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Latarka vs FlashDim: catalog facts
Latarka	FlashDim
Best for: Android users who want Motorola-style chop-chop flashlight control	Best for: Android 13+ phone owners who want a dimmable torch
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Android	Android
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	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
Small project with few contributors Background service needs to stay running for the gesture to work	Dimming only works on phones whose hardware supports it Requires Android 13 or later for the dim feature
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: Apache-2.0
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 Latarka github.com/SebastianKuniec/Latarka f-droid.org/packages/com.kuniec.latarka Catalog checked October 2, 2026	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

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