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Summary
| Apps | avg. Price | avg. Perms | Groups | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14,165 | EUR 0.49 | 9.1 | 1,136 | 250 |
App Stores Statistics
| Statistic | Apps | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| All apps listed at IzzyOnDroid | 14165 | 100.00% |
| Apps on Google Play | 11208 | 79.12% |
| Apps on alternative Markets | 7809 | 55.13% |
| Apps on IzzyOnDroid | 335 | 2.36% |
| Apps on F-Droid | 853 | 6.02% |
| Apps on Aptoide | 6934 | 48.95% |
| Apps on Xposed | 262 | 1.85% |
| Apps only on IzzyOnDroid | 111 | 0.78% |
| Apps on IzzyOnDroid but not on Google Play | 136 | 0.96% |
| Apps on F-Droid but not on Google Play | 350 | 2.47% |
| Apps on Aptoide but not on Google Play | 1913 | 13.51% |
| Apps on Xposed but not on Google Play | 229 | 1.62% |
| Apps on IzzyOnDroid and on Google Play | 199 | 1.40% |
| Apps on F-Droid and on Google Play | 503 | 3.55% |
| Apps on F-Droid and on Aptoide | 397 | 2.80% |
| Apps on Aptoide and on Google Play | 5021 | 35.45% |
| Apps on Xposed and on Google Play | 33 | 0.23% |
| Apps on Google Play but neither on F-Droid nor Aptoide | 5985 | 42.25% |
| Apps on all 3 markets (w/o Xposed) | 301 | 2.12% |
| Apps with direct download links | 7519 | 53.08% |
| Apps currently offline (might be removed temporarily) | 611 | 4.31% |
App Update Statistics
| Name | Apps | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| last updated more than 2 years ago | 4377 | 30.90% |
| last updated 1..2 years ago | 2209 | 15.59% |
| last updated 6..12 month ago | 1756 | 12.40% |
| updated within the last 6 month | 5205 | 36.75% |
| no release date information | 16 | 0.11% |
| currently unavailable at all | 611 | 4.31% |
| average time since last update | 20 months (590 days) | |
| average time since last update check | 1 weeks (10 days) | |
Ratings of apps not updated for 2 years or more
| Rating | Apps | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 244 | 1.72% |
| <2 | 19 | 0.13% |
| 2-3 | 162 | 1.14% |
| 3-4 | 1,466 | 10.35% |
| 4-5 | 2,486 | 17.55% |
| All | 4,377 | 30.90% |
App price stats
| Name | Apps | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| free | 12,670 | 89.45% |
| ≤ 0.50 € | 23 | 0.16% |
| 0.51 € … 1.00 € | 178 | 1.26% |
| 1.01 € … 5.00 € | 996 | 7.03% |
| 5.01 € … 10.00 € | 199 | 1.40% |
| 10.01 € and up | 99 | 0.70% |
App size stats
| Name | Apps | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| 0..100k | 6,593 | 46.54% |
| 100..500k | 360 | 2.54% |
| 500k..1M | 346 | 2.44% |
| 1..10M | 4,460 | 31.49% |
| 10..50M | 2,152 | 15.19% |
| 50M+ | 254 | 1.79% |
Top 20 categories by average app size
| Category | Avg. app size | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navigation | 18.9 M |
| 2 | Home Banking | 18.9 M |
| 3 | Flights and Hotels | 17.3 M |
| 4 | Virtual Reality | 16.4 M |
| 5 | Video Editing | 16.3 M |
| 6 | Travel Guides | 16.2 M |
| 7 | Mount Remote Drives | 15.3 M |
| 8 | Fitness | 14.9 M |
| 9 | Lose Weight | 14.4 M |
| 10 | TV & Co | 13.2 M |
| 11 | Cheap Calls | 13.0 M |
| 12 | Product Information (What’s inside?) | 13.0 M |
| 13 | Room Planning | 12.9 M |
| 14 | Meditation | 12.7 M |
| 15 | Video Player | 12.5 M |
| 16 | Web Browsers | 12.5 M |
| 17 | Postcards & Co. | 12.3 M |
| 18 | Printing | 12.1 M |
| 19 | PDF Stuff | 12.1 M |
| 20 | eBook Readers | 12.1 M |
Bottom 20 categories by average app size
| Category | Avg. app size | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CarrierIQ | 85.8 k |
| 2 | Canteen Plans | 329.7 k |
| 3 | Various other barcode apps | 541.0 k |
| 4 | External GPS | 579.7 k |
| 5 | Logcat & Co. | 630.8 k |
| 6 | Location Memos | 1.1 M |
| 7 | WarDriving & Tethering | 1.2 M |
| 8 | FTP Server | 1.2 M |
| 9 | DNS Tools | 1.2 M |
| 10 | WiFi Automatisation | 1.2 M |
| 11 | NFC | 1.2 M |
| 12 | Xposed Framework Resources | 1.2 M |
| 13 | Locus Map & OsmAnd Resources | 1.2 M |
| 14 | WiFi Configuration | 1.3 M |
| 15 | Doctors, Pharmacy, etc. | 1.4 M |
| 16 | System Settings | 1.4 M |
| 17 | Location Cache & Fake | 1.4 M |
| 18 | Storage Media Management | 1.4 M |
| 19 | Location Services | 1.5 M |
| 20 | MediaScanner | 1.7 M |
Hint: We currently have 244 permissions recorded.
