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Touch Torch vs FlashDim: catalog facts
Touch Torch	FlashDim
Best for: Quick momentary flashlight use or flashing Morse code	Best for: Android 13+ phone owners who want a dimmable torch
Free Free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause license.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Android	Android
Momentary light controlled by touch Usable for flashing patterns and Morse code All 3 strengths for Touch Torch Momentary light controlled by touch Usable for flashing patterns and Morse code Simple 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
Very narrow feature set Requires a device with a camera flash	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: BSD-3-Clause	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Touch Torch github.com/SoftcodingForYou/touchtorch f-droid.org/packages/com.softcodingforyou.touchtorch 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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