Saw this come up new on F-Droid and thought I'd throw this out there for people looking for an alternative to AppVerifier that has a larger database and more features.

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[–] 6 points 5 months ago

Thanks. Here's a comparison, for anyone else who might be interested:

Feature matrix

AppVerifier (soupslurpr) Verified Apps (Privacy Guides) AppVerifier BG (RoundSalmon4)
Relationship Original / upstream Fork (stripped) Fork (extended)
Internal database ✅ ✅ (PG crowdsourced) ✅ (original + PG)
Peer-to-peer / clipboard sharing ✅ ❌ (removed) ✅
Personal user database ❌ ❌ ✅
DB import/export (JSON/text/YAML) ❌ ❌ ✅
Combined internal + user DB view ❌ ❌ ✅
Auto-submit mismatches to issue tracker ❌ ✅ ❌
GrapheneOS community hashes ❌ ❌ ✅ (opt-in)
.apks split-APK support ❌ ❌ ✅
Debug-cert flagging ❌ ❌ ✅
Rich app list (sort/search/filter) basic basic ✅
SLSA build attestation ❌ ✅ partial (DB only)
License ISC MIT ISC
Distribution Accrescent, GitHub GitHub, Obtainium, F-Droid GitHub, Obtainium, F-Droid
Latest release 13 — Apr 2025 26.6.7 — Jun 2026 v0.3.0 — Jun 2026
Stars ~977 ~8 ~7

Repos: AppVerifier · Verified Apps · AppVerifier BG. From each README as of June 2026; stars/releases change over time.

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