Upwards vs Penlight.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Upwards
Enhance your browsing experience by adding a "Back to Top" button to any webpage. This tool remembers your scroll position and allows you to return to specific points with ease. It also features "Pitstops" to bookmark locations for later access.
- Add 'Back to Top' button
- Remember scroll position
- Set page checkpoints ('Pitstops')
- Return to bookmarked locations
- Customizable button functionality
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Add a "Back to Top" button to any webpage. It remembers the position where you scrolled up from and lets you go back to it. Plus, it has a feature called "PitStops" that lets you set checkpoints on a page that you can return to later.
Penlight.
This app provides a digital penlight with adjustable brightness and a built-in ruler for quick measurements. It also features color inversion for different examination needs and easy calibration using a credit card.
- Adjustable digital penlight brightness
- Credit card calibration for accuracy
- Color inversion for light/dark modes
- Metric and imperial ruler
- Educational examination tool
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Key Features: - Digital Penlight: Adjustable brightness slider for precise illumination - Easy Calibration: Quickly calibrate with a credit card to for accurate measurements - Color Inversion: Easily switch between light and dark modes for different examination needs - Ruler: Metric and imperial ruler for quick measurements Disclaimer: This app is intended for educational purposes only. It is not to be used for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Upwards at Free against Penlight.'s $1.99. Upwards also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Penlight.'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Upwards is free to download; Penlight. costs $1.99 up front. Upwards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Penlight. asks for nothing beyond the download.
Penlight. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Upwards has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Upwards ships an update every 3 weeks, Penlight. daily. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Upwards | Penlight. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ritinkar Pramanik | My Call Bag LLC |
Customer experience
Upwards
Penlight.
In-app purchases
Upwards
- PRO Upgrade$2.99
Penlight.
No in-app purchases
