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Touch Torch vs Latarka: catalog facts
Touch Torch	Latarka
Best for: Quick momentary flashlight use or flashing Morse code	Best for: Android users who want Motorola-style chop-chop flashlight control
Free Free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause license.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 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	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
Very narrow feature set Requires a device with a camera flash	Small project with few contributors Background service needs to stay running for the gesture to work
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: GPL-3.0
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 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 Latarka github.com/SebastianKuniec/Latarka f-droid.org/packages/com.kuniec.latarka Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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