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Simple Flashlight vs Flashy: catalog facts
Simple Flashlight	Flashy
Best for: Android users who want strobe, SOS, and display light options	Best for: A plain torch app on an Android phone or tablet
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-only.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Android	Android
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	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	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 Simple Flashlight github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-Flashlight 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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