AppVerifier BG | Feature rich alternative to AppVerifier (f-droid.org)

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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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[-] 45o3b@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week 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.

this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2026

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