Aptoide

Aptoide is the best alternative to Google Play, an Android application shop where you will be able to find millions of completely free apps and games.

The best alternative to Google Play

To download applications to our smartphone or tablet, Android users usually resort to the official Google Play store, because it's installed by default on our phone, because it's more convenient and because we trust what Google can offer us. But if you don't use the Play Store or you just don't have it installed on your phone, you should know that there are other Android markets that are just as good or even better than the official one from Mountain View.

And in these stores we can find all kinds of apps: those that have not passed Google's test or that are simply rejected because they violate some of its services, such as apps to download videos from YouTube.

To date, Aptoide is the best of them all and the most solid alternative to Google Play. It includes thousands of apps that users can download and install in APK format and allows developers to promote their products by creating their own app store.

How does Aptoide work and how can I install it on Android?

As expected, this application isn't available on Google Play, but installing it on our smartphone or tablet is as easy as getting the APK from the official website or from the download link that we offer you. The operation is also very simple. Just download the application to start downloading applications from this alternative store. No sign-up is required, but creating a free account gives us some additional benefits.

As soon as we open the app we can start browsing through the millions of applications. A simple tap on the Install button is enough to have the desired app on your smartphone in just a few seconds. Of course, in order to be able to use all these applications, you need to enable the option to allow installation from unknown sources.

The most important features

• Millions of APKs to download straight to your phone.
• You can download applications that you cannot find in any other market.
• Increased security measures as it is very easy to inject viruses in this shop's apps.
• Integrated search engine to easily find any application.
• Discover featured apps, apps recommended by the editors or the most popular apps of the moment.
• The updates tab shows whether the latest version of the app is installed or not.
• Allows you to download the latest version of the apps, but also any previous ones if necessary.
• In the "Stores" tab, the user can access stores or directories of apps that he/she can download from third-party providers and he/she can even create his/her own apps.
• Third-party stores can have custom names, logos, and colors.
• You can rate and review apps and shops or reply to other users' comments.

What's new in the latest version?

• The new version of the application offers improvements in terms of stability, speed and performance.

Requirements and further information:

• Minimum operating system requirements: Android 4.0.3.
• Installing the app using the APK file requires enabling the "Unknown Sources" option in Settings > Applications.