GetJar vs Aptoide

GetJar offers developers tools to grow their user-base, sell more apps and sell more in app purchases on their store.

Users can submit apps through a dedicated Submission Queue section of their forum. Making for an easy way that anyone can submits apps to the store.

GetJar uses a customer loyalty program that rewards its users with virtual currency. This virtual currency can then be spent on in app purchases or premium apps in a wide variety of stores including the Google Play Store.

GetJar offers a mobile app for Android that is available on the Play Store, making for an easy way to install their store as well as start using the apps available on it.

Aptoide allows you to downgrade to a lower version in case you have issues with the latest version you installed, provided there is a version lower than your's available.

Everything is completely free on Aptoide.

Aptoide offers an open source client version. This way anyone can look through the code as well as create their own app stores.

To date, there are 120 Million unique devices that have installed Aptoide, making this app store top market in terms of a user base that is engaged and generates millions of downloads for its community of app developers and publishers.

Aptoide has a feature called "Trusted Stamps". These are signifiers that an app is trusted and will not contain anything malicious. There are also signifiers to let users know if an app may have been flagged for malicious content.

If you're running closed beta tests or if you want to share certain apps with your employees only, this is the way to go. Follow the path: My Store > Privacy > Private.

Aptoide can sync with the apps you installed from other locations, giving you the latest updates from different users to choose from.

Maximize the relevance of your ads and increase your click through rates by targeting specific countries. You can find it by going to Aptoide Ads > Campaigns > Create Ad Group.

With Aptoide you can generate organic downloads, but also run paid acquisition campaigns. These campaigns run on a non-incentivized CPI (cost-per-install) basis and they will appear as display ads and/or search ads. When joining Aptoide, you are offered US $50 in promotional funds for you to try their ad platform and acquire free users.

One of Aptoide’s big advantages is that its commitment to guarantee a malware free ecosystem. There are several layers of protection and validation. You can hear its CEO explaining it in detail here.

By August 2015, Aptoide's market place had grown to over 350,000 different applications, including all the most well known ones. Information is available in the homepage.

Updates come on Aptoide before Google Play itself (but they can be a bit buggy).

Aptoide's client is translated into over 40 languages and it is used in almost every country, even countries where Google Play is unavailable or has a limited presence (e.g, China, Iran, etc). It is great way to reach out to users that you wouldn't normally be able to if you're only publishing on Google Play.

Aptoide offers a partnership program where partners can set up and manage their own retail Android stores. This allows the partner to choose and curate the content and design of their own store.

You can upload your apps just by putting them in a Dropbox folder. The folder Aptoide will sync with your store. Simply go to My Apps > Add App > Upload with Dropbox and start uploading.

Aptoide uses an APT based repository system for their store. Users can create their own repos to then share with friends or use privately for backup functions.

Aptoide offers a publisher program to their users that allows anyone to publish and monetize their apps.

With Aptoide, you can check an option that will facilitate the automatic update of apps to the latest version available in the market.