{
  "slug": "aurora-store",
  "category": "app-stores",
  "name": "Aurora Store",
  "description": "Open source Android client for the Google Play Store that downloads apps from Google's servers without Google Play Services. It can use a personal Google account or shared anonymous accounts.",
  "website": "https://auroraoss.com",
  "source": "https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "android"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": null,
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 46,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Aurora Store scores 46 out of 100 (grade D) on the app stores criteria. It meets 3 of 6 criteria: open source, no account needed and shows trackers and anti-features. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/app-stores/aurora-store/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/app-stores/aurora-store/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/blob/master/LICENSE",
      "note": "GPL-3.0."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://auroraoss.com/",
      "note": "The app has no known trackers, but the website loads Google Analytics and Google AdSense."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://auroraoss.com/",
      "note": "The app has no ads, but the website loads Google AdSense."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "no_account_needed": {
      "title": "No account needed",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/blob/master/README.md",
      "note": "Apps can be installed with a shared anonymous account instead of a personal Google account."
    },
    "tracker_info": {
      "title": "Shows trackers and anti-features",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/blob/master/README.md",
      "note": "App pages show the trackers found by Exodus Privacy."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Cloudflare Web Analytics",
        "host": "static.cloudflareinsights.com",
        "effect": "partial"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google AdSense",
        "host": "pagead2.googlesyndication.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Analytics",
        "host": "inline code",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T10:59:35.875Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T11:14:42Z"
}