Island Alternatives for Android

There are many alternatives to Island for Android if you are looking for a replacement. The best Android alternative is Shelter, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Island and 13 are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to Island are Insular, Hail, Parallel Space and Storage Isolation.

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Sandbox environment to clone selected apps and isolate them from accessing your personal data.

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Island alternatives page was last updated Sep 28, 2024
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  1. Shelter icon

    Shelter

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    Shelter is a Free and Open-Source (FOSS) app that leverages the “Work Profile” feature of Android to provide an isolated space that you can install or clone apps into.

    12 Shelter alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Multi Account Switching
    3.  Multiple Account support
    4.  Sandbox
    5.  Application Virtualization

    Shelter VS Island

     
    Comments about Shelter as an Alternative to Island
    Guest
    Positive Jun 26, 2021
    1

    It is Free and Open-Source app.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Shelter is a great Island alternative.

    • Shelter is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Island.

    • Shelter is Free and Open SourceIsland is also Free and Open Source
    • Shelter is Privacy focusedIsland is not according to our users
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    Insular

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    Sandbox environment to clone selected apps and isolate them from accessing your personal data (fork of Island with closed source parts removed).

    10 Insular alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Multiple Account support
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Sandbox
    4.  Multi Account Switching

    Insular VS Island

     
  4. Hail icon

    Hail

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    Hail is a free software that allows users to freeze unnecessary Android apps to improve device performance and save power.

    10 Hail alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Hail screenshot 1

    Hail Features

    1.  Hide apps

    Hail VS Island

     
    Comments about Hail as an Alternative to Island
    Guest
    Negative May 19, 2024
    0

    It is not about having an isolated storage or atleast parallel space, it has a different properties and was made specifically to hibernate, hide, or disable apps not cloning

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    • Hail is Free and Open SourceIsland is also Free and Open Source
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    Parallel Space

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    Parallel Space lets you clone and run multiple accounts of the same app simultaneously, and use themes to style your unique space.

    15 Parallel Space alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Parallel Space screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Multiple Account support
    2.  Multi Account Switching

    Parallel Space VS Island

     
  6. Storage Isolation icon

    Storage Isolation

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    Elegantly solve the problem of bad apps abusing storage permissions.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Storage Isolation VS Island

     
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    Secure Folder

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    Samsung Secure Folder lets you put to use the power of defence-grade Samsung Knox security platform to protect your files with a private, encrypted space on your phone. Apps and data moved to Secure Folder are sandboxed separately on the device and gain an additional layer of...

    53 Secure Folder alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Secure Folder screenshot 1
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    Secure Folder Features

    1.  Encrypt Folder
    2.  Integrated Web Browser

    Secure Folder VS Island

     
  9. App Cloner icon

    App Cloner

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    App Cloner is a specialized tool that lets you create and install copies of your existing Android apps so you can do things like utilize multiple logins at various apps such as Facebook and Skype.

    10 App Cloner alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    App Cloner Features

    1.  Multiple Account support
    2.  Multi Account Switching

    App Cloner VS Island

     
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    Parallel Accounts

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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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Parallel Accounts screenshot 1

    Parallel Accounts Features

    1.  Multiple Account support
    2.  Multi Account Switching

    Parallel Accounts VS Island

     
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    PhoneProfilesPlus

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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…).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Samsung Apps
    PhoneProfilesPlus screenshot 1
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    PhoneProfilesPlus Features

    1.  User Profiles
    2.  Custom Profile
    3.  Multiple Profiles

    PhoneProfilesPlus VS Island

     
    Comments about PhoneProfilesPlus as an Alternative to Island
    Ihor
    Negative Mar 28, 2024
    0

    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
  12. FreezeYou! icon

    FreezeYou!

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    An android application that can disable packages by default.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    FreezeYou! Features

    1.  Root required
    2.  Block apps

    FreezeYou! VS Island

     
  13. AppClone icon

    AppClone

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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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    AppClone Features

    1.  Multiple Account support
    2.  Multi Account Switching

    AppClone VS Island

     
  14. GO Multiple icon

    GO Multiple

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    Access multiple user accounts for various apps on the same phone.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    GO Multiple Features

    1.  Multiple Account support
    2.  Multi Account Switching

    GO Multiple VS Island

     
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