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Caffeinate vs Keep Screen On: catalog facts
Caffeinate	Keep Screen On
Best for: Android developers and users who need the screen to stay on temporarily	Best for: Android users who sometimes need the screen to stay on while reading
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.
Android	Android
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	One tap from the quick settings panel Restores your previous timeout value afterwards All 3 strengths for Keep Screen On One tap from the quick settings panel Restores your previous timeout value afterwards Small, single-purpose and open source
Requires Android 7 or newer Single-purpose tool	Android only No scheduling or per-app rules
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
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	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Keep Screen On github.com/elastic-rock/KeepScreenOn f-droid.org/packages/com.elasticrock.keepscreenon Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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