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Permission Manager X vs Permission Pilot: catalog facts
Permission Manager X	Permission Pilot
Best for: Android users who want detailed control over app permissions and AppOps	Best for: Android users who want to audit which apps hold which permissions
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 licence.
Android	Android
Manifest permissions and AppOps on one screen per app Reference values highlight permissions that change All 3 strengths for Permission Manager X Manifest permissions and AppOps on one screen per app Reference values highlight permissions that change Active development	Brings permission details from several system screens into one place Browse by app or by permission All 4 strengths for Permission Pilot Brings permission details from several system screens into one place Browse by app or by permission Actively maintained Available on Google Play and F-Droid
Android only Aimed at advanced users; AppOps settings need care	Shows permissions for review; changes still happen in Android settings
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Permission Manager X github.com/mirfatif/PermissionManagerX f-droid.org/packages/com.mirfatif.permissionmanagerx Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Permission Pilot github.com/d4rken-org/permission-pilot f-droid.org/packages/eu.darken.myperm Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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