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DataStats vs Traffic Light: catalog facts
DataStats	Traffic Light
Best for: Android users who want a live network speed indicator	Best for: Android users monitoring their data usage privately
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Android	Android
Lightweight live bandwidth display Configurable polling interval All 3 strengths for DataStats Lightweight live bandwidth display Configurable polling interval Long-maintained and still updated	Requests few permissions No tracking All 3 strengths for Traffic Light Requests few permissions No tracking Low battery use
Shows traffic speed only, with no per-app breakdown described Android only	Android only Little public documentation of its feature set
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for DataStats github.com/takke/DataStats f-droid.org/packages/jp.takke.datastats Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Traffic Light github.com/leekleak/traffic-light f-droid.org/packages/com.leekleak.trafficlight Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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