Comparison

iFlashlight Pro vs Paperlock

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

Head to head
About

iFlashlight Pro

This simple utility app transforms your iPhone into a bright flashlight. It offers multiple brightness levels and can even send Morse code messages. Illuminate your surroundings, find your keys, or read in the dark with instant light.

Highlights
  • Instant touch light
  • Morse code messaging
  • Three brightness stages
  • Illuminates rooms and nearby space
  • Unlock car or house doors
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iFlashlight Pro turns your iPhone or iPad into a fast, reliable light, ready the instant you need it. Slide to set exactly the brightness you want, from a gentle glow to full power, using the LED flash. Need to signal for help? Switch to SOS for an automatic, recognizable flashing pattern. Want light right now? Instant Light gets you to full brightness with a single tap. No flash, or want a wider glow? Turn the whole screen into a light with a white or yellow screen light, great for reading in bed, finding something in a bag, or lighting up a room from any angle. Simple by design: no clutter, no confusing settings, just a big, easy-to-tap interface that puts the right light in your hands instantly. Please note: using the flash continuously can reduce battery life faster than normal use.

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Paperlock

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Paperlock is a locked drawer for the papers that matter. Your iPhone can already scan a page. Paperlock is where the scan goes afterwards, when it is something you would not leave lying around: a passport, a lease, a tax return, a medical record. LOCKED AND ENCRYPTED • Locks as soon as you leave it. Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode opens it again. • Every scan, PDF, name and note is encrypted with AES-256 before it is stored. • The key stays in your iPhone's Keychain, on this device only. YOUR PAPERS • Scan paper with the camera. Several pages become one PDF. • Import PDFs you already have. • Give each document a name and a note, and search through both. • Open a PDF, or share a copy when you choose. BACK UP ON YOUR TERMS • A backup is one encrypted file with its own password. • You decide where it goes. Paperlock does not upload it. • A vault password opens your documents on a new iPhone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no cloud, no server, no analytics, no ads. • The app makes no network requests at all. GOOD TO KNOW • There is no password reset. Nobody else holds your key, so nobody can recover it for you. • There is no sync. Your documents are on one phone, and a backup file is how you move them. Paperlock was called Secure Document Vault. If you have it, this update keeps your documents and encrypts them the first time you open it.

Screenshots

iFlashlight Pro4 screens
Paperlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Paperlock at Free against iFlashlight Pro's $0.99. iFlashlight Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Paperlock is free to download; iFlashlight Pro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iFlashlight Pro ships an update every 3 months, Paperlock every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iFlashlight Pro versus Paperlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFlashlight ProPaperlock
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIoannis PinakoulakisJohn Larson

Bugs and requests

iFlashlight Pro

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 5.1.1
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to keep light on until manually turned off
  • More customization options

Paperlock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iFlashlight Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Paperlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iFlashlight Pro free?
iFlashlight Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paperlock free?
Paperlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iFlashlight Pro or Paperlock have ads?
Neither iFlashlight Pro nor Paperlock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iFlashlight Pro or Paperlock?
iFlashlight Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Paperlock every 13 months. Most recently, iFlashlight Pro was updated on November 8, 2026 and Paperlock on October 30, 2026.

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