Foxy Droid vs Obtainium
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Foxy Droid
Unofficial F-Droid client in the style of the classic one. Jump over the lazy dog, manage repositories, and install software quickly. No privileged extension, root installation, or sharing local repositories nearby. Features: * Classic F-Droid style * No cards or inappropriate animations * Fast repository syncing * Standard Android components and minimal dependencies
Obtainium
Obtainium allows you to install and update Apps directly from their releases pages, and receive notifications when new releases are made available.Read the WikiCurrently supported App sources:Open Source - General:GitHubGitLabForgejo (Codeberg)F-DroidThird Party F-Droid ReposIzzyOnDroidSourceHutOther - General:APKPureAptoideUptodownAPKMirror (Track-Only)Huawei AppGalleryTencent App StoreCoolApkvivo App Store (CN)Jenkins JobsRuStoreOther - App-Specific:Telegram AppNeutron Code"HTML" (Fallback): Any other URL that returns an HTML page with links to APK filesLimitations:For some sources, data is gathered using Web scraping and can easily break due to changes in website design. In such cases, more reliable methods may be unavailable.
| Feature | Foxy Droid | Obtainium |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | ProductivityApp Store | ProductivityApp Store |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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