Alternatives to Uptodown
A long-running alternative Android app store for downloading APK files without a Google account. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Uptodown
A long-running alternative Android app store for downloading APK files without a Google account.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Uptodown.
APKPure
An alternative Android app store and APK download site that works without a Google account.
APKPure also offers APK downloads without a Google account through the web or an Android app, without Uptodown's emphasis on older versions for rollback.
Aptoide
An independent Android app store for finding and downloading apps and games outside Google Play.
Aptoide is an independent store with a game-weighted catalog and web storefront, whose store front is dominated by game promotions including casino-style titles.
Aurora Store
An open-source client for the Google Play catalog that installs and updates apps without a Google account.
Aurora Store is an open-source Google Play client installing apps anonymously without Google services, but cannot fetch paid apps or keep older versions.
F-Droid
An app store and client for free and open-source Android apps that works without a Google account.
F-Droid is an open-source store limited to free and open source apps it builds from source, with no account and no install tracking.
Huawei AppGallery
Huawei's official app store for installing and updating Android apps on Huawei and other devices.
Huawei AppGallery is Huawei's official vendor store with its own catalogue, offering installs and updates outside Google Play rather than third-party APKs.
Obtainium
An Android updater that installs apps directly from developer release pages such as GitHub and GitLab.
Obtainium is open source and pulls apps directly from developer release pages, avoiding third-party APK redistribution but offering no browsable store catalog.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Uptodown as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Cafe Bazaar
The largest Iranian Android app store for installing and updating Persian and international apps.
Uptodown offers APK downloads without a Google account and keeps older app versions for rollback, with a large international catalog rather than a Persian-focused one.
Myket
An Iranian Android app store for downloading apps and games, with film and series streaming.
Uptodown provides APK downloads with older versions for rollback and automatic updates, with an international catalog instead of Persian content.
ONE store
A South Korean Android app marketplace for games and apps, with coupons and carrier discounts.
Uptodown provides APKs and older app versions with automatic updates and no Google account, with no Korean coupons or carrier offers.
QooApp
A game store and community for anime-style mobile games, installable on Android without Google.
Uptodown provides APKs of apps and games with older versions for rollback, covering general apps rather than a game community.
RuStore
A Russian Android app store for installing and updating apps and games outside Google Play.
Uptodown offers APKs, older app versions and automatic updates without a Google account, with an international catalog rather than a Russian one.
TapTap
A game store and player community for downloading and updating mobile games outside Google Play.
Uptodown offers a large catalog of apps and games with older versions for rollback and automatic updates, not limited to games.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
APKUpdater
An open-source Android app that checks several sources for updates to your installed apps.
InstallerX Revived
An open-source Android package installer that handles APK, split APK and bundle formats.
UpgradeAll
An open-source Android app that checks multiple sources for updates to apps and Magisk modules.
IzzyOnDroid
A third-party F-Droid repository of open-source Android apps built and signed by their own developers.
