# accrescent/accrescent

A novel Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability

Repository: https://github.com/accrescent/accrescent
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/accrescent
Homepage: https://accrescent.app
Language: Kotlin
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: android, kotlin, appstore, security, privacy, jetpack-compose, material-design, material3
Last push: 2026-08-26T06:15:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 56, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1722, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 296, "gap_med": 23, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2220, forks 54 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:27.628250+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: security, privacy, package-manager
- domain: android-tools, security, privacy, mobile-development
- platform: -
- tags: app-store, apk, jetpack-compose, material3, signing-key-pinning, split-apks, unattended-updates, android

## Member repositories
- accrescent/accrescent (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:27.628250+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:45:49.789936+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/accrescent/accrescent (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:27.628250+00:00, sha 4f2f4a561c8a)
  - homepage: https://accrescent.app (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:58.566868+00:00, sha 6eb066577920)
  - site_page: https://accrescent.app/features (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:58.576119+00:00, sha 837458d51813)
  - site_page: https://accrescent.app/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:58.580144+00:00, sha b8fbdf6d35cd)
  - site_page: https://accrescent.app/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:58.578294+00:00, sha a2783f1bf360)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.