Comparison

Folio vs Flashlight

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

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About

Folio

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Core Functions AI-Powered Recording & Transcription: Utilizes high-precision speech recognition to transcribe audio into text in real-time. It supports multiple languages including Chinese and English, and features multi-scenario noise reduction, potentially increasing efficiency for meeting minutes and interview summarization by 200% . Smart Business Information Integration: Enables one-touch generation of electronic business cards, integrating personal/company information, business credit data, and product services, serving as a replacement for traditional paper cards . Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Automatically logs access trails for shared contacts ("who viewed me"), facilitates customer categorization, and can dynamically push product updates to targeted clients . Multi-Device Sync & Secure Storage: Ensures encrypted cloud storage for recordings and text data, supporting real-time synchronization across devices like phones and computers, with privacy compliance aligning with standards like GDPR and China's Personal Information Protection Law . Key Advantages 30-Second Quick Setup: Users can create an electronic business card in approximately 30 seconds, with shareable QR codes suitable for various business scenarios . Enhanced Business Conversion: Employs dynamic marketing tools (e.g., lead capture via QR code scanning at events) to increase customer retention rates by up to 40%, addressing the issue of paper cards being easily discarded . AI-Driven Efficiency: Leverages adaptive inference technology (referencing a CAR framework), achieving up to 98% accuracy in transcription for complex scenarios while reducing computational resource consumption by 30% . Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: http://www.lyteer.com/privacy.html

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Flashlight

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Your iPhone already carries the brightest light you own — FlashTorch turns it into a proper torch, signal lamp and Morse transmitter you control from one screen. Most flashlight apps are a single button and a wall of ads. FlashTorch is a four-workspace light kit: Torch drives the hardware LED with a precise beam dial, Screen turns the display into a colored lamp, Signal flashes SOS or any message you type in International Morse, and Tools keeps your favorite setups one tap away. It never opens the camera and never asks for camera permission. WHAT YOU GET • A steady LED beam you can dim from 100% down to 10% — full glare for the driveway, a soft glow that won't wake anyone • Four strobes tuned to a job: Beacon marks your position, Bike keeps you seen on the road, Search finds a dropped earring, Rapid demands attention • The standard SOS pattern running hands-free until you stop it — flashed on the screen if your device has no LED • A Morse translator: type up to 120 characters and the light spells them out, with the full A–Z reference chart built in • A full-screen lamp in six colors with its own brightness dial — red preserves night vision, warm white settles a nursery • Presets that store mode, level, color and timer together, so "Low-light red" or "Quick find" is ready before you are out the door PERFECT FOR • Campers and hikers who want a beacon, tent lamp and signal light in one pocket • Cyclists and dog walkers who need to be seen after dark • Boaters and preppers who practice SOS and Morse before they need it • Parents who want a dim red or warm glow instead of the ceiling light WHY NOT JUST USE THE CONTROL CENTER FLASHLIGHT? It is one white light at one job. It cannot strobe, cannot flash SOS, cannot spell a message in Morse, cannot tint the screen red for night vision, and will not switch itself off after 15 minutes when you fall asleep. FlashTorch does all of it — and shows a photosensitivity warning before anything flashes. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything runs on your device. No account, no ads, no analytics SDK, no tracking — and no camera access: FlashTorch drives the LED without ever opening a capture session. FULL ACCESS FlashTorch Pro unlocks the beam-level dial, all four strobe presets, Morse message transmission, the five extra screen-lamp colors and the auto-off timers — on a weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Download FlashTorch before the next power cut, then save a "Blackout" preset so the right light is two taps away. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

Folio4 screens
Flashlight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flashlight at none against Folio's 8. Folio's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Folio sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per month. Flashlight asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Folio ships an update every 5 days, Flashlight every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Folio versus Flashlight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolioFlashlight
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCygnus LabsLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Folio

Subscriptions4
  • pro月会员$13.991 Month
  • unlimited月会员$25.991 Month
  • pro年会员$82.991 Year
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  • Unlimited年会员$214.991 Year
One-time4
  • 120分钟转写时长$2.99
  • 600分钟转写时长$9.99
  • 3000$49.99
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  • 6000分钟转写时长$89.99
None

Flashlight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Folio free?
Folio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flashlight free?
Flashlight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Folio or Flashlight have ads?
Neither Folio nor Flashlight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Folio or Flashlight?
Folio ships an update every 5 days, and Flashlight every 4 months. Most recently, Folio was updated on September 8, 2026 and Flashlight on September 27, 2026.

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