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PrivacyScanner vs Permission Pilot: catalog facts
PrivacyScanner	Permission Pilot
Best for: Android users auditing what their apps can access	Best for: Android users who want to audit which apps hold which permissions
Free Free and open source under Apache-2.0, with no ads.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 licence.
Android	Android
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	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
Analysis is based on permissions only, not app behaviour Android only	Shows permissions for review; changes still happen in Android settings
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
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 PrivacyScanner github.com/xabd/PrivacyScanner f-droid.org/packages/nodomain.xabd.privacyscanner 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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