Google Play Store Alternatives

Google Play Store is described as 'Official Android marketplace for apps, games, books, movies, and more accessible via Android devices and web browsers with user reviews for each item' and is a leading App Store in the online services category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Google Play Store for a variety of platforms, including Android, Web-based, Android Tablet, F-Droid and Linux apps. The best Google Play Store alternative is F-Droid, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Google Play Store are Aurora Store, Steam, Aptoide and APKMirror.

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Google Play Store alternatives are mainly App Stores, but if you're looking for Software Installers or App Discovery Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Open Source, Windows Phone, Android, Android + Free, EU and Kindle Fire. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Google Play Store.
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  1. AppsDrop icon
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    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
     
  2. 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
     
  3. Ascendara icon
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    Ascendara simplifies your game management experience by providing a seamless way to discover, organize, and test pre-installed games. No more hassle with extracting, installing, or moving files. The game library is powered by a custom webscraper, currently featuring titles...

    45 Ascendara alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Plati.Market icon
     5 likes

    Plati.market is a digital marketplace that specializes in selling activation codes for games and other digital products. You can buy keys for Steam, Origin, Epic Games Store, and other platforms, as well as cards for topping up your virtual wallets and subscriptions for various...

    25 Plati.Market alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. QooApp icon
     7 likes

    QooApp is an alternative market for Asian video games that lets you download tons of Android games directly to your smartphone or tablet. You'll find games inspired by Saint Seiya, Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Naruto, just to name a few well-known franchises.

    47 QooApp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. Souk icon
     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
  7. Foxy Droid icon
     14 likes

    Yet another F-Droid client.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  8. AndroBranch icon
     17 likes

    AndroBranch is your go-to tech platform delivering the latest updates, tips, reviews, and in-depth blogs on smartphones, gadgets, apps, AI tools, and digital trends all in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  9. Malavida icon
     7 likes

    Malavida is a web page that expertizes in apps for Android, and other platforms, that reviews such applications and offers its users the possibility to download them legally and for free.

    26 Malavida alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. This enables F-Droid to install and delete apps without needing "Unknown Sources" to be enabled (e.g. just like Google Play does). It also enables F-Droid to install updates in the background without the user having to click "install".

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  11. GameDatum.com icon
     5 likes

    Play the Best Free Games Online - We find them for you! Game datum for each free online game and more! Discover and play the Best Free Games Online gamedatum.com

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. AppCenter icon
     7 likes

    AppCenter is a fast software store built on top of libappstore (https://launchpad.net/libappstore)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    AppCenter is NOT an android app store !!!!!

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