Awesome list — Free, ad-free and in-app-free Android apps

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DISCLAIMER : this isn't really an awesome list, I don't care about guidelines, rules and etc. so I don't bother make a real repo and a real pull request.

About this list

This list uses the power of my advanced Google Play search engine to get some free, in-app-free and ad-free apps from it.

DISCLAIMER : these 3 criteria are the only one I use, what I mean is open source, decentralization and retrocompatibility aren't important in this list.

However, I sort these apps according to my own user experience.

Apps

• Internet

  • Web browsers
  • Download managers
  • Content blockers

• Multimedia

  • File explorers
  • Notes
  • Office suites
  • Music players
  • Video players
  • Cameras
  • Image gallery
  • Photo editors
  • YouTube

• Communication

  • E-Mail
  • SMS
  • Social networks & co.

• Tools

  • Calculators
  • Dialers & Contacts

• Utilities

  • Device info
  • Firewalls
  • Cleaners
  • Password managers

• Developers

  • GitHub
  • Terminal & SSH
  • Code editors

• Launchers
• Calendars
• GPS
• Widgets
• Games

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Web browsers

• Kiwi — Based on Chrome, one of the few that supports extensions
• Firefox
• Via
• Focus
• Pure

Download managers

• ADM Holo — Holo is the old one, the new one is material but contains ads and payments
• Navi

Content blockers

• Blockada — VPN mode
• AdAway — Root mode

File explorers

• MiXplorer — Many many features, especially for geeks. 👍
• Cx — Supports internal, external, network (last SMB version included) and cloud.

Notes

• Google Keep
• ColorNote

Office suites

Sorry I can't find any for now. You have one ? Please comment !

Music players

• AIMP
• Pulsar
• Audify

Video players

• mpv
• VLC
• Pop
• EnjoyMobi

Cameras

• Google
• Google port hub — These versions may include Night Sight, HDR10+ and etc. (model-specific features)
• Open
• Motorola
• Asus

Image gallery

• Cloud Innovation Studio Gallery — Dark theme, powerful image editor included
• AK Gallery
• Google

Photo editors

• Snapseed
• Adobe Photoshop Express

YouTube

• NewPipe

E-mail

• BlueMail — Many compatible accounts, dark mode, advanced spam filtering, tasks & priority management
• Spark Mail

SMS

• Google

Social networks

• Twitter
  • Tui — Beta
• Facebook
  • Phoenix
  • SlimSocial
• Tumblr
  • Tumbviewer
• Skype
  • Lite
• Reddit
  • Infinity
  • RedReader
  • Karma Machine
  • Riptide
• Disqus
  • Discusim

Others

• Signal
• Telegram
• Discord
• Meetup
• WhatsApp

Calculators

• Google

Dialers & Contacts

• Google
• Simpler
• Dialpad

Device info

• General
  • Quixom Device Info
  • Andrey Efremov Device Info
  • Cellular-Z
• GPS
  • GPSTest
• Microphone
  • Decibel

Firewalls

• AFWall+
• NoRoot

Cleaners

• Norton

Password managers

• KeeWeb — Not native (webapp)
• KeePass DX — Beta

GitHub

• OctoDroid
• OpenHub

Terminal & SSH

• TTerm
• Termux
• ConnectBot

Code editors

• 920
• DeX — Optimized for Samsung desktop but also compatible with smartphone format

Launchers

• Nova
• Lawnchair
• Evie
• Microsoft

Calendars

• Google
• Cal
• One
• Etar

GPS

• Waze
• Google
• Here

Widgets

• Todo Agenda

Games

• Frozen Bubble
• 2048
• miniSweeper
• Mazes
  • The Maze - Infinite Challenges
  • Marker Maze

Contribute

Having an advanced search engine doesn't mean everything, experience does. Feel free to suggest your favourite apps in comments 😉

What about a white noise generator?

How about Spotify playlists ?

Otherwise, I found this, tell me if it fits your need and I'll add it to the list.

