Comparison

Dimmer vs Night Light Lite Nightlight

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

Head to head
About

Dimmer

Easily control your device's screen brightness with customizable presets and quick access from widgets. Features include advanced mode for fine-tuning, battery-aware adjustments, and timer-based brightness changes.

Highlights
  • Widget launch for quick brightness presets
  • Advanced mode with fine adjustment and timer
  • Battery mode for automatic brightness adjustment
  • Save and switch between two presets
  • Timer function with alarm notification
  • Color bars for visual brightness adjustment
Features
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"Dimmer! Brightness control application! Very useful, and for free!" iPhone back light can be adjusted in favorite luminosity very quickly. You can start it with the brightness specified by a shortcut from the widget. Because your iPhone life becomes comfortable ”epoch-makingly". *** Convenient features *** ● Launch from widget You can add brightness presets to widgets.You can quickly access presets with fine brightness. Register a preset in advance from the application, then "Edit" on the widget screen, register the “Dimmer" application from the + button, and you are done. ●Advanced Mode Advanced mode can perform preset function, numerical value fine adjustment and Timer function. ● Battery mode Automatically adjusts to the preset brightness according to the current battery level. Fine pre-adjustment is possible, such as maximum brightness while charging and re-low brightness when the battery level is low. Combined use with widgets makes it even more convenient! ●Preset function Two presets, Preset A and Preset B, can be stored. ●Timer function When the set time elapses, there is an alarm notification, and when you tap on the notification you can set the brightness preset. ●Color bars function Displays a color bar in the background for brightness adjustment. ●Start & Preset Function Upon application startup, the screen brightness is set to the value set in Preset A. ●Start & Preset A ◀▶ B For example, if you set a high brightness for Preset A and a low brightness for Preset B, each time the application is launched, it will switch between Preset A>B>A>B, which is useful when temporarily brightening or dimming the screen. ※If you have the iOS setting automatic and make a setting change through this app, it reverts back to automatic iOS setting once you sleep/wake. --- URL schema --- brightness://brightness.newforestar.com?XXX (brightness 0~100)

About

Night Light Lite Nightlight

This app provides a customizable night light with soothing sleep sounds to help users fall asleep and stay asleep. It projects a gentle glow onto walls and ceilings, offering various colors and ambient noises. Users can also adjust screen brightness and set sleep timers for a more restful experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable night light colors
  • Multi-color mode
  • Sleep sounds library
  • Sound store for more sounds
  • Adjustable LED flashlight brightness
  • Sleep timer
Features
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The #1 Night Light! Trying to fall asleep? Now you can, with Night Light + Sleep Sounds! “Me and my kids l-o-v-e this app, 5 stars!!!” Night Light is a 100% free nightlight to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Night Light projects a glowing light onto your ceiling and walls that will help you fall asleep while playing peaceful sounds to relax to. “Slept like a ROCK last night thanks to this Nightlight app” Night Light is a 100% free nightlight to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Night Light projects a glowing light onto your ceiling and walls that will help you fall asleep while playing peaceful sounds to relax to. “This helped with my insomnia and made me sleep better than ever, I use it every night!” All you need to do is download the app on your iOS device, select your nightlight colors, optional sleep sounds, screen brightness, sleep timer and flashlight settings - then place your device on a night stand or near a corner in a room for the best illumination. MOST POPULAR FEATURES: + Custom nightlight colors or a glowing range of colors with multi-color mode. + Sounds to sleep to including beach waves, running water, white noise and more! + Build your sleep sound library by visiting the sound store. Earn credits each night you use Night Light to unlock even more awesome free features and content to help make your sleep even more restful. + Customize your LED torch flash light settings to a custom brightness to help illuminate your bedroom or personal space to keep it as well lit as you would like! Night Light is the #1 night light app that not only illuminates your bedroom but also helps you sleep better and get a more restful nights sleep! Tips: Use every night for the best results and to maintain the enhanced sleep and anti-insomnia impact of the app. Leave your device in the corner of a room at a high brightness if you wish to illuminate the room better. Set a sleep timer to have the night light screen, LED and sounds disable once you are sleeping. Download now and see for yourself why people are in love with Night Light! Terms of service - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dimmer4 screens
Night Light Lite Nightlight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Night Light Lite Nightlight at 4.6 against Dimmer's 2.7. Night Light Lite Nightlight also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 42%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Dimmer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Night Light Lite Nightlight sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Dimmer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Night Light Lite Nightlight holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Night Light Lite Nightlight has 11K ratings behind it against 406, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Dimmer's written reviews are positive against 72% of Night Light Lite Nightlight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dimmer ships an update every 3 months, Night Light Lite Nightlight weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dimmer versus Night Light Lite Nightlight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDimmerNight Light Lite Nightlight
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (406 ratings)4.6 (11K ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.4% of reviews72.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40611K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developernewforestar co,.ltdInfinite Wave Media, LLC

Customer experience

Dimmer

All ratings399 ratings
Positive40.9%
Neutral7.3%
Negative51.9%
Written reviews609 reviews
Positive42.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative48.1%

Night Light Lite Nightlight

All ratings10,527 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews436 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative21.8%

User reviews

Dimmer

From 406 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Convenient brightness control
  • 🚀 Quick access to brightness settings
  • 💡 Useful for night reading
  • 🚀 Handy app for adjusting brightness

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Brightness resets after screen lock
  • 🔋 Brightness doesn't stay at set level
  • 🚫 Doesn't dim beyond phone's lowest setting
  • 🚫 No additional dimming functionality beyond built-in settings

Night Light Lite Nightlight

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helps with sleep
  • 🌈 Variety of color options
  • ⏱️ Timer feature
  • 🔦 Flashlight functionality
  • 💤 Calming sounds

Room to improve

  • 💸 Paywall for some features
  • 📢 Intrusive ads
  • 🔆 Brightness issues
  • 🔌 Battery drain
  • 🤔 Confusing controls

Bugs and requests

Dimmer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Brightness reverts to high level on unlock
  • App crashes on launch for some users
  • Brightness slider doesn't work as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to dim screen below phone's minimum brightness
  • Option to keep brightness setting after screen lock
  • Integration with notification center for quicker access

Night Light Lite Nightlight

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent color/brightness changes
  • Sounds not working as expected
  • Crashes or freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Custom color options
  • More sound choices
  • Automatic turn-off when phone is locked
  • Dimmer settings
  • Compatibility with blue light filters

In-app purchases

None

Dimmer

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Night Light Lite Nightlight

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time8
  • Birds$0.99
  • Fan$0.99
  • Rain$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Thunderstorm$0.99
  • White Noise 2$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Unlock All Sounds$4.99
  • Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Dimmer free?
Dimmer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Night Light Lite Nightlight free?
Night Light Lite Nightlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dimmer or Night Light Lite Nightlight?
Night Light Lite Nightlight is rated higher. Dimmer averages 2.7 out of 5 from 406 ratings, while Night Light Lite Nightlight averages 4.6 from 11K ratings.
Do Dimmer or Night Light Lite Nightlight have ads?
Both Dimmer and Night Light Lite Nightlight show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dimmer or Night Light Lite Nightlight?
Dimmer ships an update every 3 months, and Night Light Lite Nightlight weekly. Most recently, Dimmer was updated on November 6, 2026 and Night Light Lite Nightlight on November 9, 2026.

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