Top 20 permission-hungry Apps
| App | # Perms | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VirtualXposed | 108 |
| 2 | Parallel Space - Multiple accounts & Two face | 98 |
| 3 | Private Zone - AppLock, Video & Photo Vault | 96 |
| 4 | Parallel Space - 64Bit Support | 94 |
| 5 | GO Launcher - 3D parallax Themes & HD Wallpapers | 67 |
| 6 | SureMDM Nix Agent - For Mobile Device Management | 64 |
| 7 | MacroDroid - Device Automation | 63 |
| 8 | Avast Antivirus – Mobile Security & Virus Cleaner | 61 |
| 9 | Microsoft Launcher | 60 |
| 10 | EverythingMe Launcher | 59 |
| 11 | Mobile Security: VPN Proxy & Anti Theft Safe WiFi | 59 |
| 12 | Tasker | 58 |
| 13 | Wear OS by Google Smartwatch (was Android Wear) | 57 |
| 14 | Security Master - Antivirus, VPN, AppLock, Booster | 56 |
| 15 | AVG AntiVirus 2019 for Android Security Free | 55 |
| 16 | SideSync | 54 |
| 17 | DOCUframe | 54 |
| 18 | Automagic * Automation | 54 |
| 19 | LBE安全大师（免ROOT） | 53 |
| 20 | Truecaller: Caller ID, spam blocking & call record | 52 |
Top 20 categories by Permissions per App
| Category | avg. Perms/App | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Personal Assistants (Competition to Siri & Google Now) | 24.4 |
| 2 | Cheap Calls | 22.8 |
| 3 | Manage your Android Device from your Computer | 21.4 |
| 4 | Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware, Anti-Theft | 20.5 |
| 5 | Toggle Switches | 20.2 |
| 6 | App-Locker | 20.1 |
| 7 | Child protection | 19.6 |
| 8 | Automation (Profile Switching and more) | 19.5 |
| 9 | Home Replacements (Launchers/Homescreens) | 18.9 |
| 10 | Task Switcher | 17.6 |
| 11 | CallerID and Directories | 17.6 |
| 12 | Synchronization of Calendars, Contacts, etc. | 16.9 |
| 13 | Personal Protection (Emergency Alerts) | 16.3 |
| 14 | Multi-Purpose Tools | 16.3 |
| 15 | Battery Savers | 16.2 |
| 16 | Contact Managers and Dialers | 16.2 |
| 17 | Short Messages | 16.1 |
| 18 | Lock-Screens | 15.3 |
| 19 | Travel Tracking | 15.1 |
| 20 | Various Contact and Phone Tools | 14.4 |
Top 20 most requested Permissions
| Permission | Apps | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTERNET | 12,225 | 86.3% |
| 2 | ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE | 11,233 | 79.3% |
| 3 | WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE | 9,166 | 64.7% |
| 4 | READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE | 8,700 | 61.4% |
| 5 | WAKE_LOCK | 8,311 | 58.7% |
| 6 | c2dm.permission.RECEIVE | 5,488 | 38.7% |
| 7 | ACCESS_WIFI_STATE | 4,982 | 35.2% |
| 8 | VIBRATE | 4,777 | 33.7% |
| 9 | RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED | 4,674 | 33.0% |
| 10 | ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION | 3,948 | 27.9% |
| 11 | ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION | 3,489 | 24.6% |
| 12 | READ_PHONE_STATE | 2,988 | 21.1% |
| 13 | vending.BILLING | 2,927 | 20.7% |
| 14 | CAMERA | 2,911 | 20.6% |
| 15 | GET_ACCOUNTS | 2,358 | 16.6% |
| 16 | BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE | 1,785 | 12.6% |
| 17 | READ_CONTACTS | 1,726 | 12.2% |
| 18 | CHANGE_WIFI_STATE | 1,676 | 11.8% |
| 19 | BLUETOOTH | 1,669 | 11.8% |
| 20 | READ_GSERVICES | 1,520 | 10.7% |
Top 20 bogus permissions
Permissions which don't exist but are still requested by several apps. These won't do any harm (as the Android system cannot grant them anyway), but show that sometimes not all permissions an app requests are really needed by it (e.g. when it is misspelled, the real one probably wasn't needed either for the app's functionality). Also see Strange permissions in several apps at StackOverflow.
