Open-source app stores

6 app stores whose code is public under an OSI-approved license, rated for privacy with evidence. Picks first, then by score.

1. F-Droid Grade A

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

   GPL-3.0. Source code

2. Droid-ify Grade B

   Open source Android client for F-Droid repositories with background updates, several install methods and one-tap repository adding.

   GPL-3.0. Source code

3. Neo Store Grade B

   Open source Android client for F-Droid repositories with around a hundred built-in repositories, reproducible build labels and a privacy panel that lists trackers and permissions.

   GPL-3.0. Source code

4. Accrescent Grade B

   Android app store with signing key pinning, signed repository metadata and unattended updates. Developers upload apps signed with their own keys, and it is still in alpha.

   Apache-2.0 for the client, and the server code is also public. Source code

5. Obtainium Grade B

   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.

   GPL-3.0. Source code

6. Aurora Store Grade D

   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.

   GPL-3.0. Source code

Compare all 9 app stores, open source or not.