Mobile App Stores List Guide

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What is an app store?

• An app store (or app marketplace) is a type of a digital distribution platform for mobile applications which enables a user to find, download and install apps on their device.

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the functionality offered by the app the device for which the app was designed and the operating system on which the app will run.

Reasons for using alternative app stores •

Some users prefer using alternative app stores to avoid using Google services as part of their philosophy

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Easier to navigate for users allowing them to quickly find specific apps

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Allow apps to be spread across categories with specific variants– thus giving the user the advantage of targeting niche audience

App Store Snapshot • Average person uses 9-10 mobile apps per day or 30 apps a month.

• Combined global revenue of App Store and Google Play – 73bn USD

• The iOS App Store launched in 2008 with 500 apps. As of 2020, the store features around 1.8 million apps.

• Android users have 2.96 million apps available through the Google Play Store (Wikipedia).

The Google Play Store • The Google Play Store is the official app store for the Android and operated by Google. The store offers both free and paid apps.

The Google Play store had over 50 billion app downloads in 2013 and has reached over 2.96 million apps published in 2020.

Android App Store Alternatives

• Amazon App Store ▪

The Amazon Appstore for Android is an app store for the Android operating system operated by Amazon.com.

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Launched in 2011 and available in nearly 236 countries.

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3rd largest third-party alternative app store and comes preinstalled on devices like the Fire Phone and Kindle Fire The biggest advantage for consumers will avoid going to separate app store when they get ready app options here

Android App Store Alternatives

• Aptoide ▪

Aptoide is an application store for Android devices that runs similarly to the Google Play Store.

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Besides being free, it requires no registration, features a massive selection of over 300,000 apps, as well as almost instant updates for each of them.

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One of its main selling points is that it, unlike Google Play, enables users to return to previous versions of their favorite apps.

Android App Store Alternatives

• APKPure ▪

It is a third party app store with a clean, coherent UI and has a lot of popular apps like TikTok, UC Browser, PUBG Mobile, Brawl Stars, etc.

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It offers safe download of APK files. Like APK mirror they also use cryptographic signature to verify the legitimacy of APK files.

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It offers some amazing discounts on paid games

Android App Store Alternatives

• Samsung ▪

An app store used for devices manufactured by Samsung Electronics that was launched in September 2009.

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Browse and Explore lates Apps Now.!! at Samsung Galaxy Store in 125 different countries in over 12 native languages on your device.

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Smaller than play store so the discoverability increases for app creators.

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It is reviving on giving platforms for developers to be more profitable.

Android App Store Alternatives

• Huawei ▪

It is primarily targeted to market the Chinese market.

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Huawei official app store hosts both games and apps, as well as offers own Cloud storage solution.

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It has over 1.3 million app options to choose.

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It offers special incentives to developers who uploads APKs directly on this platform.

iOS App Store Alternatives

• Cydia ▪

first un-official iPhone appstore that contains jailbreak apps, mods, and other exclusive content, not available on Apple Store.

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Contains modifications and tweaks that can be used to modify or change any part of iOS.

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A massive choice of unofficial games and apps.

iOS App Store Alternatives

• Sileo ▪

Package manager for iOS that allows an end user to find packages from developer repositories and install this software on jailbroken iPhones, iPads and iPod touch.

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For iOS users, Sileo is a new jailbreak app store that brings the best value for all jailbreak changes you made.

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For iOS 11 to newer, Sileo brings up the compatibility targeting all the 64-bit devices. And it is a perfect replacement for Cydia and full of surprises for jailbreak fans.

iOS App Store Alternatives

• Emus4u ▪

A third party app which helps users to download and install paid apps of the Apple App Store for free.

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One of the best alternative apps of the Apple App Store.

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Many customized games and apps available to download.

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It also allows to offer in-app customization

iOS App Store Alternatives

• AppsValley ▪

An independent American digital distribution service operated by AppValley LLC.

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It allows users to download applications that are not available on the App Store, most commonly tweaked "++" apps, jailbreak apps, and pirated apps including paid apps on the app store.

iOS App Store Alternatives

• TopStore ▪

Serves as a good alternative to vShare.

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This 3rd party App Store utilizes the Apple Developer Enterprise Program to distribute applications on-the-air (OTA).

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An Apple Enterprise Developer Certificate is mandatory for this and as of now, only certain organizations use this program to distribute applications.

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The coolest feature - you get to install this 3rd party App Store, absolutely, free without jailbreaking your iPhone/iPad.

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