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Aurora Store vs App Lounge: catalog facts
Aurora Store	App Lounge
Screenshots	Screenshots
Best for: Getting Google Play apps on devices without Google Play Services	Best for: De-Googled Android phones, especially those running /e/OS
Free Free and open source (GPLv3)	Free Free and open source under the GPL v3.0 or later.
Android	Android
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	Google Play apps without a Google account Open-source apps and PWAs in the same store Open source under the GPL
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	Designed mainly around /e/OS Project information lives on GitLab rather than a product website
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
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 App Lounge gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/apps Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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