Accrescent
Ranked 11 of 14 app stores by recommenders
People recommend Accrescent as a secure app store that verifies developer-signed builds without identity checks. One critic says it does not show what you are installing.
People recommend Accrescent as a secure app store that verifies developer-signed builds without identity checks. One critic says it does not show what you are installing.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Verifies apps signed by developers
“The Accrescent app store provides developer builds of apps signed by the developers for everything included which can be verified.”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple” “Proper app stores like Google Play Store and Accrescent do verification of the applications you download”
Comment from 28 Oct 2026 in “The Advantages of Mobile Linux over AOSP (LineageOS, CrDroid, GrapheneOS, etc.)” “obtain and install APKs built and signed by the developers, such as via Accrescent”
Comment from 28 Dec 2025 in “Gpg.fail” Promising early-stage app store
“I would consider their actual recommendation to be their own App Store and Accrescent (alpha).”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “There's a high chance of devices being sold with GrapheneOS preinstalled in 2027” “the former is a proper app store in construction”
Comment from 21 Oct 2026 in “MicroG: Free-libre re-implementation of Google's proprietary Android user space” “Accrescent is very promising.”
Comment from 3 Sep 2026 in “Play Store blocks AuroraStore, hurting GrapheneOS users” Alternative to Google Play Store
“Proper app stores like Google Play Store and Accrescent do verification of the applications you download”
Comment from 28 Oct 2026 in “The Advantages of Mobile Linux over AOSP (LineageOS, CrDroid, GrapheneOS, etc.)” “we do not recommend using the Play Store as a source of apps over other options such as Accrescent”
Comment from 7 Sep 2026 on Hacker News
Other app stores people recommend
The four most recommended other app stores, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-Droid | 230 | 91 | 72% | 12 | 10 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Apple App Store | 75 | 483 | 13% | 12 | 10 yrs4 owners | — |
| Google Play | 62 | 353 | 15% | 11 | 5 yrs5 owners | — |
| Aurora Store | 61 | 20 | 75% | 11 | 11 mo4 owners | Approved |
| AccrescentThis page | 8 | 1 | 89% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
All 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Proper app stores like Google Play Store and Accrescent do verification of the applications you download”
“the former is a proper app store in construction”
“I would consider their actual recommendation to be their own App Store and Accrescent (alpha).”
“we do not recommend using the Play Store as a source of apps over other options such as Accrescent”
“Accrescent is very promising.”
“shows that a private and secure app store is possible without KYC bullshit”
“Organic Maps is available in Accrescent (which is in turn provided by the GrapheneOS App Store)”
“Accresent is missing the key feature of telling you what you're even installing”
“I've started donating monthly to Accrescent instead”
“The Accrescent app store provides developer builds of apps signed by the developers for everything included which can be verified.”
“obtain and install APKs built and signed by the developers, such as via Accrescent”
“alternative sources like Accrescent”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.