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Obtainium vs APKUpdater: catalog facts
Obtainium	APKUpdater
Screenshots	Screenshots
Best for: Tracking and updating Android apps straight from developer release pages	Best for: Android users who sideload apps and want one place to check for updates
Free Free and open source	Free Free and open source.
Android	Android
Supports many sources including GitHub, GitLab, Forgejo/Codeberg, F-Droid, IzzyOnDroid, SourceHut and direct APK links Crowdsourced app configurations available at apps.obtainium.imranr.dev F-Droid build is reproducible and bit-for-bit identical to the developer's release	Aggregates updates from several sources in one app Works with apps installed outside Google Play Open source
Some sources rely on web scraping that can break when a website's design changes Requires Android 8.0 or newer	Update availability depends on the third-party sources it checks Research does not show a recent release date
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Obtainium github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/blob/main/README.md github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium api.github.com/users/ImranR98 obtainium.imranr.dev f-droid.org/packages/dev.imranr.obtainium.fdroid wiki.obtainium.imranr.dev Catalog checked September 20, 2026	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

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