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Privacy Friendly Torchlight vs Flashy: catalog facts
Privacy Friendly Torchlight	Flashy
Best for: Android users seeking a simple flashlight with minimal permissions	Best for: A plain torch app on an Android phone or tablet
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-only license.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Android	Android
Requires only the camera permission to control the flash Contains no advertising	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
Android only Provides basic flashlight controls	Android only Single-purpose app with few extra features
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: Apache-2.0
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 Privacy Friendly Torchlight github.com/SecUSo/privacy-friendly-torchlight Catalog checked October 8, 2026	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

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