Google Play
Privacy passport
- No tracking
- Yes
- Open source
- Yes
- Only you can read it
- Nothing stored
- No account
- Yes
- Free
- Yes
4 of 4 checks
- Android
Private app stores
8 apps, each with a privacy passport
On Android you can install apps without signing in to Google Play. Some stores carry only open-source apps built from published code, others fetch updates straight from developers, and a few let you download Play Store apps anonymously. The trade-off is between a vetted catalogue and access to everything.
Leaving one of these?
If you only try two
Thousands of vetted open-source apps, no account
Privacy passport
- No tracking
- Yes
- Open source
- Yes
- Only you can read it
- Nothing stored
- No account
- Optional
- Free
- Yes
4 of 4 checks- Android
Gets Play Store apps without a Google account
All 8 app stores
Works on
8 of 8 apps
F-DroidPick
App
Catalogue of free and open-source Android apps built from source, with warnings for tracking and other anti-features.
- No tracking
- Open source
- No account
- Free
- Android
Aurora StorePick
App
Open-source client for the Play Store catalogue that lets you download apps with an anonymous shared login.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Account optional
- Free
- Android
Accrescent
App2.3k
Security-focused Android store that checks developer signatures and installs apps with no account.
- No tracking
- Open source
- No account
- Free
- Android
Obtainium
App20.9k
Installs and updates Android apps straight from their GitHub, GitLab or website release pages.
- No tracking
- Open source
- No account
- Free
- Android
Droid-ify
App7.6k
Clean, fast client for F-Droid and other repositories with a modern Android interface.
- No tracking
- Open source
- No account
- Free
- Android
Neo Store
App5.5k
Feature-rich F-Droid client with update scheduling, repository management and a Material You look.
- No tracking
- Open source
- No account
- Free
- Android
IzzyOnDroid
Service
Large F-Droid compatible repository of open-source apps that are published faster, often straight from developers.
- No tracking
- Open source
- No account
- Free
- Android
- Web
Flathub
Service1.5k
The main app store for Linux desktops, offering sandboxed Flatpak apps that work on most distributions.
- No tracking
- Open source
- No account
- Free
- Linux
What to check in app stores
- 1 No account needed to browse, install or update
- 2 Apps are signed and verified, ideally by their developer
- 3 The store lists the trackers or anti-features apps contain
