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Alternatives to Play Store

Google's app marketplace for Android.

Open Source Alternatives to Play Store

Aurora Store
Aurora Store is an unofficial, FOSS client to Google Play with an elegant design. Aurora Store allows users to download, update, and search for apps like the Play Store. It works perfectly fine with or without Google Play Services or microG. Features: • FOSS: Has GPLv3 licence • Beautiful design: Built upon latest Material 3 guidelines • Account login: You can login with either personal or an anonymous account • Device & Locale spoofing: Change your device and/or locale to access geo locked apps • Exodus Privacy integration: Instantly see trackers in app • Plexus integration: Instantly see app compatibility without Google Play Services or with microG • Updates blacklisting: Ignore updates for specific apps
Direct replacementDirectF-DroidIzzyOnDroidProductivityAd-FreeApp StoreAndroidOpen SourceNo Tracking
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Accrescent
Privacy-focused Android app store with automatic security updates.
Direct replacementApp StoreAndroidOpen SourceNo Tracking
Obtainium
Obtainium allows you to install and update Apps directly from their releases pages, and receive notifications when new releases are made available.Read the WikiCurrently supported App sources:Open Source - General:GitHubGitLabForgejo (Codeberg)F-DroidThird Party F-Droid ReposIzzyOnDroidSourceHutOther - General:APKPureAptoideUptodownAPKMirror (Track-Only)Huawei AppGalleryTencent App StoreCoolApkvivo App Store (CN)Jenkins JobsRuStoreOther - App-Specific:Telegram AppNeutron Code"HTML" (Fallback): Any other URL that returns an HTML page with links to APK filesLimitations:For some sources, data is gathered using Web scraping and can easily break due to changes in website design. In such cases, more reliable methods may be unavailable.
Direct replacementF-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroidProductivityAd-FreeApp StoreAndroidOpen SourceNo Tracking