MyLight vs Light Flash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyLight
This app provides a simple and modern interface for lighting up your surroundings. It offers various light modes using either the device's screen or LED, including a stroboscope, SOS, and color options. Users can control brightness and customize their experience with widgets and shortcuts.
- Simple modern interface
- Screen and LED lighting
- Stroboscope and SOS modes
- Adjustable LED brightness
- Customizable widgets
- Siri Shortcuts
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The simplest way to light up your environment! With MyLight you get everything you need for lighting. Why should you use MyLight? • Clean and simple modern interface • Supports iPhone, iPod touch & iPad • Uses the bright screen or built in LED for lightning • Different light modes for multiple use cases like stroboscope, light graffiti and SOS • Control the LED brightness • Fullscreen mode with no interface elements • Home screen quick actions • Siri Shortcuts • Customizable app icon (via App Settings in System Preferences) • Customizable home & lock screen widgets ––––––––––––––– Light Modes using the screen: – Simple Flashlight – Color Flashlight – Light Changing Lamp – Stroboscope – Light Graffiti – S.O.S. Light Modes using the LED: – Simple Flashlight – Stroboscope – S.O.S. ––––––––––––––– HINT: Using the screen at full brightness or the LED reduces the battery charge very fast. WARNING: Using the stroboscope at a frequency of ~20Hz (or maybe other frequencies) can cause display flickering! Use the stroboscope with care. ––––––––––––––– Follow us on Twitter and Facebook: @pxlwaves
Light Flash
This utility app transforms your device's screen into a customizable light source. It offers various color options, including a police light simulation, to suit different needs.
- Screen color light
- Police light simulation
- Customizable color options
- Camera flash light
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Camera Flash light Screen color police light color auto color light
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyLight at 78% against Light Flash's 0%. MyLight also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.3) and ratings volume (29K vs 8). Light Flash's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. MyLight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Light Flash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MyLight holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyLight has 29K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of MyLight's written reviews are positive against 0% of Light Flash's.
MyLight ships an update every 5 months, Light Flash every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyLight | Light Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (29K ratings) — better | 1.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Kaessner | Salim Alhajri |
Customer experience
MyLight
Light Flash
Bugs and requests
MyLight
Reported bugs
2 issues- Screen brightness settings get changed after using the app
- App causes issues when viewing 35mm slides on iPad Pro
Requested features
3 requests- Add a lock screen option to keep the light on
- Provide more customization for the screen light (color, brightness, etc.)
- Integrate with the device's built-in flashlight functionality
Light Flash
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyLight
- Disable Ads$1.99
Light Flash
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
Is MyLight free?
Is Light Flash free?
Which has better reviews, MyLight or Light Flash?
Do MyLight or Light Flash have ads?
Which is updated more often, MyLight or Light Flash?
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