Where to Download Apps Besides the Google Play Store

Are you looking for an alternative to the Google Play Store to download apps? You're in luck! There are plenty of great options out there, from APKMirror to Aurora Store, Amazon Appstore, F-Droid, Uptodown, SlideMe, Yalp Store, Aptoide, APKPure, 1Mobile Market, Samsung Galaxy Apps, Mobile9, Opera Mobile Store, and Mobango. Each of these app stores has its own unique features and benefits. APKMirror is a great option for those looking for free APKs for Android. It doesn't have a dedicated Android app, so users will need to visit the website to download the APK.

The applications available in this Google Play alternative are malware-free and can be downloaded safely. On the home page, the applications are organized in chronological order, and you can also find popularity tables based on a monthly, weekly and 24-hour frequency. There's also a search bar for those who want to get to the point.

Aurora Store

is an open-source Android app store with everything you can ask for.

Starting with the app's user interface, the dark theme combined with a wide variety of accent options makes it stand out from the crowd. The application is quite simple to use and has an extensive library of apps that are free from bloatware. You can download the Aurora store from F-Droid, Gitlab and the official Aurora website.

Amazon Appstore

for Android, also known as Amazon Underground, is one of the best alternatives for the Play Store to download paid applications for free.

The app store has almost 334,000 different varieties of incredible apps, both free and paid. It's the default marketplace for Amazon's Android Fire-branded line of Android devices and has a “free app of the day” feature that offers a free premium app every day. Those who diligently consult daily can download many popular apps without paying a single penny. The store also has an extensive collection of music, books and movies that are often available at a lower price than the Play Store.

F-droid is one of those app stores that focuses solely on free and open source (FOSS) Android applications. The store's apps are well categorized and you'll find a wide collection of free apps. F-Droid is popular among Android developers as it has easy access to all application codes which they can use part of the code to create their own applications.

Uptodown

, founded in 2002 by Luís Hernández and José Domínguez, is one of the best alternatives on the Google Play Store.

The goal was to connect developers to securely distribute Android, Windows and Mac applications. The application has more than 130 million users and is available in 15 languages. In addition to the desktop site, you can also download the free Uptodown app and keep your apps up to date.

SlideMe

is another long-term player in the app store business that is secure and easy to install. It provides free and premium applications in several categories, all of which go through a quality control process.

SlideMe opens a convenient marketplace for developers based on geographical locations and payment methods.

Yalp Store

is another great alternative to Google Play Store that you can download from its official release page on Github or from F-Droid.

Aptoide

is completely free, legal and one of the best alternatives to the Google Play Store. Like any third-party Android store, it was developed to end Google's monopoly on the Android app store market.

APKPure

is safe to download apps from as most of the applications published on the website are verified with the MD5 hash with the official lists of applications in the Google Store which means that the APKs are not modified.

1Mobile Market

, with its direct link to Yandex, has access to almost the entire Russian market of application clients since all its applications are present in the Yandex application store. It has more than 100 million views every month and there are more than a million downloads every day.

Samsung Galaxy Apps

, from the company that makes most Android phones, has developed its own app store with relatively small number of apps but this can be a good thing for most apps to stand out.

Mobile9

has millions of active users and each one has the ability to comment and share their installed applications. Publishing an application is free and with such a large user base it can mean excellent results for a well-developed application.

Opera Mobile Store

, with its direct link to Yandex, has access to almost the entire Russian market of application clients since all its applications are present in the Yandex application store.