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About Uptodown
Uptodown is an app store website and Android client for downloading and updating apps outside Google Play. The site lists a large catalog of Android APKs, with trending apps, editor's picks, new releases and recent updates. Downloads are free and do not need a Google account.
Older versions of apps are kept, so you can roll back to an earlier release if an update causes problems. The Android client can update installed apps automatically. It suits people on devices without Google services and anyone who wants a specific app version.
Strengths
- No Google account needed to download apps
- Keeps older versions of apps for rollback
- Client app can update installed apps automatically
- Large catalog of apps and games
Limitations
- Closed source, run by a commercial company
- APKs are distributed by a third party rather than directly by app developers
- Catalog is mixed with promotional and editorial content
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to browse and download apps.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Uptodown
- Platforms
- Android, Web
- How it runs
- Downloadable app, Web application
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Android users without Google Play who want APKs and older app versions
- Categories
- Android stores
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Uptodown
Compare allSoftware that can replace Uptodown for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
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.
Uptodown as an alternative
Listings that name Uptodown as an alternative.
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 necessarily 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.
