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The best Software Installer alternative to Google Play Store is F-Droid, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Google Play Store and 19 are Software Installers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Software Installer alternatives to Google Play Store are Aurora Store, Aptoide, APKMirror and Droid-ify.

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  1. F-Droid icon

    F-Droid

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    Easily browse and install free open-source Android apps with F-Droid, a privacy-focused, ad-free alternative. No registration required, lightweight, and allows portable use via USB with dark mode support. Excludes tracking, ensuring secure app management.

    76 F-Droid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Comments about F-Droid as an Alternative to Google Play Store
    Comment summary: F-Droid is praised as a superior alternative to the Google Play Store for users seeking open-source applications, as it offers privacy-respecting and ad-free apps without tracking users. While its interface can be inconsistent, it provides a wide array of free apps. However, some users note it cannot fully replace Google Play Store due to the absence of features like user comments, ratings, and the default inability to install Play Store apps.
    Top Positive Comment
    Kelson V
    7

    Good place to find software that won't track you and won't clutter up your phone with ads.

    KeenFlosser
    Positive
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    While some apps are unfortunately Play-exclusive, F-Droid has a fantastic selection of essential apps for all purposes.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Fnalternativeto Lnalternativeto
    Positive
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    Solid and trustworthy, used this for many years now. Thank you to the kind people that created this for us.

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    • Almost everyone thinks F-Droid is a great Google Play Store alternative.

    • F-Droid is the most popular Web-based, Android & Android Tablet alternative to Google Play Store.

    • F-Droid is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Google Play Store.

    • F-Droid is Free and Open SourceGoogle Play Store is Free and Proprietary
    • F-Droid is Privacy focused and LightweightGoogle Play Store is not according to our users
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    Aurora Store

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    Aurora Store enables you to search and download apps from the official Google Play store. You can check app descriptions, screenshots, updates, reviews, and download the APK directly from Google Play to your device.

    74 Aurora Store alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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    Top Positive Comment
    headlines
    7

    Aurora Store lets you download apps from Google Play without a Google account or Google Play Services on your device. Unlike Google Play Store, Aurora Store doesn't have any ads or client-side tracking. Aurora Store also has an advanced search function that lets you filter out paid apps, apps with ads, and apps that require Google Play Services. Finally, Aurora Store shows you exactly which trackers are bundled with each app in the store.

    Guest
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    Looks and feels like google play.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    I can download from Google Play Store anonymously without Google 's tracking.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Aurora Store is a great Google Play Store alternative.

    • Aurora Store is Free and Open SourceGoogle Play Store is Free and Proprietary
    • Aurora Store is Privacy focused and LightweightGoogle Play Store is not according to our users
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    Aptoide

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    Aptoide is a distributed marketplace for mobile applications which runs on the Android operating system. In Aptoide, unlike the default Google Play Store, there is not a unique and centralized store but each user manages their own store.

    92 Aptoide alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
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    Comments about Aptoide as an Alternative to Google Play Store
    Shaz Shah
    1

    While it has a huge library of Android apps, Aptoide is not as great as it used to be. Unfortunately, it is easy to download malware disguising itself as a genuine app.

    Guest
    Positive
    8

    Extensive number of Apps available, easy to search; checks your downloaded are up to date; you can update your apps via their update function.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    6

    Too much pirate and paid apps for free, and a lot of viruses

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Aptoide is a great Google Play Store alternative.

    • Aptoide is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Play Store is also Free and Proprietary
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    APKMirror

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    In an effort to make things easy, and maybe even fun, AndroidPolice.com created APK Mirror. Over the past several months, they've been working to build a smooth, reliable, trust-worthy site to host the downloads users love.

    92 APKMirror alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    Comments about APKMirror as an Alternative to Google Play Store
    Shaz Shah
    Positive
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    Founded by Artem Russakovskii (the founder of Android Police), APKMirror is a community driven approach to hosting APKs for free apps. If you do have an AOSP device, and don't have access to Google Play Store, this is the next best thing. I use this with F-Droid.

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    • Almost everyone thinks APKMirror is a great Google Play Store alternative.

    • APKMirror is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Play Store is also Free and Proprietary
  9. IzzyOnDroid icon

    IzzyOnDroid

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    This is an F-Droid style repository for Android apps, provided by IzzyOnDroid. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their...

    59 IzzyOnDroid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    HAK3R4LIFE
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    i mean its alright, but the platform could be better.

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    • Almost everyone thinks IzzyOnDroid is a great Google Play Store alternative.

    • IzzyOnDroid is Free and Open SourceGoogle Play Store is Free and Proprietary
    • IzzyOnDroid is Privacy focused and LightweightGoogle Play Store is not according to our users
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    OpenAPK

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    Download free open-source apps in APK format for Android that are safe and respects privacy. Sourced from GitHub, GitLab and beyond.

    53 OpenAPK alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    AppBrain

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    AppBrain is a website which makes sense out of the high number of apps available in the Google Play Store.

    66 AppBrain alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    G-Droid

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    G-Droid is a client application to browse the F-Droid repository. It has a slighly different approach of UI design to the F-Droid client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    narvod
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    Has the advantage of being open source and only lists open source apps (since it uses the F-Droid repository), which has privacy benefits over Google play Store. It has a better interface than F-Droid, plus a system of labels, rankings and comments, that are lacking on the original F-Droid app. (personal experience: images, like logos, load way faster on G-droid than F-Droid for me)

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    • Almost everyone thinks G-Droid is a great Google Play Store alternative.

    • G-Droid is Free and Open SourceGoogle Play Store is Free and Proprietary
    • G-Droid is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Play Store is not according to our users
  14. GNOME Software icon

    GNOME Software

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    Software lets you install and update applications and system extensions.

    61 GNOME Software alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • GNOME
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    Comments about GNOME Software as an Alternative to Google Play Store
    Gwrvan Barré
    Negative
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    GNOME Software is NOT an android app store !!!!!

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    its not for android, thus not a google play store alternative

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think GNOME Software is a great Google Play Store alternative, some don't.

    • GNOME Software is Free and Open SourceGoogle Play Store is Free and Proprietary
    • GNOME Software is Privacy focused and LightweightGoogle Play Store is not according to our users
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