Lighter vs Butterfly Knife
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.
Butterfly Knife
Experience the thrill of a virtual butterfly knife with realistic simulations. Collect a variety of knives, practice tricks, and enjoy immersive sound effects. This app offers a lifelike balisong experience for enthusiasts.
- Realistic butterfly knife simulation
- Interactive balisong gameplay
- Knife collection system
- Immersive sound effects
- Multiple knife sizes
- Left-handed support
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The first interactive butterfly knife app! Collect knives and play with them just like with real balisongs! Features: - Ultra realistic butterfly knife simulation - Live background lets you see through your phone - Sound (Max up the volume for the ultimate experience!) - Three different knife sizes - Left-handed support - Collect lots of different butterfly knives The ultimate app for martial artists, ninjas and weapon enthusiasts! Get it for FREE and start tricking with your very own balisong now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lighter at 4.4 against Butterfly Knife's 3.8. Lighter also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 33 months). Butterfly Knife's advantage is iOS requirement (10 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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 and Butterfly Knife sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lighter holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 774 and 744 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 47% and 47% positive.
Lighter ships an update every 4 months, Butterfly Knife every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lighter | Butterfly Knife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (774 ratings) — better | 3.8 (744 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.0% of reviews — better | 46.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 774 — better | 744 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | KISSAPP, S.L. | Lukas Lubbe |
Customer experience
Lighter
Butterfly Knife
User reviews
Lighter
From 774 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app
- 🎉 Awesome lighter
- 💫 Impressive visuals
Room to improve
- 🤯 Too many ads
- 💰 Paywalled features
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🚫 Doesn't work as expected
Butterfly Knife
From 744 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Realistic knife simulation
- 👍 Fun to play with
- 🤖 Relaxing experience
Room to improve
- 🔒 Limited functionality (only open/close)
- 💰 Paid content required for more knives
- 🤯 Confusing controls
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
Butterfly Knife
Reported bugs
2 issues- Knife movement is buggy and unreliable
- App crashes or freezes on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add more tricks and knife manipulation options
- Implement touch controls for better interactivity
- Provide more free knife models
In-app purchases
Lighter
- Lighter Full Version$1.991 Month
- Lighter Full Version Year$9.991 Year
- Version Full Lighter$0.99
Butterfly Knife
- Extension Pack$0.99
- Camouflage Pack$0.99
- Pink Pack$0.99
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- Tactical$0.99
- Skull$0.99
- Tanto$0.99
- Gold$1.99
- I Am Rich$2.99
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