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Nix-on-Droid vs UserLAnd: catalog facts
Nix-on-Droid	UserLAnd
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source.
Android	Android
Brings the Nix package manager and its package collection to Android Declarative configuration in the Nix style	No root required Supports full desktops as well as the command line
Assumes familiarity with Nix Homepage is a bare file index with little documentation	Performance is limited by the phone hardware Graphical sessions on a small touchscreen are awkward
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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