Flashlight vs Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flashlight
This utility app provides an immediate and bright flashlight experience. It also features a large, easy-to-read clock, making it ideal for nightstand use. Control the light remotely from a smartwatch.
- Instant flashlight activation
- Bright LED illumination
- Large clock display
- Remote watch control
- Simple controls
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Doesn't get much better than this app! Easy-to-use and convenient flashlight that turns on immediately upon launching the app. With an all black background and large clock, this app makes the perfect addition to your nightstand. The best, fastest, and brightest flashlight available! Turn you iPhone into a handy light in the darkness! Features: + Remote control your phone's LED from your watch + Simple and tasteful controls + Uses the LED for powerful illumination + Launches with light on for the fastest light turn on possible + Conveniently displays local time + Large Clock, perfect for night time use Disclaimer: Continued use of the flashlight may dramatically decrease battery life.
Scanner
Instantly scan multi-page documents and send them digitally when a physical scanner isn't available. Capture anything from receipts to books, with features for cropping, brightness adjustment, and saving in color or grayscale. Share via email or print directly.
- Scan multi-page documents
- Capture whiteboards, receipts, business cards
- Crop and remove unnecessary parts
- Adjust brightness for low light
- Save in color or grayscale
- Share via email
- Print via AirPrint
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DocScan-Free lets you instantly scan multi-pages document and send out when there is no scanner nearby. By having it, you can scan not only documents in sight, but also whiteboards, receipts, business cards, posters, coupons, books ...etc. -Scanner work with any doc and make fit with screen size -Crop doc and remove unnecessary part -Adjust brightness if taken in low light. -Save copy two way color or grey scale -Easy to use with cam and existing Photo gallery -Share via email also print via air print -Take up to 10 pages in single doc -Create unlimited number of doc
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flashlight at 90% against Scanner's 0%. Flashlight also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 51 months). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flashlight ships an update every 3 months, Scanner every 51 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flashlight | Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (99K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 99K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 51 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tim O's Studios, LLC | Aishvarya Sadasivam |
Customer experience
Flashlight
Scanner
Bugs and requests
Flashlight
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads block use of the flashlight
- Flashlight doesn't work when phone is off
Requested features
3 requests- Customizable brightness settings
- Option to disable automatic light on app open
- Color changing light modes
Scanner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flashlight
No in-app purchases
Scanner
No in-app purchases