| Permission | Comments | Apps | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION | pre-Android-1.0 and long obsolete | 27 | 0.2% |
| 2 | android.permission.QUICKBOOT_POWERON | This is not a permission but an intent (android.intent.action.QUICKBOOT_POWERON) | 20 | 0.1% |
| 3 | android.permission.BROADCAST_PACKAGE_REPLACED | probably wrongly deduced from BROADCAST_PACKAGE_ADDED and BROADCAST_PACKAGE_REMOVED | 9 | 0.1% |
| 4 | android.permission.BROADCAST_PACKAGE_CHANGED | probably wrongly deduced from BROADCAST_PACKAGE_ADDED and BROADCAST_PACKAGE_REMOVED | 8 | 0.1% |
| 5 | android.permission.ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION | This is no permission, but an action to call in order to obtain one | 5 | 0.0% |
| 6 | android.permission.WRITE_CLIPS | obviously refers to clipboard actions. Developers manual on copy paste does not mention any permission for this. | 4 | 0.0% |
| 7 | android.permission.GET_CLIPS | obviously refers to clipboard actions. Developers manual on copy paste does not mention any permission for this. | 3 | 0.0% |
| 8 | android.permission.READ_CLIPS | obviously refers to clipboard actions. Developers manual on copy paste does not mention any permission for this. Despite of that, a screenshot from AppOps found in this blog article clearly shows a „Read clipboard“ permission. | 3 | 0.0% |
| 9 | android.permission.PERMISSION_NAME | most likely template copy-pasta | 2 | 0.0% |
| 10 | android.permission.READ_APN_SETTINGS | wrongly deduced from WRITE_APN_SETTINGS | 2 | 0.0% |
| 11 | android.permission.WRITE_LOGS | probably wrongly deduced from READ_LOGS | 1 | 0.0% |
Top 20 unknown permissions
Permissions not (yet) recorded in our Permission List. These include e.g. permissions introduced with a new Android version, permissions declared by third-party-apps or manufacturers (to protect access to APIs they might provide), and non-existing permissions (spelling errors, fantasy – see Bogus Permissions above).
| Permission | Apps | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS | 296 | 2.1% |
| 2 | com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE | 278 | 2.0% |
| 3 | com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT | 274 | 1.9% |
| 4 | com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE | 257 | 1.8% |
| 5 | com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS | 240 | 1.7% |
| 6 | com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE | 237 | 1.7% |
| 7 | com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE | 231 | 1.6% |
| 8 | com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS | 219 | 1.5% |
| 9 | READ_APP_BADGE | 206 | 1.5% |
| 10 | me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ | 162 | 1.1% |
| 11 | me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE | 162 | 1.1% |
| 12 | com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY | 127 | 0.9% |
| 13 | ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION | 55 | 0.4% |
| 14 | com.android.launcher3.permission.READ_SETTINGS | 28 | 0.2% |
| 15 | com.sony.mobile.permission.SYSTEM_UI_VISIBILITY_EXTENSION | 28 | 0.2% |
| 16 | com.anddoes.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS | 24 | 0.2% |
| 17 | org.adw.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS | 23 | 0.2% |
| 18 | com.samsung.accessory.permission.ACCESSORY_FRAMEWORK | 21 | 0.1% |
| 19 | com.google.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS | 20 | 0.1% |
| 20 | org.adwfreak.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS | 20 | 0.1% |
Hint: We currently have 14 concerns recorded.
