Opentune
I opened up Fdroid to check, and I found this one. I think it might be my new favourite calculator. I've always wanted something like speedcrunch on mobile.
OMG this is great. Thanks for the recommendation!
Tubular has been my favourite tube app, its newpipe with sponsorblock and a few other features baked in.
Droidify was my fave but fdroid might have a better UI at this stage. These app stores need better browsing and search for sure.
- immich - photo gallery, sync, analysis, and sharing. A private server is a bit to install, but worth it.
- AntennaPod - Podcasts
- HeliBoard - keyboard. One feature is to move the cursor via the space key.
My favorite launcher Dragon Launcher, it's as fun as a spinner and very minimal until you interact with it.
And a couple of games I've been hooked with lately: Vector pinball And Breakout 71
I use:
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Droid-ify for better F-Droid
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Aegis for 2FA
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Capy Reader for RSS
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Broccoli for recipes
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FluffyChat for Matrix
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Gadgetbridge for smart band
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Breezy Weather for weather
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Heliboard for keyboard
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IronFox as browser (you need to add its repo though)
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KeePassDX as KeePass vault
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Librera Reader for ebooks and PDFs
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LibreSudoku for occasional sudoku
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Standard Notes for personal notes
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Joplin for general notes
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Markdownr for downloading articles as markdown, then I pass them to Joplin
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Molly for Signal client
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mpv for videos
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NetGuard for firewall
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CoMaps for general map/GPS needs
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PipePipe for Youtube and PeerTube
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RustDesk for remote access
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SD Maid 2 for system cleaner
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SicMu Neo for music player
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SimpleLogin for email aliases
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Sky Map for stars
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Stocks Widget for stock market
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Sumire for Japanese keyboard
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Termux for terminal needs
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Track & Graph for habit tracker
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Trail Sense for outdoor activities
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Tuta Mail for email
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Voyager for Lemmy
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Yet Another Call Blocker for blocking calls (even though it doesn't get updates for a long time still works for me)
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And core apps from Fossify
Sky Map appears to be vibe-coded to hell and back.
i've used skymap since I had my Galaxy s3. maybe something has changed but it's been around way longer than ai.
Had no idea but there is a difference between straight out vibe-coding and making it fix the code. Still not ideal though.
FlashDim
If your phone's flash is dimmable, you can dim your flashlight. A life saver for middle of the night searching for something when I don't need the power of the sun
Glad to see many apps I already use here! Just to add ones I haven't seen mentioned:
- Lichess - the best chess
- Paseo - simple step counter
- Wikipedia - duh
- Gmaps WV - for when other maps fail
- Openreads - amazing and underloved books / reading tracker
- SherpaTTS - offline text to speech
- Whisper+ - offline speech to text
- FairEmail - email client
- Fcitx5 - Chinese keyboard
- AnkiDroid - Anki flashcards
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Droid-ify - much nicer F-Droid replacement front end that also works with Shizuku to automate installing updates in batches. Also supports many other repositories like izzy-On-Droid (which some of my items below may come from instead).
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Shizuku - gives elevated powers to apps written to take advantage of it. Not quite root, but definitely helps give abilities that make life easier.
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Kompact Image Compressor - I work with scanned documents a fair amount, and this new app has already saved me significant storage space.
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Key Mapper - I mainly use this for emulation, but there are plenty of other uses.
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URL Check - powerful sanitizer with the smallest footprint of those I've tried.
