Comparison

MyLight vs Strobe Light Party

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Strobe Light Party

Transform your device's flashlight into a dynamic strobe light. Easily sync with friends' devices for a coordinated light show, with adjustable frequencies and customizable patterns.

Highlights
  • Device flashlight as strobe
  • Sync lights with friends
  • Adjustable strobe frequency
  • Customizable duty cycle
  • Invertable strobe pattern
  • Time slice mode for synchronized cycles
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Use your device's flashlight as a strobe and sync it effortlessly with your friends' devices. Features: - Strobe Light: Use your device as a powerful strobe light. - Strobe Party: Sync strobe lights across multiple devices for a unified light show. - Easy Connections: Simple one-click joining and leading for synchronized strobe parties. - Adjustable Frequency: Control the number of strobe cycles per second. - Duty Cycle Control: Customize the percentage of time the strobe light is on versus off. - Invertable Mode: Option to invert the strobe pattern on connected devices. - Time Slice Mode: Divide strobe cycles into slices, allowing each device to pick its slice. Add your flash to the party!

Screenshots

MyLight4 screens
Strobe Light Party3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Strobe Light Party at none against MyLight's 1. Strobe Light Party also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). MyLight's advantage is ratings volume (29K vs 4). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MyLight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Strobe Light Party asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Strobe Light Party holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyLight has 29K ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of Strobe Light Party's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MyLight versus Strobe Light Party: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyLightStrobe Light Party
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (29K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander KaessnerJasper Morgal

Customer experience

MyLight

All ratings28,704 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews202 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative15.8%

Strobe Light Party

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Strobe Light Party

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MyLight

One-time1
  • Disable Ads$1.99
None

Strobe Light Party

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyLight free?
MyLight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Strobe Light Party free?
Strobe Light Party is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyLight or Strobe Light Party?
Strobe Light Party is rated higher. MyLight averages 4.6 out of 5 from 29K ratings, while Strobe Light Party averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do MyLight or Strobe Light Party have ads?
MyLight shows ads; Strobe Light Party does not.

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