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ObtainX vs APKUpdater: catalog facts
ObtainX	APKUpdater
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Best for: Android users who install apps from developer release pages and want them kept updated	Best for: Android users who sideload apps and want one place to check for updates
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.	Free Free and open source.
Android	Android
Updates apps straight from GitHub, GitLab, F-Droid and other sources No central repository or Google account needed Material 3 Expressive interface Actively developed	Aggregates updates from several sources in one app Works with apps installed outside Google Play Open source
A fork, so features may diverge from upstream Obtainium No release builds published on the GitHub repository	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
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for ObtainX github.com/bikram-agarwal/ObtainX f-droid.org/packages/dev.bikram.obtainx Catalog checked October 2, 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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