But how safe is it for the end-user? I've googled (and ducked) for hours, but could not find any source on this. All apps are offered for free, so no need for a 'license server'. It even lets you have your own private repo to share apps between devices (or with friends). As the name suggests, it uses APT style repositories, which I'm used to from Linux (Debian and derivates). I've already checked out F-Droid a few days ago, and feel it pretty fitting my needs (follow the link for details) – but with just about 1.200 Apps (as of 6/2014) it leaves too many gaps.Īptoide on the other end is said to serve more than 120.000 apps currently. AppBrain is just another front-end to Google Play – so nice as it is, it doesn't solve the issue, as for app installs and updates it just has to re-direct to Google Play – which I'm rather about to 'flee'. I don't want another app that has to run in the background permanently to 'check license validity', so things like the Amazon Appstore or AndroidPIT are out. I know we've got What are the alternative Android app markets?, but a) that's more or less a listing of other markets (without giving backgrounds) 4, and b) it's not even mentioning Aptoide. Even worse, an app could sneak in additional permissions with an update, and without the user knowing 2,3. As with the latest update to Google Play one no longer sees the full list of permissions requested by an app on install/update 1, I feel my privacy is invaded.

Minecraft on aptoide