Neo Store
Ranked 12 of 14 app stores by recommenders
Android app store client that gives access to F-Droid and other repositories like IzzyOnDroid and Guardian Project, with no ads. Critics find the extra information clutters the interface.
Android app store client that gives access to F-Droid and other repositories like IzzyOnDroid and Guardian Project, with no ads. Critics find the extra information clutters the interface.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not 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
Access to F-Droid and other repos
“For F-Droid apps I don't use their app. I use Neo Store with the Guardian and IzzyOnDroid repos.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Play Store blocks AuroraStore, hurting GrapheneOS users” “it has multi-repository capability, offering a long list of alternative apk sources”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple” “In particular, I use the IzzyOnDroid F-Droid and Guardian Project repos.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Play Store blocks AuroraStore, hurting GrapheneOS users” - Comment from 30 Jan 2026 in “Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Too much extra information shown
“All the info it shows is pretty cool, but ultimately I felt the expierence suffered from all the extra information shown”
Comment from 24 Sep 2026 in “F-Droid 2.0” Emojis in GitHub readme
“the readme in the GitHub repo includes emojis in the feature list, which is a bit of a red flag for me”
Comment from 19 Feb 2026 in “GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple”
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 |
| Neo StoreThis page | 6 | 2 | 75% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I love Neo Store, because in my book complex > simple.”
“Will be removing neostore and going back to fdroid.”
“I run into UI glitches and crashes, and decide to not continue using it.”
“All the info it shows is pretty cool, but ultimately I felt the expierence suffered from all the extra information shown”
“do not eyerape you with ads”
“a better front end to f-droid”
“For F-Droid apps I don't use their app. I use Neo Store with the Guardian and IzzyOnDroid repos.”
“In particular, I use the IzzyOnDroid F-Droid and Guardian Project repos.”
“the readme in the GitHub repo includes emojis in the feature list, which is a bit of a red flag for me”
“it has multi-repository capability, offering a long list of alternative apk sources”
“adding the NeoStore app gives access to F-Droid and other repositories”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.