When comparing GO SMS Pro vs Material Design Flashlight, the Slant community recommends Material Design Flashlight for most people. In the question“What are the best Material Design apps?” Material Design Flashlight is ranked 104th while GO SMS Pro is ranked 164th. The most important reason people chose Material Design Flashlight is:
While other flashlight apps turn the torch off as soon as the app loses focus, this one does not. It will still function even if there's an incoming call or a different application is in the foreground.
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Pros
Pro Allows responding to messages without opening the app
When a new message is received, a window will pop up that has the message and allows answering it from there, without having to open the app. It can be dismissed by tapping anywhere else on the screen.
Pro Dual SIM support
Pro Has privacy protection features
Pro Can only be turned off manually
While other flashlight apps turn the torch off as soon as the app loses focus, this one does not. It will still function even if there's an incoming call or a different application is in the foreground.
Pro Clean, simple and ad-less
The design of the app is dead-simple. Click the button in the middle of the screen to either turn or turn off the torch. There's no extra functionality or things, like ads, getting in the way.
Cons
Con Updates are removing features
The development team are seemingly wishing to streamline the application and as a consequence each update removes features that many long-time users appreciate.