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# [Aptoide](https://aptoide.com/) (A Non-Freedom Play Store Alternative)

Do not use proprietary apps from sources like Aptoide unless you have no other choice.

If you absolutely need to use a Googled app, Aptoide is one place you can grab apps without revealing your identity, although with Aptoide's source code being propriety, we can never really know what they are doing.

Aptoide is also a good source if the AuroStore goes down, like it does from time to time.

[Aptoide](https://aptoide.com/) is a popular proprietary closed source, non-freedom app store that carries a lot of the apps that Google Play Store carriers.

Aptoide features:

- Free
- No login required
    - need login to comment
- Downgrade at will
- Large selection of apps
- Auto Update

Aptoide Cons:
- There are illegal cracked apps
- Not all apps are safe to download (Make sure the app has green shield)
- Has ads
- Many apps are older or outdated

Here is an article comparing [Aptoide vs Aurora Store](https://www.slant.co/versus/7891/37965/~aptoide_vs_aurora-store).

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 I would suggest Aurora Store since it's more trustable and can easily check if your apps needs an update 

 Totally agree. Mainly throwing Aptoide out there for when Aurora Store goes down and you need a Googled app now. 

 But what about other sites like ApkPure?