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Keep Screen On vs KeepOn: catalog facts
Keep Screen On	KeepOn
Best for: Android users who sometimes need the screen to stay on while reading	Best for: Android users who want the screen to stay on temporarily
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Android	Android
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	Restores the default screen timeout automatically No ads, tracking or Internet use All 3 strengths for KeepOn Restores the default screen timeout automatically No ads, tracking or Internet use Actively maintained
Android only No scheduling or per-app rules	Single-purpose tool Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
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	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for KeepOn github.com/twentynine78/KeepOn f-droid.org/packages/fr.twentynine.keepon Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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