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DropCount - my latest game addiction
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Keyboard Switcher - sometimes I just gotta use a different input method, and this provides a consistent easy way to switch
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Hail - group apps to freeze all in one shot with Shizuku
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Insular - de-Googled Island app which makes working with the work profile feature easier
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FFUpdater - keeps my collection of browsers & Thunderbird up to date automatically with Shizuku
fave tube app
revanced: https://revanced.app it's a bit of a hassle to set up but then it's the best imo
Does it have to be on F-Droid? I use Obtainium. (app configs)
LocalSend, https://github.com/localsend/localsend Obtainium, https://github.com/imranr98/obtainium Aegis, https://github.com/beemdevelopment/aegis CoMaps, https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps Tasks, https://github.com/tasks/tasks ZipXtract, https://github.com/wirelessalien/zipxtract disky, https://github.com/newhinton/disky WallFlow Plus (Alpha), https://github.com/ammargitham/WallFlow Droid-ify, https://github.com/iamlooker/droid-ify Aves Libre, https://github.com/deckerst/aves Phone, https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Phone OpenTracks, https://f-droid.org/packages/de.dennisguse.opentracks Eden, https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden DAVx⁵, https://github.com/bitfireat/davx5-ose Open Camera, https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.sourceforge.opencamera Obsidian, https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-releases kitshn, https://github.com/aimok04/kitshn Calculator, https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.sadellie.unitto Jellyfin, https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-android Nextcloud, https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.nextcloud.client WiFiAnalyzer, https://github.com/VREMSoftwareDevelopment/WifiAnalyzer Thunderbird, https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android Breezy Weather, https://github.com/breezy-weather/breezy-weather addy.io, https://github.com/anonaddy/addy-android mpv, https://f-droid.org/en/packages/is.xyz.mpv Paperize, https://github.com/Anthonyy232/Paperize M3U, https://github.com/oxyroid/M3UAndroid FairScan, https://github.com/pynicolas/FairScan Harmonic, https://github.com/simonhalvdansson/harmonic-hn SpamBlocker, https://f-droid.org/en/packages/spam.blocker Material Files, https://github.com/zhanghai/materialfiles FUTO Keyboard, https://github.com/futo-org/android-keyboard KeePassDX, https://github.com/Kunzisoft/KeePassDX Signal, https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android Bitwarden, https://github.com/bitwarden/android Audiobookshelf, https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf-app KDE Connect, https://f-droid.org/packages/org.kde.kdeconnect_tp GameNative, https://github.com/utkarshdalal/GameNative MJ PDF, https://gitlab.com/mudlej_android/mj_pdf_reader Firefox Beta, https://download.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/fenix/releases/ Summit, https://github.com/idunnololz/summit-for-lemmy Catima, https://github.com/catimaloyalty/android ArrMatey, https://github.com/owenlejeune/ArrMatey OpenKeychain, https://f-droid.org/packages/org.sufficientlysecure.keychain NotallyX, https://github.com/Crustack/NotallyX WG Tunnel, https://github.com/wgtunnel/wgtunnel Bluesky, https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app Mental Math, https://codeberg.org/Mental-Math/MentalMath Calendar, https://github.com/fossifyorg/calendar Moshidon, https://github.com/lucasggamerm/moshidon Memories, https://github.com/pulsejet/memories AntennaPod, https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.danoeh.antennapod Home Assistant, https://github.com/home-assistant/android Off Grid, https://github.com/alichherawalla/off-grid-mobile-ai Tubular, https://github.com/polymorphicshade/Tubular
I couldn't abide such a wall of text, so I reformatted everything into a Markdown table:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| LocalSend | Send files on a local network easily |
| Obtainium | Alternative to F-Droid, allows installation from more sources |
| Aegis | 2FA manager |
| CoMaps | OpenStreetMap client |
| Tasks | Astrid was a popular cross-platform productivity service that was acquired and discontinued in 2013. The source code from Astrid's open source Android app serves as the basis of Tasks. |
| ZipXtract | A fully open-source Android application designed for comprehensive archive management. It allows you to effortlessly extract and create a wide variety of archive files directly on your device. |
| disky | Find your biggest diskspace thieves! |
| WallFlow Plus (Alpha) | A wallpaper app for Android with beautiful wallpapers from wallhaven.cc, Reddit. Designed with Material Design 3 and supports wide screen devices like tablets. |
| Droid-ify | Alternative to F-Droid, allows installation from more sources |
| Aves Libre | A gallery and metadata explorer app. It is built for Android, with Flutter. |
| Phone | It's a phone dialer |
| OpenTracks | A sport tracking buddy that respects your privacy. |
| Eden | A free and opensource (FOSS) Switch 1 emulator, derived from Yuzu and Sudachi |
| DAVx⁵ | CalDAV/CardDAV synchronization for Android (and other features) |
| Open Camera | A feature rich camera application |
| Obsidian | Alternative store for Android. Not FOSS. |
| kitshn | An unofficial multiplatform client for the self-hosted Tandoor recipe management software |
| Calculator | It's a calculator |
| Jellyfin | Official Android client for Jellyfin |
