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Stims vs KeepOn: catalog facts
Stims	KeepOn
Best for: Android users who want selected apps to keep the screen on	Best for: Android users who want the screen to stay on temporarily
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Android	Android
Keeps the display awake only for selected apps Designed to handle aggressive device power managers	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
Requires Usage Access permission Samsung One UI requires display-over-other-apps permission	Single-purpose tool Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	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 Stims github.com/acidburnmonkey/stims Catalog checked October 8, 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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