Comparison

Flashlight vs Blinky Light

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

Head to head
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

About

Blinky Light

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Blinky Light turns your iPhone flash into an adjustable blinking light. Choose the brightness and speed, then start your light signal with one tap. One-time purchase, with no ads, no subscription, and no data collection. The idea was born one evening in Japan. While walking home from a stadium after dark, bicycles were moving quickly along the sidewalk near pedestrians. A continuous flashlight could look like a fixed light in the distance, while a blinking light was easier to notice. Blinky Light grew from that simple idea: keeping an immediate, adjustable light signal in your pocket. Included features: • blinking iPhone flash; • adjustable speed; • adjustable brightness when supported by the device; • simple ON/OFF interface; • Apple Watch companion using the watch screen as a light signal; • no ads; • no subscription; • no data collection. Blinky Light is not designed as a conventional flashlight. It is a blinking light signal for moments when you want to be more visible or attract attention quickly.

Screenshots

Flashlight4 screens
Blinky Light3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flashlight at Free against Blinky Light's $1.99. Blinky Light's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Flashlight is free to download; Blinky Light costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flashlight ships an update every 4 months, Blinky Light every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Flashlight versus Blinky Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashlightBlinky Light
PriceFree — better$1.99
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEAN ASIA CO., LTDAntoine Jacono

In-app purchases

None

Flashlight

No in-app purchases

None

Blinky Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flashlight free?
Flashlight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blinky Light free?
Blinky Light costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flashlight or Blinky Light have ads?
Neither Flashlight nor Blinky Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flashlight or Blinky Light?
Flashlight ships an update every 4 months, and Blinky Light every 6 days. Most recently, Flashlight was updated on October 12, 2026 and Blinky Light on October 3, 2026.

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