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F-Droid is a free store of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) applications for the Android platform.
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LicenseAGPL-3.0+
Supported platformsAndroid
Pros
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Cons
Con No ratings/comments/number of downloads
All apps are presented equally. It is difficult to judge an app's quality/popularity before trying it. On the upside, descriptions are fair (written by the F-Droid maintainers, not by the app authors).
Con Not all apps have screenshots
It can be difficult to tell what an app is like without installing it.
Con A lot of apps lack polish
Since every app on F-Droid is FOSS and released for free, many of them aren't as polished compared to other markets and their paid app selections.
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Recommendations
F-Droid
Recommended 6 years ago
Probably the best Play Store alternative available! I recommend it to anyone looking for something to replace or supplement Google's poorly kept walled garden.
Pro
All titles are free and open sourcePro
Non-profitPro
F-Droid compiles all packagesCon
No ratings/comments/number of downloadsPro
File sizes are shownPro
Previous versions of apps remain available after updatesPro
Multiple repository sourcesF-Droid
Recommended 6 years ago
I found alternative apps to many thing and many open apps. Nice!
Pro
All titles are free and open sourceCon
Small selectionPro
Non-profitPro
F-Droid compiles all packagesPro
All apps have no ads nor trackingCon
No ratings/comments/number of downloadsCon
It doesn't have all the open source appsPro
File sizes are shownPro
Previous versions of apps remain available after updatesPro
Multiple repository sourcesF-Droid
Recommended 4 years ago
Good Open Source place with not so many or up to date apps (most apps haven't been updated for more than 4 years).
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All titles are free and open sourceCon
Small selectionCon
A lot of apps lack polishPro
Non-profitPro
F-Droid compiles all packagesPro
All apps have no ads nor trackingCon
Not all apps have screenshotsCon
It's not a good alternative for Google PlayCon
Most applications are outdated/deprecatedComments
Flagged Pros + Cons
Con Dangerous
Downloading apps from third-party app stores is not recommended because it is a security risk and could allow unauthorized software. Only install apps from the Google Play Store.