Comparison

Flashly vs Flashlight

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

Head to head
About

Flashly

Illuminate your surroundings with a powerful LED flashlight, customizable color screen light, and essential SOS signals. Enjoy quick access via home screen widgets and disco modes for events. This free utility prioritizes user privacy.

Highlights
  • Super bright LED flashlight
  • Adjustable strobe light
  • Customizable color screen light
  • SOS morse code signal
  • Home screen widget
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Flashly — Your Ultimate LED Flashlight & Torch Light up the dark with Flashly, a powerful and beautiful flashlight app with strobe light, color screen light, SOS signal, and widget support. SUPER BRIGHT LED TORCH Turn your phone into the brightest flashlight. Use the LED flash for maximum brightness or the screen as a soft ambient light source. STROBE LIGHT & DISCO MODE • Adjustable strobe frequency for parties and events • Color screen light with customizable colors • Perfect for disco, parties, and camping SOS & EMERGENCY SIGNAL • Built-in SOS morse code signal • Emergency beacon mode for safety • Quick access when you need it most HOME SCREEN WIDGET • One-tap flashlight toggle from your home screen • No need to open the app • Instant access in the dark COLOR SCREEN LIGHT • Full screen color light for ambient lighting • Choose any color with the color picker • Use as a soft lamp or night light PERFECT FOR • Camping and outdoor adventures • Finding things in the dark • Emergency situations and power outages • Parties and disco lighting effects • Reading in bed with soft screen light • Signal and beacon for safety • Walking at night MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT Available in 30+ languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, and more. SUPPORTER MODE • Remove all ads • Support independent development PRIVACY FOCUSED • No account required • No tracking of personal information • Your data stays on your device KEY FEATURES • Super bright LED flashlight torch • Strobe light with adjustable speed • Color screen light with full color picker • SOS morse code emergency signal • Home screen widget for quick access • Dark mode support • Completely free to use with optional supporter upgrade Download Flashly today and never be left in the dark!

About

Flashlight

Features
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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

Flashly4 screens
Flashlight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flashlight at none against Flashly's shown. Flashly's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Flashly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Flashlight sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flashly ships an update every 3 weeks, Flashlight every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Flashly versus Flashlight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashlyFlashlight
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB4 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperChirag AroraLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flashly

Subscriptions1
  • Ad Removal - Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Ad Removal - Lifetime$2.99
3 purchases

Flashlight

Subscriptions2
  • Emergency Beacon Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Bike Safety Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Camping Kit Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Flashly free?
Flashly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flashlight free?
Flashlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flashly or Flashlight have ads?
Flashly shows ads; Flashlight does not.
Which is updated more often, Flashly or Flashlight?
Flashly ships an update every 3 weeks, and Flashlight every 4 months. Most recently, Flashly was updated on November 5, 2026 and Flashlight on November 3, 2026.

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