# F-Droid privacy rating

Installable catalogue of FOSS applications for Android, with a client that browses, installs and tracks updates of apps on your device.

## Summary

F-Droid scores 92 out of 100 (grade A) on the app stores criteria. It meets 5 of 6 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, no account needed and shows trackers and anti-features. It partly meets independent audit.

- Website: https://f-droid.org
- Source code: https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidclient
- Category: [App stores](https://privacyratings.com/app-stores/)
- Grade: A (92/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-3.0. | https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidclient/-/blob/master/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | The only library Exodus flags is ACRA, which the client uses to let users send crash reports by email after confirming a dialog. | https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidclient/-/blob/master/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fdroid/App.kt |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by donations, with no ads. | https://f-droid.org/donate/ |
| Independent audit | Partial | Radically Open Security audited the client, server and website; the full report is public but older than three years. | https://f-droid.org/docs/Second_Audit_Report/ |
| No account needed | Yes | No account is needed to download apps. | https://f-droid.org/en/about/ |
| Shows trackers and anti-features | Yes | Apps are marked with anti-features such as tracking, ads and non-free network services. | https://f-droid.org/docs/Anti-Features/ |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/app-stores/f-droid/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/app-stores/f-droid.md