If Amazon can't make a third-party Android app store work, no one can

Amazon announced this week that it's shutting down its Android app store. The Amazon Appstore has been available on Android ...
Digital Trends

Tired of Google Play? Check out these alternative Android app stores

The Google Play Store has more than a million apps on it and billions of downloads each month, but it’s not the only place to get apps. There are many alternative Android app stores out there that you ...
GamesIndustry

Alternative app store Skich launches on Android

Alternative app store Skich has become available on Android following its launch on iOS in the European Union earlier this year. The Android version of the store is currently onboarding developers, ...
Android Authority

Amazon pulls the plug on its Android app store that you never used anyway

Amazon will shut down its Android device app store in August 2025. Users will no longer be able to download or use apps from the Appstore on Android after the deadline. Amazon Fire devices like the ...
Pocket Gamer.Biz

Can alternative app stores break through?

This opinion piece was first published in the PocketGamer.biz newsletter. Sign up for more pieces like this straight to your inbox right here. Amazon struck a blow to the notion of a future outside of ...
Android Authority

PSA: One of the biggest Google Play Store alternatives is shutting down on Android tomorrow

Amazon is shutting down its Appstore on Android tomorrow, August 20, 2025. Today is the day to make any changes to your subscriptions via the Amazon Appstore. You can spend your remaining Amazon Coin ...
MacRumors

Aptoide Alternative App Store Launches in the EU With Access to Older Versions of Games

iPhone and iPad users in the European Union now have access to another alternative app store with the official launch of Aptoide, a gaming marketplace. Aptoide has been around for quite some time as ...