AppVerifier BG | Feature rich alternative to AppVerifier (f-droid.org)
from upstroke4448@lemmy.dbzer0.com to privacy@lemmy.ml on 10 Jun 15:00
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/70348921

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 on 10 Jun 20:58 collapse

Thank you for sharing, but is this the third version of AppVerifier? I’m having a little trouble following all of them and their differences.

upstroke4448@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 10 Jun 21:19 collapse

Yeah, there are three versions.

The original AppVerifier is just passively maintained, and the database it uses is deprecated and will be removed when accrescent makes its full release. The dev is not actively working on the app anymore.

There is also a fork from Privacy Guides that went the opposite direction of AppVerifier BG and slimmed the app way down to just focus on being a companion for their verified apps database, which is the same database AppVerifier BG uses.

45o3b@lemmy.ml on 10 Jun 23:22 collapse

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.