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Permission Pilot vs PrivacyScanner: catalog facts
Permission Pilot	PrivacyScanner
Best for: Android users who want to audit which apps hold which permissions	Best for: Android users auditing what their apps can access
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under Apache-2.0, with no ads.
Android	Android
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	Flags apps with risky permissions Overview of all installed apps in one place All 3 strengths for PrivacyScanner Flags apps with risky permissions Overview of all installed apps in one place No ads or trackers
Shows permissions for review; changes still happen in Android settings	Analysis is based on permissions only, not app behaviour Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Permission Pilot github.com/d4rken-org/permission-pilot f-droid.org/packages/eu.darken.myperm Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for PrivacyScanner github.com/xabd/PrivacyScanner f-droid.org/packages/nodomain.xabd.privacyscanner Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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