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Accrescent

A novel Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Platforms

  • Android  It currently runs on Android 12 and up.
  • Android Tablet  It currently runs on Android 12 and up.
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Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight
  3.  Security-focused

Features

  1.  No Tracking
  2.  Ad-free
  3.  No registration required
  4.  Dark Mode
  5.  Material design
  6.  Software Installer

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Top Positive Comment
RemovedUser
6

Looks promising, but the functionality is limited at the moment and there are very few apps available.

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Mr. Anon
1

At the time of writing (nearly November 2024), there are very few apps available. I support their efforts, but F-Droid or Neo Store have vastly more apps.

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What is Accrescent?

About:

Accrescent is a private and secure Android app store built for the modern era. It aims to provide a developer-friendly platform and pleasant user experience while enforcing modern security and privacy practices and offering robust validity guarantees for installed apps. (https://accrescent.app/#about)


Features:

• App signing key pinning: first-time app installs are verified so you don't have to TOFU. • Signed repository metadata: repository contents are protected against malicious tampering. • Automatic, unattended, unprivileged updates: updates are handled seamlessly without breaking the Android security model. • Full support for split APKs: downloaded APKs are optimized for your device to save bandwidth. • No remote APK signing: developers are in full control of their app signing keys. (https://accrescent.app/#features)


GitHub:

https://github.com/accrescent/accrescent


Note:

Accrescent is not yet ready for production usage. Consider all software and services run by this organization as in a "pre-alpha" stage and fit only for development and preliminary testing. The apps Accrescent contains are there only for testing purposes and will be removed (except for Accrescent itself) when Accrescent enters public alpha.


Social:

Accrescent has multiple community chat rooms on Matrix and a Twitter account for announcements. All source code is published on GitHub.

• Matrix (main room) - https://matrix.to/#/#accrescent:matrix.org • Matrix (announcement room) - https://matrix.to/#/#accrescent-announcements:matrix.org • Matrix (space) - https://matrix.to/#/#accrescent-space:matrix.org • Twitter - https://twitter.com/accrescentapp

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Accrescent information

  • Developed by

    Logan Magee
  • Licensing

    Open Source (Apache-2.0) and Free product.
  • Alternatives

    28 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Security & PrivacyOnline ServicesOS & Utilities

GitHub repository

  •  1,806 Stars
  •  46 Forks
  •  38 Open Issues
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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Accrescent, and it has gotten 32 likes

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