Thank you for sharing, but is this the third version of AppVerifier? I'm having a little trouble following all of them and their differences.
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Yeah, there are three versions.
The original AppVerifier is just passively maintained, and the database it uses is deprecated and will be removed when accrescent makes its full release. The dev is not actively working on the app anymore.
There is also a fork from Privacy Guides that went the opposite direction of AppVerifier BG and slimmed the app way down to just focus on being a companion for their verified apps database, which is the same database AppVerifier BG uses.
Thanks. Here's a comparison, for anyone else who might be interested:
Feature matrix
| AppVerifier (soupslurpr) | Verified Apps (Privacy Guides) | AppVerifier BG (RoundSalmon4) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relationship | Original / upstream | Fork (stripped) | Fork (extended) |
| Internal database | ✅ | ✅ (PG crowdsourced) | ✅ (original + PG) |
| Peer-to-peer / clipboard sharing | ✅ | ❌ (removed) | ✅ |
| Personal user database | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| DB import/export (JSON/text/YAML) | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Combined internal + user DB view | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Auto-submit mismatches to issue tracker | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| GrapheneOS community hashes | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ (opt-in) |
.apks split-APK support |
❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Debug-cert flagging | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Rich app list (sort/search/filter) | basic | basic | ✅ |
| SLSA build attestation | ❌ | ✅ | partial (DB only) |
| License | ISC | MIT | ISC |
| Distribution | Accrescent, GitHub | GitHub, Obtainium, F-Droid | GitHub, Obtainium, F-Droid |
| Latest release | 13 — Apr 2025 |
26.6.7 — Jun 2026 |
v0.3.0 — Jun 2026 |
| Stars | ~977 | ~8 | ~7 |
Repos: AppVerifier · Verified Apps · AppVerifier BG. From each README as of June 2026; stars/releases change over time.