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Tern vs ObtainX: catalog facts
Tern	ObtainX

Best for: Android users who install apps directly from their developers	Best for: Android users who install apps from developer release pages and want them kept updated
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.
Android	Android
Tracks releases across several publishing sources Checks app signatures and supplied checksums Imports and exports Obtainium lists	Updates apps straight from GitHub, GitLab, F-Droid and other sources No central repository or Google account needed Material 3 Expressive interface Actively developed
Android only	A fork, so features may diverge from upstream Obtainium No release builds published on the GitHub repository
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
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 Tern tern.munzzyy.dev Catalog checked October 8, 2026	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

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