What is Aptoide? The Alternative to the Google Play Store for Android Apps

Aptoide is an alternative to the classic Android Play Store. Believe it or not, it is an app store where you can create your own market of apps to distribute your software developments.

At this moment Aptoide has more than 140 thousand stores created, and with more 1.5 million downloads daily place it as the most serious market after Play Store for Android devices.

From Aptoide you can download totally free Android apps, both for your smartphone and for any tablet that has the Google operating system.

Unlike what some people think, Aptoide is a 100% under the law, there is nothing illegal or bad behind this alternative store to Play Store, maybe there is a little bad reputation but it is not due to the store in itself, but to unofficial repositories.

If you dare to try something different, Aptoide can be a great source of apps for your Android device.

How to download and install Aptoide

Before installing Aptoide you must first adjust the preferences of your Android by clicking on "Menu -> Settings -> Security -> Unknown Origins", in this way we will be able to install apps that do not come from the famous Google Play.

After that, we downloaded the .apk corresponding to the application from the official site: https://en.aptoide.com/thank-you

Once downloaded, we click on the app and the installer will do his job.

Following this simple procedure you can have your Apt app running on Android with no problems.

How to add repos or repositories to Aptoide?

Aptoide works with app repositories, and to add them we can follow this simple procedure:

• Open the app.
• In the superor menu, click on "Stores".
• We will see a repo assigned by Aptoid default called "apps".
• Below, click on "Add Stores".
• You can also click on "View Top Stores", which will show you the most popular.
• Once you choose an app store, click on "Subscribe Store" and it will ask you if you want to add it to your Aptoid.

It's ready, now you have the repo that comes by default, but you also know how to add others that will be useful to install the apps you need.

What are the best apitoide repositories?

There are many, but the ideal is that you explore for yourself to choose according to your preference. Equally if we have to choose the 5 best repos of Aptoide, without doubts these would be:

1. http://m.apps.store.aptoide.com/
2. http://m.onairda.store.aptoide.com/
3. http://m.htcsense.store.aptoide.com/
4. http://m.milaupv.store.aptoide.com/
5. http://m.mark8.store.aptoide.com/

How about you? Do you use Aptoide? What do you think of this alternative to Google Play?