The Best F-Droid AlternativesTop App Stores & Software Installers like F-Droid

F-Droid is described as 'Discover and install FOSS Android apps with ease. Privacy-focused, ad-free, and no registration required, F-Droid offers a lightweight alternative' and is a leading App Store in the online services category. There are more than 50 alternatives to F-Droid for a variety of platforms, including Android, Web-based, Android Tablet, F-Droid and Linux apps. The best F-Droid alternative is Droid-ify, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like F-Droid are Aurora Store, Obtainium, Neo-Store and IzzyOnDroid.

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  1. Droid-ify icon

    Droid-ify

     121 likes

    Lightweight, minimal Android client for alternative app repositories with a clean interface, offering background updates, session, root, and Shizuku installs, customizable repos, manual updates, offline access after first sync, and settings for update preferences.

    23 Droid-ify alternatives

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    Application types

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Droid-ify vs F-Droid Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    meatzombie
    5

    Free and reliable app store with pleasantly looking modern interface

    zlelmefs
    0

    This is an extremely minor reskin of the fdroid client with no noticeable functionality changes. People say it has more apps, but that's just because it comes with the izzyondroid repository pre-installed. You can also add that to f-droid itself for the same effect.

    Myrano
    Positive
    1

    Is faster and has a better UI than F-Droid

    3 of 7 comments
    • Droid-ify is Free and Open SourceF-Droid is also Free and Open Source
    • Droid-ify is MinimalisticF-Droid is not according to our users
  2. Aurora Store icon

    Aurora Store

     332 likes

    Open source platform for searching, downloading, and updating Android apps from Google Play, supporting login with personal or anonymous accounts, device and locale spoofing, privacy tracker insights, manual older version downloads, and app compatibility checks.

    76 Aurora Store alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • F-Droid
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    Aurora Store vs F-Droid Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    zlelmefs
    0

    Both Aurora and F-Droid allow users to access large libraries of safe, official APKs and keep them updated. However, the F-Droid library focuses on marking apps that have potentially unwanted behaviors, and entirely excluding malicious behaviors like ads. The Aurora store is just an anonymous way to access Google Play, and the apps on it are not screened for antifeatures- because Google loves antifeatures!

    Top Negative Comment
    Mr Gaylord
    6

    While you can optionally update apps installed through F-droid via Aurora, you can't add F-droid repositories to it, so, as the other comment states, it's a play store alternative and not a F-droid one.

    Piper
    Negative
    0

    It serves a different purpose than F-Droid and is more of an alternative to the Play Store in reality.

    3 of 7 comments
    • Aurora Store is Free and Open SourceF-Droid is also Free and Open Source
  4. Obtainium icon

    Obtainium

     121 likes

    Obtainium allows you to install and update Open-Source Apps directly from their releases pages, and receive notifications when new releases are made available.

    60 Obtainium alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Obtainium vs F-Droid Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It is a lightweight android app install manager,you can use it download many app on different source and it doesn’t need so many privilege like F-droid/F-droid basic.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Obtainium is Free and Open SourceF-Droid is also Free and Open Source
  5. Neo-Store icon

    Neo-Store

     92 likes

    The modern and feature-rich F-Droid client for everyone! (Unofficial F-Droid client)

    37 Neo-Store alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Neo-Store vs F-Droid Comments
    metallicdoritos
    Positive
    2

    Much cleaner UI/UX than F-Droid IMO. Plus, option to auto-update, multiple app repository syncing and better search engine.

    showcase2
    0

    Has a nice Interface and more options than F-Doid, but also a major downside: It doesn't list the Links for Creator-Websites or the Source-Code of apps

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Neo-Store is Free and Open SourceF-Droid is also Free and Open Source
  6. IzzyOnDroid icon

    IzzyOnDroid

     67 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...

    60 IzzyOnDroid alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    IzzyOnDroid vs F-Droid Comments
    zlelmefs
    Negative
    0

    This is a repository of apps that(mostly) are missing from F-Droid for one reason or another. IoD does not have any app of its own. You can add this repository to the F-Droid app and use both together, so calling this an alternative is misleading.

