Welcome back to Gizmodos March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time!

Today, the mighty flashlight takes on the only dating app in our lineup.

For many, the flashlight app is no app at all.

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Its a built-in utility on most smartphones these days.

But that wasnt always the case.

Many, many developers jumped in on the immediate gold rush.

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The flashlight app does one thing, and the thing it does is useful.

Thats something that countless apps cannot claim.

Our second contestant is sort of a stand-in for all the dating apps.

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Graphic: Vicky Leta

It was crass and efficient and Tinder is still enjoying ahealthy leadagainst its competitors.

So, reader, whatll it be?

Will Flashlight win your heart, or did Tinder help you find the light of your life?

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Voting has closed and Flashlight absolutely murdered Tinder.

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