{
  "slug": "obtainium",
  "category": "app-stores",
  "name": "Obtainium",
  "description": "Open source Android app that installs and updates apps directly from their release pages, such as GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg and F-Droid repositories, and notifies when new releases appear.",
  "website": "https://obtainium.imranr.dev",
  "source": "https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium",
  "license": "GPL-3.0",
  "platforms": [
    "android"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": null,
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "B",
  "score": 77,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Obtainium scores 77 out of 100 (grade B) on the app stores criteria. It meets 4 of 6 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and no account needed. It does not meet independent audit and shows trackers and anti-features.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/app-stores/obtainium/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/app-stores/obtainium/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/blob/main/LICENSE.txt",
      "note": "GPL-3.0."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://obtainium.imranr.dev/",
      "note": "No third-party trackers in the app. The website's self-hosted Plausible analytics are cookieless and aggregate-only."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/dev.imranr.obtainium.fdroid/latest/",
      "note": "Free volunteer project with no ads or ad libraries."
    },
    "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://wiki.obtainium.imranr.dev/",
      "note": "Apps are added by release page URL, with no account."
    },
    "tracker_info": {
      "title": "Shows trackers and anti-features",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Obtainium does not show trackers or anti-features for apps."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Cloudflare Web Analytics",
        "host": "static.cloudflareinsights.com",
        "effect": "partial"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Fonts",
        "host": "fonts.googleapis.com",
        "effect": "none"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T10:59:35.614Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T11:14:42Z"
}