Shelter Alternatives

Shelter is described as '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' and is a popular app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Shelter for a variety of platforms, including Android, Android Tablet, F-Droid, Mac and Windows apps. The best Shelter alternative is Sandboxie Plus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Shelter are Island, Insular, Hail and Storage Isolation.

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  1. Sandboxie Plus icon

    Sandboxie Plus

     391 likes

    Sandboxie Plus creates a sandbox-like isolated operating environment in which applications can be run or installed without permanently modifying the local or mapped drive.

    21 Sandboxie Plus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Sandboxie runs your programs in an isolated space
     
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    Comments about Sandboxie Plus as an Alternative to Shelter
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Cause one is for Windows, but second one is for Android

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Sandboxie Plus is the most popular Windows alternative to Shelter.

    • Sandboxie Plus is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Shelter.

    • Sandboxie Plus is Freemium and Open SourceShelter is Free and Open Source
    • Sandboxie Plus is LightweightShelter is not according to our users
  2. Island icon

    Island

     20 likes

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

    20 Island alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

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

    • Island is Free and Open SourceShelter is also Free and Open Source
    • Island is Security-focusedShelter is not according to our users
  4. Insular icon

    Insular

     15 likes

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

    12 Insular alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    • Insular is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Shelter.

    • Insular is Free and Open SourceShelter is also Free and Open Source
  5. Hail icon

    Hail

     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  6. Storage Isolation icon

    Storage Isolation

     1 like

    Elegantly solve the problem of bad apps abusing storage permissions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
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  7. App Cloner icon

    App Cloner

     12 likes

    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.

    12 App Cloner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  9. Secure Folder icon

    Secure Folder

     6 likes

    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...

    55 Secure Folder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  10. Parallel Space icon

    Parallel Space

     12 likes

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

    17 Parallel Space alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  12. PhoneProfilesPlus icon

    PhoneProfilesPlus

     2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Samsung Apps
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    Comments about PhoneProfilesPlus as an Alternative to Shelter
    Ihor
    Negative
    0

    Just a different type of software, it does not manage work profiles.

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    • PhoneProfilesPlus is Free and Open SourceShelter is also Free and Open Source
  13. FreezeYou! icon

    FreezeYou!

     4 likes

    An android application that can disable packages by default.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    FreezeYou! screenshot 1
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  14. 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.

    12 AppClone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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