App store

Replace your App store. Start with these.

As of 17 Oct 2026, 24 apps can replace the App store on Android. These 8 are where we'd start.

The top 3

Best overall

Droid-ify

Looker

A fast, tidy way to browse, install and update F-Droid apps, with a clean Material You look.

FreeUpdated 12 Oct 2026Android 6.0+

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Best for direct updates

Obtainium

ImranR98

Follows apps where their makers publish them, such as GitHub releases, and installs each update when it lands.

FreeUpdated 15 Sept 2026Android 8.0+

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Best for many repos

Neo Store

Neo Applications

Adds extra F-Droid-style repos in one place, so you are not limited to a single catalogue.

FreeUpdated 3 Oct 2026Android 8.0+

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Also great. Five more.

Picked by hand, 17 Oct 2026
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AllFreeUpdated this year
24 apps · sorted by name
All 24 apps
App ▼ What it does Price Updated ▼ Min Android ▼ Get it
UptodownTop 8Uptodown
 A store that keeps older app versions — Hand-checked 17 Oct 2026 — Google Play
UpgradeAllDistributed Update System
 Check updates for Android apps, Magisk modules and more! Free 5 May 2023 Android 5.0+ F-Droid
Updater for Spotify
 Download the latest version of Spotify Free 31 Jul 2021 Android 5.0+ F-Droid
TernMunzzyy
 Follow app releases where they are published and check them before they install Free 8 Oct 2026 Android 9+ F-Droid
ShizuStoreTim Schneeberger
 App store for Shizuku apps that installs APKs from their upstream sources Free 8 Oct 2026 Android 7.0+ F-Droid
RepoStoreSamyak Kamble
 Discover, install, and update Android apps directly from GitHub releases Free 19 Aug 2026 Android 8.0+ F-Droid
ObtainXBikram Agarwal
 A supercharged Obtainium: get Android app updates straight from the source Free 6 Oct 2026 Android 8.0+ F-Droid
ObtainiumTop 8ImranR98
 Installs updates from GitHub releases and maker sites Free 15 Sept 2026 Android 8.0+ F-Droid
Neo StoreTop 8Neo Applications
 An F-Droid client that can add many repos Free 3 Oct 2026 Android 8.0+ F-Droid
Mitchgardenapple
 Unofficial itch.io client for Android. Buy, install, and play indie games Free 26 Nov 2024 Android 5.0+ F-Droid
Komi StoreTop 8kurikomi
 A store for GitHub, Codeberg and Gitea releases Free 27 Jun 2026 Android 8.0+ F-Droid
IzzyOnDroid (unofficial)sunilpaulmathew
 An unofficial client for IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository! Free 6 Nov 2025 Android 7.0+ F-Droid
G-DroidAndreas Redmer
 An alternative client app to browse the F-Droid repository Free 17 Apr 2025 Android 7.0+ F-Droid
Foxy DroidFoxy McFoxtail
 Yet another F-Droid client Free 12 Aug 2020 Android 5.0+ F-Droid
FlickyMLM Games
 Unofficial Fdroid client (for Android TV) Free 12 Oct 2026 Android 6.0+ F-Droid
FFUpdater
 Updater for privacy friendly browsers Free 19 Jun 2025 Android 5.0+ F-Droid
F-Droid NearbyF-Droid
 Exchange free software apps locally, device-to-device, even without internet! Free 22 Sept 2021 Android 6.0+ F-Droid
F-Droid ClassicMarcus Hoffmann
 F-Droid client with the classic UI Free 1 Jun 2022 Android 4.4+ F-Droid
F-Droid BasicF-Droid
 The minimal client app for the app store that respects freedom and privacy Free 12 Oct 2026 Android 7.0+ F-Droid
F-DroidTop 8F-Droid
 The app store that respects freedom and privacy Free 12 Oct 2026 Android 7.0+ F-Droid
Droid-ifyTop 8Looker
 A fast Material You client for F-Droid apps Free 12 Oct 2026 Android 6.0+ F-Droid
Aurora StoreTop 8Aurora OSS
 Installs Play catalog apps without a Google account Free 31 Jul 2026 Android 6.0+ F-Droid
AppShelfXtratter
 List of installed apps with sources — save, sync and restore on a new phone Free 15 Oct 2026 Android 8.0+ F-Droid
AccrescentTop 8Accrescent
 A small store that signs and verifies each app — Hand-checked 17 Oct 2026 — Google Play

'Top 8' marks the apps above. Data from F-Droid and hand-checked entries, as of 17 Oct 2026.

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How we pick the top 8: a person tries the apps and checks each maker's page, then writes the labels down with a date. How we choose