Glow Lamp vs Downtime App
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
Downtime App
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Downtime is a voice-calling app that quickly and easily finds someone for you to talk to whenever you have free time (i.e. downtime). Just push a button and the app does the rest. Think of Downtime as a friend-on-demand service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Downtime App at none against Glow Lamp's 1. Downtime App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Glow Lamp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Downtime App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Glow Lamp ships an update every 4 months, Downtime App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glow Lamp | Downtime App |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Kaufman | Eumir Santiago |
In-app purchases
Glow Lamp
- Remove Ads$0.99
Downtime App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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