Sn-based perovskite materials are promising lead-free alternatives in thin film photodetectors (PDs) for applications such as optical communications, night visions and biomedical near-infrared imaging systems. However, constructing Sn-based photodetectors with high sensitivity, ultrafast response, and good operation stability has been a challenge. Herein, the phenyl-ethyl ammonium (PEA + ) additive is introduced in pristine FASnI 3 , which regulates the thin film growth, passivates the trap/defect states, prevents Sn 2+ /Sn 4+ oxidation, and releases the crystal strain. The Resulting FA 0.8 PEA 0.2 SnI 3 thin films exhibit highly crystalline order and flexibility. A self-powered PD using FA 0.8 PEA 0.2 SnI 3 as the active layer demonstrates excellent responsivity of 0.262 W −1 , detectivity of 2.3 × 10 11 Jones. And it possesses the fastest rise and decay time of 25 µs and 42 µs as compared with the state-of-art Sn-based perovskite PDs. The transient absorption spectroscopy analysis validates greatly reduced trapping states and defects of FASnI 3 with the PEA + film for ultrafast response. A flexible Sn-based perovskite PD without any encapsulation in air continuously shows ultrafast responses after 10,000 bending cycles. Meanwhile, a flexible imaging system can be realized by a 5 × 5 PD array with good sensing results. This study shows great potential in nontoxic and ultrafast Sn-based perovskite PDs for flexible imaging applications.