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Best for: Tracking and updating Android apps straight from developer release pages

Best for: Android users who want privacy-focused browsers kept current without Google Play

Free and open source

Free and open source.

• 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

• Fetches browsers from their official sources
• Works without Google Play
• Focused on privacy-friendly browsers

• Some sources rely on web scraping that can break when a website's design changes
• Requires Android 8.0 or newer

• Covers browsers only, not general apps
• Documentation lives mainly in the GitHub repository

• 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 FFUpdater

• github.com/Tobi823/ffupdater
• f-droid.org/packages/de.marmaro.krt.ffupdater

Catalog checked September 23, 2026