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Flashy vs Simple Flashlight: catalog facts
Flashy	Simple Flashlight
Best for: A plain torch app on an Android phone or tablet	Best for: Android users who want strobe, SOS, and display light options
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-only.
Android	Android
Works with the camera flash or the screen Simple, privacy-focused design All 3 strengths for Flashy Works with the camera flash or the screen Simple, privacy-focused design Open source	Includes strobe and SOS modes Bright display with customizable color All 3 strengths for Simple Flashlight Includes strobe and SOS modes Bright display with customizable color Home-screen widget
Android only Single-purpose app with few extra features	Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Flashy poopjournal.rocks/Flashy github.com/Crazy-Marvin/Flashy f-droid.org/packages/rocks.poopjournal.flashy Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Simple Flashlight github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-Flashlight Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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