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.
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.
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Internet
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Multimedia
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Communication
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Tools
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Utilities
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Developers
- Kiwi — Based on Chrome, one of the few that supports extensions
- Iceraven* — Based on Firefox, supports more extensions
- Firefox
- Via
- Focus
- Pure
ADM Holo(APKPure mirror) — Holo is the old one, the new one is material but contains ads and paymentsNavi(GitHub mirror) — Dead, last updated 2022-03-15
- MiXplorer* — Many many features, especially for geeks. 👍
- Cx — Supports internal, external, network (last SMB version included) and cloud.
- Fossify*
Sorry I can't find any for now. You have one ? Please comment !
- mpv
- VLC
Pop(APKPure mirror) — Dead, last updated 2020-06-04- EnjoyMobi
- Google port hub* — These versions may include Night Sight, HDR10+ and etc. (model-specific features)
- Open
- Motorola
Asus(APKMirror mirror) — Dead, last updated 2022-05-07
- Cloud Innovation Studio Gallery — Dark theme, powerful image editor included
AK Gallery(APKPure mirror) — Dead, last updated 2019-11-12- Fossify*
- LibreTube* — Uses Piped instances instead of frequently broken local scraping
- Tubular* — Fork of NewPipe adding SponsorBlock
- NewPipe*
- BlueMail — Many compatible accounts, dark mode, advanced spam filtering, tasks & priority management
- Spark Mail
- Fossify Dialer*
- Fossify Contacts*
- Simpler
Dialpad(APKPure mirror) — Dead, last updated 2015-11-13
- General
Quixom Device Info(APKPure mirror) — Dead, last updated 2018-11-14- Andrey Efremov Device Info
- Cellular-Z
- GPS
- Microphone
Decibel(APKPure mirror) — Dead, last updated 2019-09-24
- KeeWeb* — Webapp
- KeePass DX
- AuthPass
TTerm(APKPure mirror) — Dead, last updated 2018-01-25- Termux
- ConnectBot
920(GitHub mirror) — Dead, last updated 2017-08-30DeX(APKPure mirror) — Dead, last updated 2019-05-04, optimized for Samsung desktop but also compatible with smartphone format
- Frozen Bubble
- 2048
miniSweeper(APKPure mirror) — Dead, last updated 2019-01-26- Mazes
- The Maze - Infinite Challenges
Marker Maze(APKPure mirror) — Dead, last updated 2019-10-04
(*) Not on Google Play
Having an advanced search engine doesn't mean everything, experience does. Feel free to suggest your favourite apps in comments 😉
Metronome? Metronomerous
Tuner? Universal Tuner or the tuner by Michael Moessner (more customizable, UI is raw: less like a tuner and more oscilloscope-style)