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• All Free Apps For Android

Update: This article was originally published in 2011 at, and some of these websites and app stores are no longer around (or no longer very good). If you want to see a more recent list of recommended alternatives to the Play Store, check out our. The original article continues below if you want to see what the state of the Play Store and third-party alternatives was in the early days. There are a few hundred thousand apps available for download from Google’s official.

But not every Android device can access the Market, and not every app is available from Google’s app superstore., for instance, has a reputation for releasing highly polished (if not exactly original) games without always going through the Android Market. Other developers, such as Grooveshark, have been but, because unlike iOS, Windows Phone 7, and some other mobile platforms, Android allows users to install apps that aren’t downloaded from the official Market.

Apr 21, 2018 - Almost all categories included both free or paid android applications. But you can't get paid apps for free from Play store, also there are some.

Here are 18 places to find free and paid apps without Google’s help. The list is arranged alphabetically, but not all of these app stores are created equal. Look for the asterisk next to the name to find Mobiputing’s favorites.

All Free Apps For Android

Note that,, and other third party App directories are not included in this list. Those all require you to download apps through the Android Market. The following app stores are all designed to let you download and install apps directly. I’ve also left out a handful of app stores that are exclusive to a specific wireless carrier or a line of phones or tablets.