Stardust Store – An independent Android app marketplace

7 points by zishutron 1 day ago | 2 comments

Hi HN, I built Stardust Store, an independent Android app marketplace as part of my ZISHU TRON ecosystem. Website: https://stardustapkstore.zishuai.cloud The main idea is to focus on app discovery, rather than simply providing a large list of APKs. The current platform has: Editor's Choice Trending and New Releases Popular Apps and Games Search by name, developer and category Top Free / Paid / Grossing / Trending / Rated rankings App categories User profiles Wishlist Download history Reviews I built the project independently and I'm currently focusing on improving the marketplace based on feedback from users and developers. The Android version is also available here: Download APK: https://github.com/zishutron/Stardust-store/releases/download/v12.0.1/starduststore.apk

Privacy: https://stardustapkstore.zishuai.cloud/privacy

Terms: https://stardustapkstore.zishuai.cloud/terms

I'd especially appreciate feedback on the marketplace UX, discovery model, rankings, and what developers would expect from an alternative Android app marketplace.

lucb1e 11 hours ago |

What's the advantage over, say, F-Droid?

coretx 1 day ago |

You could let real people curate & attest their apps in exchange for free updates. If done in a clever manner, this would keep the bots & astroturfers out of your system.