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The best 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 100 alternatives to Google Play Store and 17 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Google Play Store are Aptoide, Uptodown, IzzyOnDroid and AppBrain.

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  1. F-Droid icon
     901 likes

    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.

    79 F-Droid alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
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  2. Aptoide icon
     327 likes

    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.

    93 Aptoide alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
     
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  3. Uptodown icon
     93 likes

    Uptodown is an international download site for mobile apps and desktop software. It was created on December 20, 2002, and is based in Málaga, Spain.

    79 Uptodown alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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  4. IzzyOnDroid icon
     76 likes

    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...

    61 IzzyOnDroid alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
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  5. AppBrain icon
     175 likes

    Android and iOS app intelligence platform with ranking data, download estimates, competitor analysis, SDK usage stats, and device market shares.

    67 AppBrain alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. G-Droid icon
     53 likes

    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.

    63 G-Droid alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
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  7. App Lounge icon
     11 likes

    App Lounge is the second iteration of the application store embedded within /e/OS. It allows everyone to access millions of applications directly from their phone home screen.

    7 App Lounge alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  8. APKUpdater icon
     24 likes

    APKUpdater is a tool that simplifies the process of finding updates for your installed apps. It will provide functionality similar to an app store without having to install the associated spyware that comes with it.

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • Android TV
     
  9. APKGrabber icon
     10 likes

    APKGrabber for Android is a fork of APKUpdater which can update installed applications without using Google Play.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  10. This is an alternative F-Droid client which is based on the older UI of the official client (pre 1.0).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  11. AppsDrop icon
     17 likes

    Do you want to find quality apps faster? AppsDrop is an intelligent search engine for QUALITY APPS recommended by experts; just the best apps of each topic so you can find the right apps faster and easily.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  12. Souk icon
     10 likes

    A flatpak-based app store, written with GTK4 and Rust.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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