Flashlight ∎ vs WasteWizard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flashlight ∎
This utility app provides a bright, adjustable flashlight for your device. It offers customizable brightness levels, a strobe function, and an SOS emergency mode for distress signals. A lock screen mode prevents accidental activation.
- Adjustable brightness (4 levels)
- Strobe function with slide adjustment
- SOS emergency distress signal
- Lock screen mode
- Simple and functional design
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Flashlight ∎ is the best flashlight app for your iPhone or iPod. Simple and functional award-winning design! Features include: -Control brightness - adjustable 4 levels of brightness. -Strobe with simple touch and slide adjustment. -SOS emergency mode - send an SOS distress signal. -Lock screen mode - prevents accidental touches. ◆Disclaimer: Continuous use your device's flash may decrease battery life - watch your battery indicator. ◆Disclaimer: Strobe function can cause epileptic seizures in people who are sensitive to flashing lights. Do NOT point flashing light at anyones face.
WasteWizard
Identify and properly dispose of various waste items using your phone's camera. This app uses AI to classify trash and provides a map of local disposal facilities to help reduce pollution.
- AI-powered waste classification
- Disposal instructions
- Map of waste disposal facilities
- Image recognition from camera or library
- Reduces environmental pollution
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The amount of trash, whether in the oceans, forests, or urban areas, has grown significantly. In several states in the U.S., such as California, recycling efforts have proven inefficient due to the scarcity of recycling centers, exacerbated by the ending of shipments of recycling material from the United States to other countries. As a result, a surplus of waste has accumulated, worsening the environmental crisis. WasteWizard aims to decrease environmental pollution as well as waste mismanagement and save wildlife both on land and in water (by decreasing ocean and land pollution). The app classifies various different types of trash, including plastics, electronic waste, batteries, metals, and biological waste, from the iPhone camera or photo library. It leverages computer vision and machine learning to inform users how to dispose of a specific piece of trash. In addition to this, WasteWizard also gives users a map of nearby waste disposal facilities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WasteWizard at none against Flashlight ∎'s 1. WasteWizard also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). Flashlight ∎'s advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence 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. Flashlight ∎ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WasteWizard asks for nothing beyond the download.
WasteWizard holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashlight ∎ has 10K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Flashlight ∎'s written reviews are positive against 100% of WasteWizard's.
Flashlight ∎ ships an update every 7 months, WasteWizard every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flashlight ∎ | WasteWizard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (10K ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apptures | Rishaan Desai |
Customer experience
Flashlight ∎
WasteWizard
Bugs and requests
Flashlight ∎
Reported bugs
3 issues- Light turns off unexpectedly
- Strobe mode doesn't work consistently
- App not supported on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to adjust brightness levels
- Option to lock screen while light is on
- Different color light modes
- Compatibility with tablets
WasteWizard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flashlight ∎
- Remove Ads$4.99
WasteWizard
No in-app purchases