Top 20 concerned Apps
| App | # Concerns | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherpa Assistant | 14 |
| 2 | VirtualXposed | 14 |
| 3 | SureMDM Nix Agent - For Mobile Device Management | 14 |
| 4 | GO Launcher - 3D parallax Themes & HD Wallpapers | 14 |
| 5 | Genie | 14 |
| 6 | Easy Finder & Anti-Theft | 14 |
| 7 | GO SMS Pro - Messenger, Free Themes, Emoji | 14 |
| 8 | AVX Free - Voice Assistant | 13 |
| 9 | SnapLock Smart Lock Screen | 13 |
| 10 | Truecaller: Caller ID, spam blocking & call record | 13 |
| 11 | AllSecure: Anti Theft & Backup | 13 |
| 12 | utter! Voice Commands (Deprecated) | 13 |
| 13 | AirDroid: Remote access & File | 13 |
| 14 | YO! Share and Transfer Offline | 13 |
| 15 | Textra SMS | 13 |
| 16 | UppTalk | 13 |
| 17 | Simple Senior Phone | 13 |
| 18 | Skyvi (Siri like Assistant) | 13 |
| 19 | Avast Antivirus – Mobile Security & Virus Cleaner | 13 |
| 20 | Contacts, Phone Dialer & Caller ID: drupe | 13 |
Top 20 categories by Concerns per App
Top 20 Concerns
| Concern | Apps | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | network_access | 12,403 | 87.6% |
| 2 | location | 4,377 | 30.9% |
| 3 | recording | 3,431 | 24.2% |
| 4 | ident | 2,864 | 20.2% |
| 5 | accounts | 2,491 | 17.6% |
| 6 | network | 2,428 | 17.1% |
| 7 | personal | 2,003 | 14.1% |
| 8 | place_spam | 1,048 | 7.4% |
| 9 | cost | 1,013 | 7.2% |
| 10 | appinfo | 999 | 7.1% |
| 11 | security | 493 | 3.5% |
| 12 | messages | 352 | 2.5% |
| 13 | eat_info | 280 | 2.0% |
| 14 | write_messages | 185 | 1.3% |
Apps glued to the Google Ecosystem
Calculated by requests to permissions granted by Google-Apps (see Google Glue in this sites help pages).
As this does not cover everything (and our permission list definitely is incomplete), the real number probably is higher. Note that CHECK_LICENSE can
be a show-stopper if you don't have the original GApps installed on your device, as then licence check won't work and the app most likely refuse to run.
Same applies to apps with google.MAPS_RECEIVE, which most likely even refuse to install. Everything else might just limit the app's functionality.
| Name | Apps | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| All | 7,501 | 52.95% |
| Hard glued | 1,313 | 9.27% |
| vending.CHECK_LICENSE | 1,068 | 7.54% |
| vending.BILLING | 2,927 | 20.66% |
| Google Cloud Messaging | 5,488 | 38.74% |
| Google Maps API | 260 | 1.84% |
| Google Authentication | 16 | 0.11% |
| Others | 1,561 | 11.02% |
Analytics and Ad Modules
| Name | Apps | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage: 13248 out of | 14165 | 93.53% |
| All Apps with library data | 13248 | 100.00% |
| All with Trackers | 8516 | 64.28% |
| All with intrusive Trackers | 8383 | 63.28% |
| All with Ads | 5929 | 44.75% |
| All with intrusive Ads | 5505 | 41.55% |
| Paid Apps | 1440 | 10.87% |
| Paid with Trackers | 526 | 36.53% |
| Paid with intrusive Trackers | 516 | 35.83% |
| Paid with Ads | 271 | 18.82% |
| Paid with intrusive Ads | 256 | 1.93% |
| Firebase | 5741 | 43.33% |
| GoogleAds | 4407 | 33.27% |
| DoubleClick | 3656 | 27.60% |
| Crashlytics | 3306 | 24.95% |
| GA | 3173 | 23.95% |
| AdMob | 2251 | 16.99% |
| FacebookLogin | 1488 | 11.23% |
| FacebookShare | 1391 | 10.50% |