An ad free open source SSH server for Android is SSH Helper I used it regularly to copy files to and from an Android tablet connected to my TV

Cx File Explorer features FTP between Android devices in same network.

Frozen Bubble puzzle game like Puzzle Bobble is FOSS

I'll definitely try this out, thanks !

An ad free open source SSH server for Android is SSH Helper I used it regularly to copy files to and from an Android tablet connected to my TV

Cx File Explorer features FTP between Android devices in same network.

I prefer SSH over FTP and the protocol supports more than just file transfers, it allows you run scripts or commands remotely on an Android device. Plus SSH is encrypted where as FTP isn't. So it can be used on networks such as office and schools where not everyone on the network might be trusted.

it allows you run scripts or commands remotely on an Android device

What scripts can you possibly run on an Android TV device ? I do have a local terminal emulator on my Android smartphone because it's bootloader-unlocked, rooted and running a custom ROM.

SSH is encrypted where as FTP isn't. So it can be used on networks such as office and schools where not everyone on the network might be trusted

Well, it's actually using FTPS. ;)

Hello, I like your search engine with filters,
and I have just seen that same kind of filters with/without add, purchase, free in official google play games app (only for fames).

So maybe one day I hope this feature will be in play store too.

PS : in the list I would have like to see a PDF file reader with comment editor (it is why I came first here), so I will try some of them because some times even if free/no ads/no purchase, the loolike niceapp try to send info on web without ask.

Hello,

I have just seen that same kind of filters with/without add, purchase, free in official google play games app

Sorry I don't understand.

maybe one day I hope this feature will be in play store too

It won't, because allowing users to search for ad-free apps, would decrease Google's income.

I would have like to see a PDF file reader with comment editor (it is why I came first here), so I will try some of them

If you find some, don't hesitate to tell about it here and it will be added.

some times even if free/no ads/no purchase, the loolike niceapp try to send info on web without ask

Remember that free, in-app-free and ad-free are the only criteria I use to make this list, some of these apps may not be privacy-friendly.

Thank You for your favourite apps list dude! ❤️🙂

Cx File Explorer was A COMPLETE COPYCAT from original "Alphainventor's FILE MANAGER+ app, Korea" (and redesigned to ad-free), here's how:
[1.] FM+ released in 2015 Oct 19 where CxFE was released in 2018 Jul 11.
[2.] FM+ has provided developer LOCATION in play store where CxFE DOESN'T (purposefully).
[3.] No dark theme (again purposefully).
[4.] FM+ used their own domain email, CxFE DIDN'T.
[5.] CxFE is releasing exact features after release of FM+.
[6.] You cannot go back while using app for Accessing from network (otherwise FTP service will be stopped) in CxFE (and This does not happen in FM+ because of the "Always Show Navigation" option in settings)

So I replaced CxFE with FM+.

Thanks for reporting this, I'll definitely add an anchor to your comment next to Cx.

If AlphaInventor's would be ad-free & in-app free, then I would have replaced Cx with the former, but as it's not the case, then the latter still deserves to keep its place in the list.

You can write as CxFileExplorer/FileManager+(alphainventor) then 👍

Actually, I won't do anything, as it turns out Cx File Explorer is AlphaInventor's too.

Actually, I won't do anything, as it turns out Cx File Explorer is AlphaInventor's too.

Ohhhh, I see! Now I clearly understood why they didn't given DARK Theme 😆 Firstly I thought it was A COMPLETE COPYCAT from original "alphainventor's FILE MANAGER+, Korea" (and redesigned to ad-free), but now I knew because you said it both (CXFE & FM+) apps made by alphainventor.com 🤣

WPS OFFICE goes alright 🤙🏼🤙🏼

WPS Office isn't ad-free nor IAP-free.

WPS Office isn't ad-free nor IAP-free.

My apologies, you are quite correct, I mistakenly confused it with the iOS libre app I was using earlier. It reminded me that there are still companies who support iOS exclusively. Love your list though... very thorough collection.

Thanks !