Appteka
Alternative Android App Store
Appteka is a free, open-source Android app store where users can discover, download, and share applications. Upload your own apps, explore creations from developers worldwide, and engage with the community through real-time discussions.
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Features
- Browse & Download — Explore hundreds of thousands of free Android apps
- Upload Apps — Share your applications with the community
- APK Extractor — Extract APKs from installed apps (including system apps)
- Real-time Chat — Discuss apps and games with other users
- User Profiles — Track uploads, downloads, and activity
- Ratings & Reviews — Rate apps and read community feedback
- Favorites — Save apps for later
- Dark Theme — Full dark mode support
- No Root Required — Works on any Android device
Download
Or download the latest APK from the Releases page.
Tech Stack
| Category | Technologies |
|---|---|
| Language | Kotlin |
| UI | Material Design 3, AndroidX |
| Architecture | MVP (Model-View-Presenter), Clean Architecture |
| Dependency Injection | Dagger 2 |
| Reactive | RxJava 3, RxKotlin, RxRelay |
| Networking | Retrofit 3, OkHttp 5 |
| Image Loading | Simple Image Loader |
| RecyclerView | Konveyor |
| Build | Gradle, ProGuard |
Architecture
The project follows Clean Architecture principles with MVP pattern:
- Activity/Fragment — Acts as a router, implements navigation interface
- Presenter — Presentation layer, framework-agnostic for easy testing
- View — Pure UI rendering, no business logic
- Interactor — Business logic, repository pattern, data caching
- Converter — Data mapping between layers
- ResourceProvider — Android resources access for framework-agnostic layers
Building
Requirements
- Android Studio Ladybug or newer
- JDK 17
- Android SDK with API 37
Build & Run
# Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/solkin/appteka-android.git cd appteka-android # Build debug APK ./gradlew assembleDebug # Build release APK (requires signing config) ./gradlew assembleRelease
The APK will be generated at app/build/outputs/apk/
Localization
Appteka is available in 9 languages:
| Language | Code |
|---|---|
| English | en (default) |
| Russian | ru |
| Arabic | ar |
| Chinese | zh |
| Farsi | fa |
| Hindi | hi |
| Kurdish | ku |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pt-rBR |
| Vietnamese | vi |
Want to help translate? Contributions are welcome!
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:
- Report bugs and request features via Issues
- Submit pull requests with improvements
- Help with translations
- Improve documentation
Security & Disclaimer
All uploaded applications are automatically scanned by a built-in antivirus system powered by three independent antivirus engines.
However, Appteka is a community-driven app exchange platform where users can freely upload applications. The Appteka team is not responsible for user-generated content. While security scanning and content moderation are in place, please take appropriate safety precautions — verify the source, check reviews and ratings before installing.
License
Copyright (C) 2016-2026 Appteka
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
See LICENSE.txt for the full license text.
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