| FacebookAnalytics | 1236 | 9.33% |
| 1076 | 8.12% | |
| FacebookAds | 941 | 7.10% |
| Flurry | 850 | 6.42% |
| FacebookPlaces | 839 | 6.33% |
| inMobi | 580 | 4.38% |
| MoPub | 529 | 3.99% |
| Millennia | 238 | 1.80% |
| Mixpanel | 205 | 1.55% |
| Chartboost | 152 | 1.15% |
| StartApp | 119 | 0.90% |
| Smaato | 101 | 0.76% |
| Umeng | 92 | 0.69% |
| Tapjoy | 90 | 0.68% |
| MobFox | 42 | 0.32% |
| FacebookAccountKit | 33 | 0.25% |
| Avocarrot | 16 | 0.12% |
| CallDorado | 16 | 0.12% |
| Tealium | 14 | 0.11% |
| Sense360 | 10 | 0.08% |
| AdMarvel | 7 | 0.05% |
| Airpush | 6 | 0.05% |
| mobileCore | 5 | 0.04% |
| LeadBolt | 5 | 0.04% |
| Mobclix | 4 | 0.03% |
| RevMob | 1 | 0.01% |
| DynamicYield | 1 | 0.01% |
| MobPartner | 1 | 0.01% |
2 apps with library count | 19 | 0.02% |
10 apps with library count | 18 | 0.08% |
9 apps with library count | 17 | 0.07% |
16 apps with library count | 16 | 0.12% |
21 apps with library count | 15 | 0.16% |
32 apps with library count | 14 | 0.24% |
62 apps with library count | 13 | 0.47% |
82 apps with library count | 12 | 0.62% |
119 apps with library count | 11 | 0.90% |
134 apps with library count | 10 | 1.01% |
173 apps with library count | 9 | 1.31% |
290 apps with library count | 8 | 2.19% |
414 apps with library count | 7 | 3.13% |
400 apps with library count | 6 | 3.02% |
606 apps with library count | 5 | 4.57% |
1185 apps with library count | 4 | 8.94% |
1479 apps with library count | 3 | 11.16% |
1824 apps with library count | 2 | 13.77% |
1763 apps with library count | 1 | 13.31% |
Top 20 categories by average mod count
| Category | avg. Mods/App | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TV Guides | 7.2 |
| 2 | Buy a Car | 6.8 |
| 3 | Buy & Sell: eBay & Classified Ads | 6.6 |
| 4 | Radio | 6.5 |
| 5 | Music Identification | 6.3 |
| 6 | Weather-Clock-Widgets | 6.2 |
| 7 | Lose Weight | 6.1 |
| 8 | Flights and Hotels | 6.0 |
| 9 | Keyboards & Input Methods | 6.0 |
| 10 | Screen Recording | 6.0 |
| 11 | Restaurants | 6.0 |
| 12 | Fitness | 5.6 |
| 13 | DLNA / uPnP Server and Clients | 5.5 |
| 14 | Language Guides | 5.5 |
| 15 | Video Editing | 5.4 |
| 16 | Travel Guides | 5.4 |
| 17 | Jobs & Job Search | 5.4 |
| 18 | Recipes | 5.3 |
| 19 | Travel Tracking | 5.3 |
| 20 | Shopping-List Management | 5.2 |
Various Stats
| Name | Apps | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Apps downloadable free of cost | 12670 | 89.45% |
| Free apps with CHECK_LICENSE permission | 498 | 3.52% |
| Free apps with in-app billing (“Freemium”) | 2805 | 19.80% |
| Payed apps with in-app billing (“Peemium?”) | 122 | 0.86% |
| Apps requesting no permission at all | 635 | 4.48% |
| Apps requesting 1-5 permissions | 4238 | 29.92% |
| Apps requesting 6-10 permissions | 4684 | 33.07% |
| Apps requesting 11 to 20 permissions | 3696 | 26.09% |
| Apps requesting 21 to 30 permissions | 672 | 4.74% |
| Apps requesting more than 30 permissions | 240 | 1.69% |
| Apps with no permission concerns | 1578 | 11.14% |
| Apps with 1-5 permission concerns | 11430 | 80.69% |
| Apps with 6-10 permission concerns | 1060 | 7.48% |
| Apps with more than 10 permission concerns | 97 | 0.68% |
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