Lighter vs STROBE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lighter
Experience the most realistic virtual lighter. Customize flame colors, personalize your device with photos, and enjoy interactive features like motion-sensitive flames and concert modes. Perfect for adding ambiance to any occasion.
- Personalize with photos and skins
- Motion-sensitive flame
- Concert Mode with music sync
- Adjustable flame intensity
- Interactive lid control
- Candle mode for romantic settings
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The most realistic virtual Zippo lighter for concerts, parties and romantic dinners — motion-sensitive flame, candle mode and concert flash. With fire effects and light customization. Light the wick and impress everyone. Move your iPhone or iPad and watch the flame react with realistic smoke. Perfect for concerts, candlelit dinners or just having fun with friends. Features: • Zippo lighter with realistic flame, fire and smoke • Candle mode for romantic dinners • Concert Mode: flash syncs with music, choose screen color • 100% motion-sensitive flame • Customize your Zippo with thousands of photos, skins & 3 filters • Change flame color in lighter or candle mode • Swipe to open/close the lid • Increase or decrease flame intensity • Quick help guide within the app Privacy Policy: http://kissappsl.com/pages/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): http://kissappsl.com/terms-of-use/ Unofficial product. Created by KissApp. Not affiliated with Zippo Manufacturing Company.
STROBE
This app allows you to stream music to multiple devices simultaneously, enabling shared listening experiences with friends. Create collaborative playlists, discover new music, and chat with others in real-time.
- Music synchronization across multiple devices
- Collaborative playlist creation
- Share music from personal library or YouTube
- Public and private listening rooms
- Real-time chat with friends
- Music voting system
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STROB is a music sync app to stream music to multiple devices. You and your friends can listen to the same music in real-time, and each person can add tracks to the collaborative playlist. You can share music from your personal library or popular platforms like YouTube. You can start public or private rooms where you can listen to music with friends or meet new people with similar interests and learn new music from others. How to use STROB with friends: - Create a private or public room - Send the invitation code to your friends - Add your favorite music to the collaborative playlist - Start playing a song - Chat and have fun with your friends - You’ll be able to vote on the music you’re listening to move your track up in the queue. STROB - share your favorite tunes with others, meet new friends, and discover fresh tracks, no matter where you are. MORE INFORMATION: Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://funapps.me/privacy-policy/ Contact: support@funapps.me
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: STROBE at none against Lighter's 3. STROBE also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (60% vs 47%). Lighter's advantage is ratings volume (774 vs 12). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Lighter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. STROBE asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Lighter against 4.3 for STROBE. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lighter has 774 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Lighter's written reviews are positive against 60% of STROBE's.
Lighter ships an update every 4 months, STROBE every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lighter | STROBE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (774 ratings) — better | 4.3 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 774 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KISSAPP, S.L. | Maryana Yurieva |
Customer experience
Lighter
STROBE
Bugs and requests
Lighter
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes and crashes frequently
- Purchased upgrades not working as intended
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
3 requests- More lighter styles and customization options
- Ability to control flame intensity
- Integrate with camera/flashlight
STROBE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lighter
- Lighter Full Version$1.991 Month
- Lighter Full Version Year$9.991 Year
- Version Full Lighter$0.99
STROBE
No in-app purchases