    LinuxDoge
    Positive
    0

    Another free and opensource appstore thats supposed to be faster than F-Droid

    Make sure to add their repo to the many available F-Droid apps!

    • IzzyOnDroid is Free and Open SourceF-Droid is also Free and Open Source
  7. OpenAPK icon

    OpenAPK

     34 likes

    Repository offering free, tested, and updated open-source Android apps in APK format, sourced from platforms including GitHub and GitLab. All downloads are privacy-respecting, with no ads or tracking, curated for safety and security across diverse categories.

    55 OpenAPK alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. G-Droid icon

    G-Droid

     52 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.

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    G-Droid vs F-Droid Comments
    LinuxDoge
    1

    Very good approach with important added data. F-Droid just has no ratings, searching by Developer, Commenting. But it is no longer developed and unstable, so no good alternative poorly.

    Guest
    Positive
    6

    Same repository as F-Droid, but adds more information (such as author, and other apps by said author) Github/Gitlab(?) rating and release cycle/rolling stages.

    As of writing this (January 8, 2019) G-Droid is still BETA but very functional, I personally use it (along side F-Droid)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Kezxo
    Negative
    0

    I was about to say that no other F-Droid app allows for deep searching of your repos but then I discovered that Droid-ify does that now so consider use that instead.

    (You should still have regular F-Droid installed of course)

    • G-Droid is Free and Open SourceF-Droid is also Free and Open Source
  10. Accrescent icon

    Accrescent

     35 likes

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

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    Accrescent vs F-Droid Comments
    Nickname
    Positive
    1

    Independent of GPlay or F-Droid, more security focused alternative to F-Droid etc. Very interesting project, not as OpenSource focused but otherwise great(still in early Alpha).

    mr person
    Positive
    1

    much much more secure than fdroid, while being just as open. still in development, not many apps, but extremely promising

    • Accrescent is Free and Open SourceF-Droid is also Free and Open Source
    • Accrescent is Security-focusedF-Droid is not according to our users
  11. Google Play Store icon

    Google Play Store

     625 likes

    Google's official Android marketplace offers a diverse range of apps, games, books, and movies. Accessible via Android devices and web browsers, it features user reviews, secure transactions with Play Protect, personalized recommendations, and integrates with Google services.

    96 Google Play Store alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
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    Google Play Store vs F-Droid Comments
    LinuxDoge
    Negative
    2

    No way to use it without supplying sensitive data. There are lots of false apps, most contain tracking and Ads, and you can't filter for trustworthy opensource apps.

    Google Play is the biggest cancer of Android. It is not a source anyone can use, so supplying your critical infrastructure Apps (talking to you, public transport) only there is horrible.

    mecube
    Negative
    5

    Google Play is generally for developers, while F-Droid aims at open-source and free development

    • Google Play Store is Free and ProprietaryF-Droid is Free and Open Source
  12. Fossdroid icon

    Fossdroid

     80 likes

    The project's aim is to promote free and open source software on the Android platform. Fossdroid takes its data from F-Droid and organizes the apps in an attractive Google Play-like arrangement, with the ability to view apps by what’s new / trending / most popular.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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  13. Aptoide icon

    Aptoide

     323 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.

    92 Aptoide alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
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    Aptoide vs F-Droid Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    13

    Aptoide is not a repository for free and open source software.

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

    Better application and has much more apps to offer

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Aptoide is Free and ProprietaryF-Droid is Free and Open Source
  14. APKMirror icon

    APKMirror

     113 likes

    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.

    93 APKMirror alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    APKMirror vs F-Droid Comments
    LinuxDoge
    Positive
    0

    Important source of closed-source apps or previous versions. Pretty annoying to use, and not a replacement for F-Droid, but important

    • APKMirror is Free and ProprietaryF-Droid is Free and Open Source
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