startups-android-appstore

F-Droid-compatible repository and cross-platform marketplace for Android apps built by startups incubated or accelerated through DojoCodingLabs hackathons and the DojoOS Launchpad.

Monorepo Structure

apps/
  web/          React 19 + Vite + Tailwind (marketplace web UI)
  mobile/       Flutter (Android marketplace app, dev/prod flavors)
packages/
  tokens/       Style Dictionary pipeline (tokens.json -> CSS + Dart)
infra/
  config.yml    fdroidserver configuration
  metadata/     F-Droid app metadata YAMLs
docs/           Architecture docs, submission guide, advocacy
go-to-market/   Ship plan and checkpoints

For Users

Add the F-Droid repository to your client (Droid-ify, Neo Store, or F-Droid):

https://marketplace.dojocoding.io/fdroid/repo

For Startup Developers

Who Can Publish

Startups that have been incubated or accelerated through:

• DojoCodingLabs hackathons
• The DojoOS Launchpad program

Using the flutter-go-to-market-toolkit is recommended but not required.

How to Get Your App Listed

You publish your APK on your own repository. We fetch it from there.

1. Publish a signed release APK on your GitHub/GitLab/Codeberg repo (use GitHub Releases, GitLab Releases, etc.)

2. Open an issue in this repo using the App Submission template with:

   • Your repo URL
   • Package name
   • Which DojoCodingLabs program you participated in
   • A brief app description

3. A maintainer reviews your request, verifies your DojoCodingLabs connection, and adds your app's metadata to our index

4. Our pipeline fetches your APK from your release page, scans it, and adds it to the marketplace

5. Users see your app in Droid-ify / Neo Store when they add our repo

Updating Your App

Just publish a new release on your own repo. Our pipeline periodically checks for new versions and updates the marketplace automatically.

What You DON'T Need To Do

• Fork this repo
• Upload APKs here
• Learn fdroidserver
• Configure metadata YAML

We handle all of that. You just publish releases on your own repo.

Development

Web app

cd packages/tokens && npm install && npm run build
cd apps/web && npm install && npm run dev

Mobile app

cd apps/mobile && flutter pub get
flutter run --target lib/main_dev.dart    # dev flavor
flutter run --target lib/main_prod.dart   # prod flavor

Design tokens

cd packages/tokens && npm run build

Outputs CSS variables (for web) and a Dart class (for mobile). See packages/tokens/README.md for details.

How It Works

Startup publishes APK on their own GitHub Releases
  -> Startup opens issue requesting inclusion
  -> Maintainer adds metadata pointing to startup's repo
  -> Pipeline fetches APK from startup's release page
  -> APK scanned (signature, trackers)
  -> fdroidserver generates signed index
  -> Vercel deploys to CDN
  -> Users see the app in their F-Droid client

See docs/ARCHITECTURE.md for the complete technical design.

Keep Android Open

Starting September 2026, Google's Android Developer Verification Program may restrict app installation from alternative sources on stock Android. See docs/KEEP_ANDROID_OPEN.md for our impact assessment and resilience strategy.

Technology

Component	Tool
Web frontend	React 19 + Vite + Tailwind CSS
Mobile app	Flutter (Android)
Design tokens	Style Dictionary
Repo generation	fdroidserver
APK sourcing	Fetched from developer's own releases
Hosting	Vercel (CDN + security headers)
CI/CD	GitHub Actions
APK validation	apksigner, aapt2
Tracker scanning	exodus-standalone
Client apps	Droid-ify, Neo Store

License

Business Source License 1.1

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