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FlashDim vs Latarka: catalog facts
FlashDim	Latarka
Best for: Android 13+ phone owners who want a dimmable torch	Best for: Android users who want Motorola-style chop-chop flashlight control
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 licence.
Android	Android
Adjustable flashlight brightness levels Uses the native Android 13 torch API All 3 strengths for FlashDim Adjustable flashlight brightness levels Uses the native Android 13 torch API Actively maintained with a large user base	Shake gesture toggles the flashlight without unlocking menus Runs as a background service All 3 strengths for Latarka Shake gesture toggles the flashlight without unlocking menus Runs as a background service Small, single-purpose app
Dimming only works on phones whose hardware supports it Requires Android 13 or later for the dim feature	Small project with few contributors Background service needs to stay running for the gesture to work
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
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 FlashDim github.com/cyb3rko/flashdim f-droid.org/packages/com.cyb3rko.flashdim Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Latarka github.com/SebastianKuniec/Latarka f-droid.org/packages/com.kuniec.latarka Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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