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accrescent/accrescent

A novel Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/accrescent/accrescent · homepage · Kotlin · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

84/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 56
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 23
  • age_days: 1722
  • days_rel: 296
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 8

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2220 stars · 54 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Accrescent is a security- and privacy-focused Android app store client built in Kotlin with Jetpack Compose. It enforces signed repository metadata, app signing key pinning, and automatic unattended updates without requiring user accounts.

Use cases

  • install android apps from a privacy-respecting store
  • get apps with verified signing keys
  • automatically update apps without privileged access
  • avoid google play and accounts when installing apps
  • use an app store on grapheneos
  • install split apks optimized for my device

When to choose

  • you want a hardened, privacy-focused alternative to Play Store or F-Droid
  • you value signed metadata and signing key pinning for first installs
  • you run Android 10+ (ideally 12+) and want unattended updates

When to avoid

  • you need third-party repositories, which Accrescent intentionally does not support
  • you need a large app catalog or a fully stable, mature store
  • you run Android below 10

Facets

application · maturity experimental

security privacy package-manager android-tools security privacy mobile-development app-store apk jetpack-compose material3 signing-key-pinning split-apks unattended-updates android

5 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
accrescent/accrescentmain84

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