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Traffic Light vs DataStats: catalog facts
Traffic Light	DataStats
Best for: Android users monitoring their data usage privately	Best for: Android users who want a live network speed indicator
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Android	Android
Requests few permissions No tracking All 3 strengths for Traffic Light Requests few permissions No tracking Low battery use	Lightweight live bandwidth display Configurable polling interval All 3 strengths for DataStats Lightweight live bandwidth display Configurable polling interval Long-maintained and still updated
Android only Little public documentation of its feature set	Shows traffic speed only, with no per-app breakdown described Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	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 Traffic Light github.com/leekleak/traffic-light f-droid.org/packages/com.leekleak.trafficlight Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for DataStats github.com/takke/DataStats f-droid.org/packages/jp.takke.datastats Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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