Comparison

MyLight vs Caring Mind Support

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

Caring Mind Support

Features
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Pursuing academic goals is an enriching journey that can also bring challenges and stress. We understand these experiences, and we’re here to help. Congratulations on joining the Caring Mind Support program! Our dedicated advisors offer personalized mental and physical health support, providing long-term guidance to help you navigate any obstacles you may face.

Screenshots

MyLight4 screens
Caring Mind Support3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Caring Mind Support at none against MyLight's 1. Caring Mind Support also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). 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. Caring Mind Support asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyLight ships an update every 5 months, Caring Mind Support every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MyLight versus Caring Mind Support: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyLightCaring Mind Support
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (29K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings29K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander Kaessner启特(北京)教育咨询服务有限公司

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

Caring Mind Support

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MyLight

One-time1
  • Disable Ads$1.99
None

Caring Mind Support

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyLight free?
MyLight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Caring Mind Support free?
Caring Mind Support is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyLight or Caring Mind Support have ads?
MyLight shows ads; Caring Mind Support does not.
Which is updated more often, MyLight or Caring Mind Support?
MyLight ships an update every 5 months, and Caring Mind Support every 3 weeks. Most recently, MyLight was updated on November 7, 2026 and Caring Mind Support on October 30, 2026.

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