Fast Torchlight vs NowSense
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.
NowSense
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You check the clock. You open the calendar. You still lose track of how long until the next thing. NowSense puts the next thing on your Lock Screen with a live countdown. You see what it is, when it starts, and how long you have left. Wake your phone and it is already there. HOW IT WORKS • Compose — name, time, save • Lock — Live Activity countdown on the Lock Screen • Timeline — next hours, Now marked PROGRESSIVE ALERTS Optional escalating local reminders help you catch the next thing before it arrives. A coach tone when you want it. Different wording if you are heading out or joining a call. Also on Free: 3 one-time milestones, one palette, and Live Activity on. No account. PRO — $4.99 ONCE • Unlimited milestones • Recurring milestones • Extra colors • Sync Calendars — pick which calendars on your iPhone feed your timeline • Up Next Home Screen widgets — medium, large, and a small dial Built for a glance at what is next. On your iPhone. App Store support: support@nowsense.app Privacy: https://nowsense.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NowSense at none against Fast Torchlight's shown. NowSense also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 7 months). Fast Torchlight's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, in-app purchases 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 and NowSense sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fast Torchlight ships an update every 7 months, NowSense every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fast Torchlight | NowSense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (127 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Kiefer | workisplayislife |
In-app purchases
Fast Torchlight
- Remove the Advertisement$0.99
NowSense
- Pro$4.99
