Fast Torchlight vs Flash light + Compass + SOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fast Torchlight
This utility app provides an instant, bright flashlight using your device's camera light. It also features real-time Morse code encoding for any text you input, helping you navigate in the dark or communicate messages.
- Instant flashlight activation
- Brightest light available
- Fastest start-up time
- Camera light usage
- Real-time Morse code encoding
- Morse code any text
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The key is simplicity! Start the app and the flashlight will start with a blink of an eye. Thats all you need. Use it in the dark, to find the right key, to find your things, to light the doorways or to find the way to your bathroom in the morning! it was never that easy! Functions: -The brightest light ever -The fastest start ever -Amazing graphics, you think you can grab it -use your camera light -Morse Code (NEW!) You can now morse any text you want and watch realtime morse encoding Never be scared in the dark again I hope you will enjoy it! Please note that the usage of the flash light can clearly shorten your battery power.
Flash light + Compass + SOS
This utility app provides a bright flashlight that activates upon opening. It features a retro design and includes both SOS and police siren functions for emergencies. Users can suggest new features through ratings and direct contact.
- Instant flashlight activation
- Retro steel flashlight design
- SOS siren
- Police siren
- Compass functionality (implied by name)
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This app is simple, a FlashLight that light up the moment you open the app. With a retro design for any steel flashlight lover. Comes with SOS siren and POLICE siren. Hope this help. For suggestion of features, please rate and contact me.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fast Torchlight at 4.6 against Flash light + Compass + SOS's 3.2. Fast Torchlight also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 25%) and ratings volume (127 vs 6). Flash light + Compass + SOS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Fast Torchlight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flash light + Compass + SOS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fast Torchlight holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fast Torchlight has 127 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Fast Torchlight's written reviews are positive against 25% of Flash light + Compass + SOS's.
Fast Torchlight ships an update every 7 months, Flash light + Compass + SOS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fast Torchlight | Flash light + Compass + SOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (127 ratings) — better | 3.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Kiefer | Anh Lee |
Customer experience
Fast Torchlight
Flash light + Compass + SOS
In-app purchases
Fast Torchlight
- Remove the Advertisement$0.99
Flash light + Compass + SOS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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