Comparison

iFlashlight Pro vs Ad

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.

About

Ad

This privacy-focused content blocker for Safari removes ads, trackers, and unwanted pop-ups across your devices. It offers customizable filtering categories and shows you exactly what is being blocked on each page.

Highlights
  • Blocks ads, trackers, and analytics
  • Removes cookie banners and pop-ups
  • Customizable content categories
  • Shows blocked domains per page
  • Privacy-first, zero data collection
  • Works on iPhone and Mac
Features
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Ad Engine — Ad Blocker & Privacy Block ads, trackers, and malicious content in Safari. Fast, private, and completely free. Blocks everything that slows you down Ad Engine uses Safari's built-in content filter — no VPN, no proxy, no battery drain. Rules run on-device before a single request leaves your phone. One tap to choose your profile • Default — removes ads and trackers across the web • Family — adds adult content, drug, and gambling site filtering • Maximum — strictest blocking: all of the above plus P2P and extra annoyances European ad networks blocked Dedicated rule lists for German, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, and Polish ad networks — six languages, one toggle per region. Block anything from Safari See an ad-heavy site? Tap the Share button → Ad Engine → Block this domain. Done. The block applies immediately, no app switch required. Built-in privacy • No account, no sign-in, no iCloud sync • Zero analytics, zero telemetry • All filtering happens locally — nothing leaves your device Widget & Siri Add the home screen widget to see how many ads were blocked today and your lifetime total. Use Siri or Shortcuts to pause blocking for 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 2 hours — then it resumes automatically. Always free No subscription. No paywall. No "Pro" tier. Ad Engine is free to download and free forever.

Screenshots

iFlashlight Pro4 screens
Ad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iFlashlight Pro at 88% against Ad's 0%. Ad's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Ad holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of iFlashlight Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ad's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iFlashlight Pro ships an update every 4 months, Ad every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iFlashlight Pro versus Ad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFlashlight ProAd
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIoannis PinakoulakisHashim Abdul

Customer experience

iFlashlight Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews740 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral6.2%
Negative5.7%

Ad

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Ad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iFlashlight Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Ad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iFlashlight Pro free?
iFlashlight Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ad free?
Ad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iFlashlight Pro or Ad?
Ad is rated higher. iFlashlight Pro averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Ad averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do iFlashlight Pro or Ad have ads?
Neither iFlashlight Pro nor Ad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iFlashlight Pro or Ad?
iFlashlight Pro ships an update every 4 months, and Ad every 2 months. Most recently, iFlashlight Pro was updated on October 11, 2026 and Ad on October 2, 2026.

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