Glow Lamp vs Pocket Lantern
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glow Lamp
Transform your device into a dynamic mood lamp using a water bottle. Create relaxing ambient light with shifting colors and customizable effects, reminiscent of a modern lava lamp.
- Device-based mood lamp
- Uses water bottle for light diffusion
- Shifting color circles
- Adjustable color speeds
- Orbital accent circles
- Customizable light effects
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a glowing, pulsating mood lamp, perfect to warm up the darkness with a soft relaxing light! Place a bottle of water on one of Glow Lamp's bright circles to pull the light of your device up into the bottle. Circles shift between colors at varying speeds and you can add a smaller orbiting circle that zooms around the outside of the larger circle to add accents and fun. The effects are controlled by you - experiment with colors and speeds to discover the moods you can create! It's a lava lamp for the 21st century! For best results use in a darker space and place your Glow Lamp near a wall. The photo has not been retouched in any way! ----------------------------------- - Thanks to icons8.com for several in-app icons
Pocket Lantern
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A minimal flashlight with text-to-Morse and strobe modes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket Lantern at none against Glow Lamp's 1. Pocket Lantern also leads on ads (none vs shown). Glow Lamp's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 77 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Glow Lamp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pocket Lantern asks for nothing beyond the download.
Glow Lamp ships an update every 4 months, Pocket Lantern every 77 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glow Lamp | Pocket Lantern |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (36 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 77 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Kaufman | Hrayr Movsisyan |
In-app purchases
Glow Lamp
- Remove Ads$0.99
Pocket Lantern
No in-app purchases
Questions
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