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Best for: Installing and updating free and open source Android apps without a Google account

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

Free and open source, donation supported, no ads

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

• No account needed and no tracking of what you install
• All apps in the main repository must be free and open source software and are built from source by F-Droid
• Checks repo index signatures and APK hashes and can install updates automatically
• Nearby feature lets you send and receive apps offline with people near you

• 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

• Requires enabling installation from unknown sources because a regular Android app cannot act as a package manager
• Only FLOSS apps without proprietary tracking or advertising SDKs are accepted in the main repository
• Requires Android 7.0 or newer (version 2.0-rc1)

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

• Official website
• Full listing and sources

Sources for F-Droid

• f-droid.org/packages/org.fdroid.fdroid
• f-droid.org
• f-droid.org/en/about
• gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/fdroid%2Ffdroidclient
• f-droid.org/en/tutorials/swap
• f-droid.org/en/docs/Inclusion_Policy
• gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidclient/-/raw/master/README.md

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