Comparison

Lighter vs Lighter Simulator

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Personalize with photos and skins
  • Motion-sensitive flame
  • Concert Mode with music sync
  • Adjustable flame intensity
  • Interactive lid control
  • Candle mode for romantic settings
Features
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The most realistic virtual lighter: a Zippo that opens, lights and sounds like the real thing, a candle that lights up your screen, and a Concert mode that turns your phone into a light that moves with the music. REALISTIC ZIPPO LIGHTER • Swipe up to open it, swipe down (or shake your phone) to close it. • Tap to light it, with real opening, ignition and closing sounds. • The flame moves and tilts as you move your phone. • 10 flame types: classic, realistic and 8 HD flames (wild, blue gas, golden…). • Resize the flame with + and −, up to almost the whole screen. • Pick the exact color: hue, saturation, brightness and opacity, with live preview, 4 saved colors and a button to go back to the original. • Sparks you can show or hide. • "Flame only" mode: hides the whole interface and leaves just the fire. REALISTIC CANDLE • Tap to light it. • The same flames, colors and sizes as the lighter. • Skins wrapped around the wax so every candle looks different. THOUSANDS OF SKINS • Designs by category: Top, 3D, Animals, Architecture, Art and many more. • For the lighter and for the candle. • Blend modes: Normal, Multiply, Overlay and Soft. • Random skin or no skin at all. • Metallic finish with shine and edges. CONCERT MODE • The screen lights up to the beat of the music picked up by the microphone. • 7 visualizers: Circle, Waves, Bars, Equalizer, Wave, Explosion and Cascade. • Press and hold to turn the light on, release to turn it off. • Choose the light color or let it cycle on its own. • Marquee text with 4 fonts, 4 effects (pulse, bounce, stretch and shake) and preview. • Recognizes the song that's playing and shows its title and artist. • Send the visualizer to your TV via AirPlay or HDMI. • Your music (Spotify, Apple Music…) keeps playing while you use the app. AND MORE • New glass-effect design on iOS 26. • Built-in help for every mode. • In 9 languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese and Norwegian. • Works on iPhone and iPad. FULL VERSION (monthly or yearly subscription) • No ads. • All HD flames. • All colors. • All Concert mode styles. • Song recognition. Light your lighter, turn off the lights and enjoy the show. 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.

About

Lighter Simulator

Simulate a realistic lighter experience with customizable designs, flame effects, and ASMR sounds. Choose from various themes, personalize your lighter, and enjoy interactive features like blowing out the flame.

Highlights
  • Realistic lighter simulation
  • Customizable flame designs
  • ASMR sound effects
  • Concert mode
  • Blow to extinguish flame
  • Flashlight integration
Features
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Flame Lighter Simulator 3023 with New Special Designed and Flame Lighter Sounds Effects ASMR is so nice that everyone will enjoy the Concert Mode of this Fun App of Lighter Simulator App 2023. Flame Lighter 2023 is a simulator of a metal cigarette lighter. This is fun apps for a cigarette survival lighter simulator with cool designs, sounds, and colors. The Cigarette Lighter metal or ignition ASMR sounds cheered up the ears. You can choose the lighter from the different lighter packs and light it up by spinning the spark wheel. You are amazed to see this gold concert lighter simulator's light-up spark light animations. Survival Lighters are of different kinds and themes as you can choose from this flashlight lighter simulator. Gold flame lighter pack concert lighter mode, Try to light up the flashlight lighter in one go, survival lighter This fake lighter simulator looks like the original survival lighter. Concert lighter mode is also a great feature in this gold lighters simulator. You can design and customize the Shape of your Flame Lighter and Put your picture on it. This Flame Lighter Simulator 2023 has 100s of different designs and a variety of customization options Main Uses & Advantages of the Flame Lighter Simulator: * Different lighter themes With Verity of Colors * Manually Designing and Customization Options * Dynamic Virtual Lighter Simulator * Use of Flashlight & Flame Lighter Fire Sounds for a better effect * Fire Extinguish With Blow Why app needs permission to take pictures and record video? The lighter simulator needs access to the camera in order to turn on the camera's flashlight. To turn the feature off please uncheck the "Turn on camera flashlight when the flame is created" option in settings. How to use it? Use your thumb finger or shake your smartphone to open the flame lighter sim 2023 cap with style. When the top lid is open, strike the stone wheel like you would with a real cigarette lighter simulator. The Flame Sparks will appear under the flint and they should light the wick and the flame will light up the screen. The simulation of flame is very smooth and the ASMR Sounds of the Stone Wheel and The Fire are very relaxing. I bet you will never get bored of this Flame Lighter Simulator 3D As it is a very realistic simulator of flame lighter 2023, it is possible that you will not manage to make a lighter fire for the first time. You have to keep trying to spin the stone wheel until the fire appears When the flame lighter is on and the smartphone screen lights up, you can move/tilt your phone and observe how the flame reacts. To stop the fire you need to close the top cap by sliding it down or by shaking your mobile. Do it with your finger or shake the phone. You can also blow toward the fire.

Screenshots

Lighter4 screens
Lighter Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Lighter at 1K against Lighter Simulator's 17. Lighter also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Lighter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Lighter Simulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lighter holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lighter has 1K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lighter ships an update every 4 months, Lighter Simulator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lighter versus Lighter Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLighterLighter Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1K ratings) — better4.2 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews46.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better17
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB181 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKISSAPP, S.L.Saud Ahmed

Customer experience

Lighter

All ratings1,027 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive46.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative51.1%

Lighter Simulator

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.6%

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

Lighter Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lighter

Subscriptions2
  • Lighter Full Version$1.991 Month
  • Lighter Full Version Year$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Version Full Lighter$0.99
1 purchases

Lighter Simulator

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Lighter free?
Lighter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lighter Simulator free?
Lighter Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lighter or Lighter Simulator?
Lighter is rated higher. Lighter averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Lighter Simulator averages 4.2 from 17 ratings.
Do Lighter or Lighter Simulator have ads?
Both Lighter and Lighter Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Lighter or Lighter Simulator?
Lighter ships an update every 4 months, and Lighter Simulator every 3 months. Most recently, Lighter was updated on November 6, 2026 and Lighter Simulator on November 7, 2026.

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