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APKUpdater vs ObtainX: catalog facts
APKUpdater	ObtainX
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Best for: Android users who sideload apps and want one place to check for updates	Best for: Android users who install apps from developer release pages and want them kept updated
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.
Android	Android
Aggregates updates from several sources in one app Works with apps installed outside Google Play Open source	Updates apps straight from GitHub, GitLab, F-Droid and other sources No central repository or Google account needed Material 3 Expressive interface Actively developed
Update availability depends on the third-party sources it checks Research does not show a recent release date	A fork, so features may diverge from upstream Obtainium No release builds published on the GitHub repository
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for APKUpdater github.com/rumboalla/apkupdater apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.apkupdater.ci Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for ObtainX github.com/bikram-agarwal/ObtainX f-droid.org/packages/dev.bikram.obtainx Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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