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The best alternative to Google Play Store is F-Droid, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Google Play Store and 16 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Google Play Store are Aptoide, Uptodown, IzzyOnDroid and AppBrain.

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  1. F-Droid icon

    F-Droid

     857 likes

    Easily browse and install free open-source Android apps with F-Droid, a privacy-focused, ad-free alternative. No registration required, lightweight, and allows portable use via USB with dark mode support. Excludes tracking, ensuring secure app management.

    77 F-Droid alternatives

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    Application type

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Comments about F-Droid as an Alternative to Google Play Store
    Top Positive Comment
    Kelson V
    7

    Good place to find software that won't track you and won't clutter up your phone with ads.

    KeenFlosser
    Positive
    0

    While some apps are unfortunately Play-exclusive, F-Droid has a fantastic selection of essential apps for all purposes.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Fnalternativeto Lnalternativeto
    Positive
    1

    Solid and trustworthy, used this for many years now. Thank you to the kind people that created this for us.

    3 of 25 comments
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    • Almost everyone thinks F-Droid is a great Google Play Store alternative.

    • F-Droid is Free and Open SourceGoogle Play Store is Free and Proprietary
    • F-Droid is Privacy focused and LightweightGoogle Play Store is not according to our users
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    Aptoide

     322 likes

    Aptoide is a distributed marketplace for mobile applications which runs on the Android operating system. In Aptoide, unlike the default Google Play Store, there is not a unique and centralized store but each user manages their own store.

    92 Aptoide alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
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    Comments about Aptoide as an Alternative to Google Play Store
    Shaz Shah
    1

    While it has a huge library of Android apps, Aptoide is not as great as it used to be. Unfortunately, it is easy to download malware disguising itself as a genuine app.

    Guest
    Positive
    8

    Extensive number of Apps available, easy to search; checks your downloaded are up to date; you can update your apps via their update function.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    6

    Too much pirate and paid apps for free, and a lot of viruses

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Aptoide icon
    Aptoide icon

    • Almost everyone thinks Aptoide is a great Google Play Store alternative.

    • Aptoide is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Play Store is also Free and Proprietary
  4. Uptodown icon

    Uptodown

     88 likes

    Uptodown is an international download site for mobile apps and desktop software. It was created on December 20, 2002, and is based in Málaga, Spain.

    78 Uptodown alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    Comments about Uptodown as an Alternative to Google Play Store
    waynekoch
    Positive
    4

    It has all the apps that are relevant on the Google play store along with a ton of cracked apps and not as popular apps as well.This alternative is way better than the Google play store and they also check every app for virus'

    IAmA_D
    Negative
    -3

    There are ???? ???????? ?????????????? for android. There is NO "Apps Store"

    Uptodown icon
    Uptodown icon

    • Almost everyone thinks Uptodown is a great Google Play Store alternative.

    • Uptodown is Freemium and ProprietaryGoogle Play Store is Free and Proprietary
  5. IzzyOnDroid icon

    IzzyOnDroid

     67 likes

    This is an F-Droid style repository for Android apps, provided by IzzyOnDroid. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their...

    60 IzzyOnDroid alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Comments about IzzyOnDroid as an Alternative to Google Play Store
    HAK3R4LIFE
    Positive
    0

    i mean its alright, but the platform could be better.

    IzzyOnDroid icon
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    • Almost everyone thinks IzzyOnDroid is a great Google Play Store alternative.

    • IzzyOnDroid is Free and Open SourceGoogle Play Store is Free and Proprietary
    • IzzyOnDroid is Privacy focused and LightweightGoogle Play Store is not according to our users
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    AppBrain

     172 likes

    AppBrain is a website which makes sense out of the high number of apps available in the Google Play Store.

    67 AppBrain alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Main Screen
     
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  7. G-Droid icon

    G-Droid

     51 likes

    G-Droid is a client application to browse the F-Droid repository. It has a slighly different approach of UI design to the F-Droid client.

    62 G-Droid alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Comments about G-Droid as an Alternative to Google Play Store
    narvod
    Positive
    1

    Has the advantage of being open source and only lists open source apps (since it uses the F-Droid repository), which has privacy benefits over Google play Store. It has a better interface than F-Droid, plus a system of labels, rankings and comments, that are lacking on the original F-Droid app. (personal experience: images, like logos, load way faster on G-droid than F-Droid for me)

    G-Droid icon
    G-Droid icon

    • Almost everyone thinks G-Droid is a great Google Play Store alternative.

    • G-Droid is Free and Open SourceGoogle Play Store is Free and Proprietary
    • G-Droid is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Play Store is not according to our users
  9. App Lounge icon

    App Lounge

     6 likes

    App Lounge is the second iteration of the application store embedded within /e/OS. It allows everyone to access millions of applications directly from their phone home screen.

    7 App Lounge alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  10. APKUpdater icon

    APKUpdater

     24 likes

    APKUpdater is a tool that simplifies the process of finding updates for your installed apps. It will provide functionality similar to an app store without having to install the associated spyware that comes with it.

    36 APKUpdater alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • Android TV
    Installed apps
     
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  12. AppsDrop icon

    AppsDrop

     17 likes

    Do you want to find quality apps faster? AppsDrop is an intelligent search engine for QUALITY APPS recommended by experts; just the best apps of each topic so you can find the right apps faster and easily.

    48 AppsDrop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    Download free and quality apps for Android
     
  13. F-Droid Classic icon

    F-Droid Classic

     3 likes

    This is an alternative F-Droid client which is based on the older UI of the official client (pre 1.0).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    F-Droid Classic screenshot 1
     
  14. Souk icon

    Souk

     10 likes

    A flatpak-based app store, written with GTK4 and Rust.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about Souk as an Alternative to Google Play Store
    Gwrvan Barré
    Negative
    -1

    Souk is NOT an android app store !!!!!

    Souk icon
    Souk icon
    • Souk is Free and Open SourceGoogle Play Store is Free and Proprietary
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