provides a simple and modern interface for lighting up your surroundings. It offers various light modes using either the device's screen or LED, including a stroboscope, SOS, and color options. Users can control brightness and customize their experience with widgets and shortcuts.
- Simple modern interface
- Screen and LED lighting
- Stroboscope and SOS modes
- Adjustable LED brightness
- Customizable widgets
- Siri Shortcuts
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The simplest way to light up your environment! With MyLight you get everything you need for lighting. Why should you use MyLight? • Clean and simple modern interface • Supports iPhone, iPod touch & iPad • Uses the bright screen or built in LED for lightning • Different light modes for multiple use cases like stroboscope, light graffiti and SOS • Control the LED brightness • Fullscreen mode with no interface elements • Home screen quick actions • Siri Shortcuts • Customizable app icon (via App Settings in System Preferences) • Customizable home & lock screen widgets ––––––––––––––– Light Modes using the screen: – Simple Flashlight – Color Flashlight – Light Changing Lamp – Stroboscope – Light Graffiti – S.O.S. Light Modes using the LED: – Simple Flashlight – Stroboscope – S.O.S. ––––––––––––––– HINT: Using the screen at full brightness or the LED reduces the battery charge very fast. WARNING: Using the stroboscope at a frequency of ~20Hz (or maybe other frequencies) can cause display flickering! Use the stroboscope with care. ––––––––––––––– Follow us on Twitter and Facebook: @pxlwaves
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Verdict
Torchlight ◎ Brightest LED and MyLight both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of MyLight's written reviews are positive against 62% of Torchlight ◎ Brightest LED's. MyLight also leads on ratings volume (29K vs 4.1K) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Torchlight ◎ Brightest LED sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per year and MyLight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Torchlight ◎ Brightest LED against 4.6 for MyLight. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyLight has 29K ratings behind it against 4.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Torchlight ◎ Brightest LED's written reviews are positive against 78% of MyLight's.
Torchlight ◎ Brightest LED ships an update every 3 months, MyLight every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Torchlight ◎ Brightest LED | MyLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.1K ratings) | 4.6 (29K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | 77.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.1K | 29K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Just2us Pte Ltd | Alexander Kaessner |
Customer experience
Torchlight ◎ Brightest LED
MyLight
User reviews
Torchlight ◎ Brightest LED
From 4.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Bright light
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Useful in emergencies
- 👍 Reliable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work on iPad
- 🔋 Drains battery
- 💤 Turns off too quickly
- 🤖 Excessive ads
MyLight
From 29K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔦 Bright and effective screen light
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🔋 Doesn't drain device battery
- 🔍 Useful for reading, sewing, and other low-light tasks
- 💡 Helpful during power outages
Room to improve
- 🐛 Screen light turns off automatically after inactivity
- 🔍 Lacks additional lighting options (e.g., color, intensity)
- 🔌 Would be better if it used the device's built-in flashlight
Bugs and requests
Torchlight ◎ Brightest LED
Reported bugs
2 issues- Doesn't turn on
- Flickers or doesn't work consistently
Requested features
3 requests- Dimming option
- Color options
- Longer runtime
MyLight
Reported bugs
2 issues- Screen brightness settings get changed after using the app
- App causes issues when viewing 35mm slides on iPad Pro
Requested features
3 requests- Add a lock screen option to keep the light on
- Provide more customization for the screen light (color, brightness, etc.)
- Integrate with the device's built-in flashlight functionality
In-app purchases
Torchlight ◎ Brightest LED
- PRO (1 year)3 Days trial$0.491 Year
- Unlock PRO$0.99
MyLight
- Disable Ads$1.99
Questions
Is Torchlight ◎ Brightest LED free?
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