# Flashlight.

> Utilities

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id285281827](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id285281827)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id285281827`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Apps From Outer Space, LLC
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 2.80 / 5 (267 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.2
- **Last updated:** 2021-10-06
- **First published:** 2019-02-01
- **Size:** 22 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flashlight/id285281827)
- **Website:** [http://appsfromouterspace.com/flashlight/](http://appsfromouterspace.com/flashlight/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.appsfromouterspace.com/privacy/](http://www.appsfromouterspace.com/privacy/)

## Description

Flashlight goes beyond a basic LED light by offering a customizable world of visual effects. It includes modes like magnifying lens, candy hearts you can personalize, fireworks, festive lights, Halloween themes, and more.

Fine-tune every screen with customizable colors, dim the white or colored lights with a slide, and control effect speed with a two-finger swipe. Note: Prolonged LED use may dramatically reduce battery life.

## Rankings

- #113,246 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews highlight a mix of useful lighting features and problematic stability. Many users value the app’s color/ambient lighting options and simple, multi-use design that can aid photography or night reading. However, repeated reports of crashes after updates, removal or inaccessibility of the LED flashlight, and intrusive ads undermine reliability. Additional usability concerns include a cluttered UI, accidental light switches, lack of a lock, and safety risks from the strobe feature. Overall, the app offers helpful lighting but suffers from stability, safety, and UX issues.

### Pros

- Flexible, screen-based lighting with customizable colors and brightness for photos/videos and ambient lighting.
- Simple design with multi-use features beyond a flashlight, such as a clock and various backgrounds.
- Useful for night reading thanks to blue-light filtering and comfortable screen lighting.
- Functions as a basic flashlight on devices when it works properly.

### Cons

- Crashes or stops working after iOS/OS updates, causing the app to exit on launch.
- LED flashlight functionality is removed or inaccessible after updates; users are left with screen lighting only.
- Intrusive ads interrupt usage and can trap you in ad screens.
- Cumbersome UI with too many color options and features; accidental taps can switch off the light; lack of a lock; strobe can trigger headaches, migraines, or seizures for some users.
- Reliability issues like dimming, delays, and reversion to startup/logo screens.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id285281827)