Island Alternatives

Island is described as 'Sandbox environment to clone selected apps and isolate them from accessing your personal data' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Island for a variety of platforms, including Android, Android Tablet, F-Droid, Mozilla Firefox and Web-based apps. The best Island alternative is Sandboxie Plus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Island are Shelter, Firefox Multi-account Containers, Insular and Hail.

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Island alternatives are mainly Virtualization Tools, but if you're looking for Privacy Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Island.
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    Operating as a virtual OS on your mobile phone, Parallel Accounts allows you to run multiple accounts of the same app simultaneously on a single phone, with just a tap to switch between the apps. It also helps hide apps for better privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  2. AppClone icon
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    AppClone lets you copy apps and games so you can utilize multiple accounts, useful for having an app like Facebook for personal use and another copy for public use.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  3. GO Multiple icon
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    Access multiple user accounts for various apps on the same phone.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  4. FreezeYou! icon
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    An android application that can disable packages by default.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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    PhoneProfilesPlus allows automatically or with one click configuring the device for life situations (at home, at work, in your car, sleep outside…).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Samsung Apps
     
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    It's an application for switching ringtones and other things based on location. It's not a work profile manager.

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    • PhoneProfilesPlus is Free and Open SourceIsland is also Free and Open Source
  6. Containerise icon
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    Firefox extension to automatically open websites in a container. Map multiple domains and subdomain to a container with simple CSV based config. Once mapped, this extension will always open the site in a container. This behavior is disabled in private mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Firefox
     
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    Run multiple instances of any macOS app side by side. Parall creates independent app shortcuts that launch separate copies with unique profiles or arguments, and can add a tray icon for quick access. Perfect for Chrome-based browsers and any non-sandboxed apps.

    16 Parall alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Parall is the most popular Mac alternative to Island.

    • Parall is the most popular commercial alternative to Island.

    • Parall is Paid and ProprietaryIsland is Free and Open Source
    • Parall is LightweightIsland is not according to our users
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