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App stores

Finding and installing phone apps.

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Open-source apps that replace Google Play Store and Apple App Store

F-Droid screenshot
2.7kActiveAndroidGPL-3.0App

F-Droid is an app store for Android phones that offers only free and open-source apps. It is for people who want to find and install Android apps without using Google Play.

App · GitLab · Open-source apps only
Obtainium screenshot
21kActiveAndroidGPL-3.0Replaces partlyApp

Obtainium is an Android app that installs and updates apps directly from their official release pages, and can notify you when new versions come out. It is for people who want to get apps from their original sources instead of an app store.

App · GitHub
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2.3kActiveAndroidApache-2.0Replaces partlyApp

Accrescent is an app store for Android phones that focuses on security and privacy, with automatic updates and no account needed to install apps. It is in early alpha and suits people who want a privacy-focused alternative to the Google Play Store.

App · GitHub
Aurora Store screenshot
2.3kActiveAndroidGPL-3.0Replaces partlyApp

Aurora Store is a free Android app that lets you search and download apps from Google Play without using the standard Play Store. It is for people who want Google Play apps on their phone with a privacy-focused, open-source client.

App · GitLab · A private way to use Google Play
FossDroid screenshot
582Quiet for a yearAndroidMITReplaces partlyApp

Fossdroid Core is the open-source code behind the Fossdroid.com website, a web interface for browsing free and open source Android apps from the F-Droid repository. It is for people who want to run their own catalogue site for F-Droid apps; it does not install apps itself.

App · GitHub

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About this page

Replaces fully means it does the main job of these apps; Replaces partly means it covers some of it.

Licenses: every project here uses an open-source license (what each one means). Open core means some parts are paid or under another license.

GitHub stars are shown for reference. They measure popularity, not whether it replaces anything.

Verified means r/TrueOpenSource mods checked it: open-source license, maintained, and it really does the job.

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