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Caff vs Caffeinate: catalog facts
Caff	Caffeinate
Best for: Android users who need to keep the display awake temporarily	Best for: Android developers and users who need the screen to stay on temporarily
Free Free and open source under the BSD 2-Clause license.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Android	Android
Quick settings tile toggles screen-on mode Cycles through preset or custom durations All 3 strengths for Caff Quick settings tile toggles screen-on mode Cycles through preset or custom durations Includes an unlimited duration option	Quick settings tile for one-tap toggling Configurable keep-awake duration All 3 strengths for Caffeinate Quick settings tile for one-tap toggling Configurable keep-awake duration Leaves system timeout settings untouched
Requires Android 8 or later Android 12 and later may require disabling battery optimization	Requires Android 7 or newer Single-purpose tool
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause	License: GPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Caff github.com/goll72/caff Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Caffeinate github.com/abdalmoniem/Caffeinate f-droid.org/packages/com.hifnawy.caffeinate Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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