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Best for: Getting Google Play apps on devices without Google Play Services

Best for: Privacy-minded Android and GrapheneOS users who want verified app installs and updates

Free and open source (GPLv3)

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence, supported by donations.

• Works with or without Google Play Services or microG
• Anonymous login option in addition to a personal Google account
• Device and locale spoofing to access geo-locked apps
• Exodus Privacy and Plexus integration to show trackers and compatibility

• Signing key pinning and signed repository metadata
• Automatic unattended updates without privileged access on Android 12+
• No account required to install apps
• Developers keep control of their own signing keys

• Cannot download or update paid apps or apps using Play Asset Delivery
• Uses a reverse engineered Play Store API that Google-side changes may break
• Anonymous token dispenser is not fully reliable and several features need a personal login

• Still in alpha
• Small app catalogue compared with larger stores
• Requires Android 10 or later

• Official website
• Full listing and sources

Sources for Aurora Store

• f-droid.org/packages/com.aurora.store
• gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/raw/master/REUSE.toml
• gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/raw/master/README.md
• gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/AuroraOSS%2FAuroraStore/releases
• gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/AuroraOSS%2FAuroraStore
• gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/AuroraOSS%2FAuroraStore/wikis/Fr…

Catalog checked September 20, 2026

• Official website
• Full listing and sources

Sources for Accrescent

• accrescent.app
• github.com/accrescent/accrescent

Catalog checked September 23, 2026