Flashlight.® vs Decibel Meter Sound Detector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flashlight.®
This application provides a powerful and fast LED flashlight for your device. It offers adjustable brightness, a strobe mode with frequency control, and a built-in SOS signal for emergencies. Its elegant design ensures a user-friendly experience.
- Brightest LED illuminator
- Fastest startup
- Elegant design
- Strobe mode with frequency control
- Built-in SOS signal
- LED brightness control
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The brightest, fastest, and most handy flashlight you will ever have! The one you will never forget to bring when in need! With the most elegant design and the fastest startup, it definitely outruns the real flashlight. What's more? STROBE is also available! Get your own Flashlight now! It'll shine with its all devotion! Features: - The brightest illuminator ever. - Fastest startup. - Elegant design. - Strobe mode with sensitive frequency controller. - Use the cam light. - Built-in SOS signal. - LED brightness control. - Full support for iPhone5 big screen. Disclaimer: Continued use of the flashlight may dramatically decrease battery life.
Decibel Meter Sound Detector
Monitor your surroundings with this decibel meter app. It measures sound levels in real-time, providing clear visual analysis and advanced filtering options. Easily share your readings for documentation or further analysis.
- Real-time decibel (dB) readings
- Frequency weighting (A, B, C, Z)
- Share measurements via various apps
- 1/3 octave band frequency analysis
- Display current, average, and max values
- Advanced filter range settings
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Track Environmental Noise with Ease Monitor your surroundings with this professional-grade decibel meter app, featuring clear visual noise analysis. The Decibel Meter app uses your device’s built-in microphone to measure sound levels in decibels (dB), offering real-time audio frequency (AF) and dB readings. It supports advanced filtering for frequency and dB ranges. You can easily share your measurements via Messages, Email, WhatsApp, Notes, and more for further analysis or documentation. Note: The app’s accuracy is limited by your device’s microphone capabilities and is not intended to replace professional-grade sound meters. The audible frequency range is from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. For additional information and comments, please contact info@ashiers.com. FEATURES: - Accurate measurements - Frequency Weighting: A, B, C, Z - Share readings via Email, Message, Notes, WhatsApp, and more - 1/3 octave band frequency analysis - 20 to 130 dB - Audible frequency range: 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz - Intuitive design - Advanced filter range with time-in/time-out settings - Display current, average, and maximum values - Display peak frequency
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flashlight.® at none against Decibel Meter Sound Detector's 6. Flashlight.® also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). Decibel Meter Sound Detector's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Decibel Meter Sound Detector sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Flashlight.® asks for nothing beyond the download.
Decibel Meter Sound Detector holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Decibel Meter Sound Detector has 56K ratings behind it against 466, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Flashlight.®'s written reviews are positive against 79% of Decibel Meter Sound Detector's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Flashlight.® ships an update every 3 weeks, Decibel Meter Sound Detector every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flashlight.® | Decibel Meter Sound Detector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (466 ratings) | 4.7 (56K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.6% of reviews — better | 78.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 466 | 56K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mobile Flame | Ashraf Thoppukadavil |
Customer experience
Flashlight.®
Decibel Meter Sound Detector
User reviews
Flashlight.®
From 466 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Bright light
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🔒 Useful for emergencies
- 🔍 Helpful for seeing in the dark
- 🎨 Good strobe effect
Room to improve
- 🐛 Ads that cover the screen
- 🔋 Drains battery
- 🔍 Light not bright enough on some devices
- 👎 Difficult to use
Decibel Meter Sound Detector
From 56K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 No bloatware
- 👍 Quite useful
- 👍 Excellent and useful app
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Simple, clear and accurate
Room to improve
- 🐛 Ads block settings
- 🐛 Inaccurate readings
- 🐛 Not sensitive at all
- 🐛 Dangerously inaccurate
- 🐛 Unable to record continuously
Bugs and requests
Flashlight.®
Reported bugs
3 issues- Flashlight turns off unexpectedly
- App crashes when opening
- Screen just turns white instead of lighting up
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to control brightness and strobe speed
- Option to disable sound effects
- Compatibility improvements for older devices
Decibel Meter Sound Detector
Reported bugs
4 issues- Analyze feature is broken
- Analyze feature has backwards time axis
- Repeatedly prompts to paste from clipboard
- Freezes after a few seconds of use
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to name or add notes to recordings
- Option to specify microphone to use
- Ability to stop and start new recordings without closing app
- Landscape mode
- Calibration against professional equipment
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- Audible alarm for reaching set decibel level
- Display full date and time on recordings
In-app purchases
Flashlight.®
No in-app purchases
Decibel Meter Sound Detector
- Decibel Meter$1.99
- Decibel Meter Premium$4.99
- Decibel Meter$4.99
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- Decibel Meter$9.99
- Decibel Meter$19.99
- Decibel Meter$29.99
Questions
Is Flashlight.® free?
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