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Best for: Android users without Google Play who want APKs and older app versions

Best for: Tracking and updating Android apps straight from developer release pages

Free to browse and download apps.

Free and open source

• No Google account needed to download apps
• Keeps older versions of apps for rollback
• Client app can update installed apps automatically
• Large catalog of apps and games

• Supports many sources including GitHub, GitLab, Forgejo/Codeberg, F-Droid, IzzyOnDroid, SourceHut and direct APK links
• Crowdsourced app configurations available at apps.obtainium.imranr.dev
• F-Droid build is reproducible and bit-for-bit identical to the developer's release

• Closed source, run by a commercial company
• APKs are distributed by a third party rather than directly by app developers
• Catalog is mixed with promotional and editorial content

• Some sources rely on web scraping that can break when a website's design changes
• Requires Android 8.0 or newer

• Official website
• Full listing and sources

Sources for Uptodown

• en.uptodown.com

Catalog checked September 24, 2026

• Official website
• Full listing and sources

Sources for Obtainium

• github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/blob/main/README.md
• github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium
• api.github.com/users/ImranR98
• obtainium.imranr.dev
• f-droid.org/packages/dev.imranr.obtainium.fdroid
• wiki.obtainium.imranr.dev

Catalog checked September 20, 2026