screen vs Nitefall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
screen
This utility app provides a simple white or black screen with adjustable brightness. It offers soft and small illumination, controlled by dedicated sliders for screen color and brightness.
- White screen option
- Black screen option
- Adjustable brightness
- Soft illumination
- Small illumination
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This is the simple white & black screen. You can get soft and small illumination. With white/black slider With brightness slider
Nitefall
This Safari extension automatically applies a dark mode to all websites, reducing eye strain, especially during nighttime use. It seamlessly integrates with your system's appearance settings and offers customizable themes and per-site adjustments for optimal viewing.
- Automatic dark mode for all websites
- System appearance integration
- Multiple dark themes
- Blacklist specific websites
- Adjust image brightness per site
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Nitefall is a Safari extension that converts all your websites to dark mode and reduces eye strain, especially helpful at night. It works automatically with system appearance so that your websites are only dark when the whole system is in dark mode. Features: -3 dark themes to pick from (Dark gray, Monokai, Midnight) -Darken navigation maps -Support for blacklisting specific websites -Increase transparent PNG icons contrast (especially when they are very dark and not easily to viewable) -Per site configurable image brightness (useful if the website is displaying bright images) You can try the extension for free on a limited number of websites. To use it on an unlimited number of webpages, you need to purchase a premium plan which can be used on both Mac and iOS. If you find any website that is broken with Nitefall on, please report it to foxfortmobile@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nitefall at 3.9 against screen's 2.4. Nitefall also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 18 months). screen's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.4). 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. Nitefall sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. screen asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nitefall holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 195 and 288 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of screen's written reviews are positive against 54% of Nitefall's.
screen ships an update every 18 months, Nitefall every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | screen | Nitefall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (195 ratings) | 3.9 (288 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.1% of reviews | 53.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 195 | 288 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sakura apps | FoxfortMobile |
Customer experience
screen
Nitefall
User reviews
screen
From 195 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Excellent for tracing flipbooks and light box alternatives
- 🎨 Simple, intuitive UI with easy brightness controls
- 🌙 Useful for reducing screen brightness beyond phone settings
- ♿ Helpful for light-sensitive users and those with autism
- 🔆 Provides soft ambient light for reading in bed
Room to improve
- 📢 Intrusive banner ads at bottom of screen
- 🚫 No ad-free paid version available
- ❌ Misleading app description (ads not mentioned)
- 🐛 Ads frequently triggered accidentally during use
- 🔄 Screen doesn't stay on without interaction
Nitefall
From 288 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👁️ Reduces eye strain at night
- 🎨 Comprehensive dark mode implementation
- ⚡ Smooth performance without flickering
- 🔧 Customizable settings per website
- 📱 Works seamlessly with Safari
Room to improve
- 💰 Aggressive paywall after limited trial
- 🚫 Only 15-25 free websites before paywall
- 🔐 Requires extensive browser permissions
- ⚠️ Privacy concerns with data access
- 📊 Misleading 'free' app labeling
Bugs and requests
screen
Reported bugs
4 issues- App incompatible with older devices (iPad mini 2)
- Screen turns off without user interaction
- Ads pop up at wrong times during tracing
- Misleading preview images (don't show ads)
Requested features
7 requests- Ad-free paid version ($4.99-$9.99 suggested)
- Blue light filter option
- Color options beyond black and white
- Auto-hide sliders after adjustment
- Hide controls button for clean full screen
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- System-wide brightness control
- Ability to keep screen on indefinitely
Nitefall
Reported bugs
10 issues- Black text appears on dark backgrounds (unreadable)
- Images not displaying correctly
- Gmail inbox not visible with extension enabled
- Performance issues on complex websites
- Breaks Google Images functionality
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- Text flickering when loading pages
- Safari crashes or slowdowns
- Extension continues breaking sites after disabling
- Intermittent black text bug on iPhone 15 Pro
- Incompatibility with certain extensions like SFFE
Requested features
8 requests- Website exception list management
- Per-website preference saving for subdomains
- Automatic dark mode detection
- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
- Better text contrast on certain sites
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- Monthly subscription option (cheaper alternative)
- Clearer free trial explanation
- Ability to revoke permissions easily
In-app purchases
screen
No in-app purchases
Nitefall
- Premium Monthly 3$1.491 Month
- Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$2.001 Month
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- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$10.001 Year
- Premium Yearly 3$15.001 Year
- Nitefall Premium Yearly 2$20.001 Year
- Lifetime offer 2$13.00
- Lifetime Access$20.00
- Use on unlimited websites$25.00
Questions
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