| Nextcloud | A safe home for all your data. Access & share your files, calendars, contacts, mail & more from any device, on your terms. This is the official Nextcloud Android app. |
| WiFiAnalyzer | Interrogate devices on your WiFi network |
| Thunderbird | A powerful, privacy-focused email app |
| Breezy Weather | A feature-rich free and open source Material 3 Expressive weather app |
| addy.io | Easily create and manage your addy.io aliases, recipients and more from your device |
| mpv | A video player for Android based on libmpv |
| Paperize | A dynamic wallpaper changer that keeps your device's aesthetic fresh and exciting |
| M3U | A simple IPTV player for Android phones, tablets, and TV. |
| FairScan | An Android app to scan your documents |
| Harmonic | A Hacker News client |
| SpamBlocker | Blocks unwanted calls & SMS messages without replacing your default call/SMS app. |
| Material Files | An open source Material Design file manager, for Android 5.0+ |
| FUTO Keyboard | A good modern keyboard that stays offline and doesn't spy on you |
| KeePassDX | Lightweight password safe and manager |
| Signal | Privacy-friendly instant messaging software |
| Bitwarden | Official client for the Bitwarden password manager |
| Audiobookshelf | A self-hosted audiobook and podcast server |
| KDE Connect | Integrates your smartphone and computer |
| GameNative | Allows you to play games you own on Steam, Epic and GOG directly on Android devices, with cloud saves. |
| MJ PDF | A fast, minimalist, powerful and totally free PDF viewer |
| Firefox Beta | It's Firefox |
| Summit | A mobile client for Lemmy |
| Catima | Card management app |
| ArrMatey | A modern, all-in-one mobile client for managing your *arr stack. Built using KMP with native Jetpack Compose UI for Android and SwiftUI for iOS. |
| OpenKeychain | Encrypt your Files and Communications. Compatible with the OpenPGP Standard. |
| NotallyX | Minimalistic note taking app |
| WG Tunnel | An alternative FOSS Android client for WireGuard and AmneziaWG |
| Bluesky | Alternative to X, developed by the same rich assholes who brought you Twitter (sorry, this is my bias coming through) |
| Mental Math | A simple and clean Android app for mental arithmetic training |
| Fossify Calendar | Your private & powerful schedule planner |
| Moshidon | A fast, highly customizable, up-to-date fork of megalodon adding important features such as a fully federated timeline, unlisted posting, drafts, scheduled posts, bookmarks, and alt text warnings. |
| Memories | Photo Management for Nextcloud |
| AntennaPod | Easy-to-use, flexible and open-source podcast manager and player |
| Home Assistant | This is the official Android app for Home Assistant, a powerful open-source home automation platform |
| Off Grid | The Swiss Army Knife of On-Device AI |
| Tubular | A fork of NewPipe that implements SponsorBlock and ReturnYouTubeDislike |
That's helpful.
I prefer PipePipe to NewPipe, personally. It's got more sources. Otherwise, in no particular order...
- Shattered Pixel Dungeon
- Fennec F-Droid
- Xed-Editor
- AntennaPod
- VLC
- Forkyz
- AnySoftKeyboard
- KDE Connect
- Linux Command Library
Pipepipe also has sponsorblock, right? I dont think newpipe does.
That's why I went with pipepipe. Although I forgot there's another newpipe fork with sponsorblock.
IIRC pipepipe hard forked long ago and went it's own way.
PipePipe has also been way more stable in my experience than NewPipe or Tubular.
two that get almost daily use from me:
osmand - maps
antennapod - podcasts
Since most of my daily drivers are covered, i'll list the two that haven't been:
pie-launcheris... different in how it operates...

And Thump-Key is my by now loved keyboard that lets you type fast with no autocorrect (after a period of learning). I use it with a two finger configuration and a German layout.

There are setups for one finger too:

- Voyager: Piefed client
- VLC: media player
- Xtra: Twitch streaming player
- Material Files: file manager
- Aegis: 2fa app
- Syncthing-fork: synching app
- Pixel Wheels: car game
- Vector Pinball: pinball game
- SolitaireCG: solitaire game
- Librera FD: ebook viewer
- CalcYou: calculator
- Fossify Gallery: photo manager/viewer
- Notally: notes app
- Pixeldroid: Pixelfed client
- QKSMS: sms app
These are the the best I found of the ones installed
- Seconds Clock Widget
- Weather Radar
- Léon URL Cleaner
- Grayjay
- Calculator Widget
- MinCal Calendar Widget
- Open Camera
- Organic Maps
I dunno, just some off the top of my head, I'm sure I'm forgetting a few other good ones here too.
Use every day:
- Feeder (RSS, kinda awkward to sort the feeds but really nice to use, if you use it like I do)
- Grayjay (for YT and some other sources)
- CoMaps (best simple OSM Client)
- Track Work Time (very good time tracker if you have to track your time for sth)
- NFC Alarm Clock (simply the best alarmclock, I dont even use the NFC part)
Useful/Cool:
- Arcticons (Iconpack for all of the apps)
- Birday (pretty little Birthday Database)
- Breakout 71 (game: roughelike Breakout. I like it more than I like to admit it)
- Catima (wallet for QR Codes/PDFs)
Further (obvious ones or useful things I use once a week or less) KDE Connect, LocalSend, Pixelix (Pixelfed Client), Signal, Thunderbird, StreetComplete
In no order.
- Daily You - journal entry app. Write down excerpts of occurances during the day. Shows recalls of previous entries, like 1 year ago
- Aves Libre - gallery app
- Tasks.org - tasks list
- Quillpad - Note taking app, syncs with Nextcloud
- Interstellar/Raccoon - PieFed and Lemmy clients
- Rythmn - music app. Play audio files
- Heliboard - keyboard, private
- OpenTracks - route tracker, running, etc
- LibreFit - new kid on the block. Fitness tracking app, mostly weights.
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