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Ask HN: Is There an F-Droid for iOS?
I don't mean that as an alternative app store but as a list of apps that would meet the same requirement as F-Droid -- open source, free of trackers, contains warnings about anti-features -- except the apps are in the iOS App Store. The closest I can find to this concept is a Wikipedia page[1] but list doesn't go into the question of trackers and anti-features.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_iOS_applications
- type0 5y agoAs far as I know iOS prohibits GPL v3 so that software would need re-licensing
- ericwooley 5y agoI'd love to hear a reason for that. I can't come up with any reason to restrict the license.
- ronsor 5y agoIt's more so the GPLv3 prohibits iOS. Certain clauses (e.g. "anti-Tivoization") conflict with Apple agreements.
- russianbandit 5y agoBest thing I know is side-loading apps via something like AltStore.
- mraza007 5y agoCan you use that without jailbreak
- Dracophoenix 5y agoYou can, but you can only sign and install a maximum of 3 apps total - Altstore + 2 others. If you have a developer account (at the cost of $99.00 per year) you can sign and install an unlimited number.