AppXpose

AppXpose is an Android privacy scanner that shows you what the apps on your phone actually do — not what their store listing claims. I built it after reading study after study (Mozilla, Oxford, PETS) showing that Play Store privacy labels often don't match real app behavior — and realizing there was no tool regular people could use to check. Everything that existed was built for security researchers. So AppXpose analyzes the APK itself: static bytecode analysis, directly on your device — no app code ever gets uploaded. It detects hidden tracker SDKs (170+ signatures from Exodus Privacy plus our own research), dangerous or out-of-place permissions, repackaged and fake APKs, and cross-checks against malware and breach databases. Every finding is evidence-based: if AppXpose says an app contains a tracker, that tracker was found in the code — not estimated from metadata. An AI summary translates the findings into plain language. The detection engine improves through community discovery: unknown SDK signatures found across devices get confirmed and synced daily, no app update needed. Free on Google Play, with an optional GUARD tier that adds daily background monitoring — alerts when an installed app gains dangerous permissions, changes its signing certificate, or adds new trackers. Solo-built. A year ago I was working in a factory; today AppXpose has 2,000+ installs and a 4.6★ rating.