iLed Flashlight vs Flicker Light
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iLed Flashlight
Transform your device into a powerful and fast flashlight with instant on/off functionality. Offers essential features for daily use and emergencies, including SOS signals, strobe modes, and an auto-off timer. Unlock advanced hands-free controls and more through in-app purchases or rewarded ads.
- Instant on/off
- SOS signal
- Strobe mode with speed control
- Auto-off timer
- Battery level indicator
- Colored screen light
- Clap control
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iLed Flashlight gives you a fast, reliable flashlight for iPhone and Apple Watch. Open the app for instant light, SOS, strobe, brightness control, auto-off timers, screen colors, widgets and premium tools. The redesigned Watch app turns your Apple Watch screen into a white light, red light, SOS or strobe light with Digital Crown brightness and quick timers.
Flicker Light
This app simulates natural light patterns on your screen, mimicking the calming effect of 1/f fluctuations found in nature. It can be used as a gentle light source, with customizable settings and an automatic shut-off timer to conserve battery. The app also allows you to adjust the light's intensity and color.
- Reproduces natural flame sparkle (1/f fluctuation)
- Maximizes screen brightness
- Adjustable fluctuation strength and speed
- Hides buttons for a clean display
- Automatic turn-off timer
- Selectable light colors
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~ 1/f fluctuation reproduced on the whole screen ~ Even if there is no candle, this app gives out natural light for you. It reproduces 1/f fluctuation in nature, so it can be used as natural lighting. The light will be turned off automatically at the set time, so you will not waste the battery even if you use it when you go to bed. You can also use the iPhone in a lantern. Features: - Reproduce natural flame sparkle (1/f fluctuation) - Maximize screen brightness - Change the strength of fluctuation, speed etc - You can hide buttons - Automatically turn off at specified time - Color selectable
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flicker Light at 5.0 against iLed Flashlight's 3.2. Flicker Light also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). iLed Flashlight's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (71 vs 5). On price, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. iLed Flashlight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flicker Light asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flicker Light holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iLed Flashlight has 71 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of iLed Flashlight's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flicker Light's.
iLed Flashlight ships an update every 10 days, Flicker Light every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iLed Flashlight | Flicker Light |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (71 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Albert Alfaro | Ryohei Minowa |
Customer experience
iLed Flashlight
Flicker Light
Bugs and requests
iLed Flashlight
Reported bugs
3 issues- Does not change colors
- Doesn't work at all
- Works poorly on iPhone 6
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to have SOS stay on constantly
- Remove or disable SOS/flashing light option
- In-app no sleep feature
- Function to run in background
- Dim the screen while using flashlight
Flicker Light
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iLed Flashlight
- iLed FlashLight PRO$0.99
Flicker Light
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is iLed Flashlight free?
Is Flicker Light free?
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