Accrescent isn't the future

Among Acrescent lovers, the usual line is:

“ F-Droid is bad because X and Y, Check out Acrescent which solves problem X and Y”.

But this is only part of the story. What about F-Droid advantages? Nothing is said.

Let me give you a example. I recently downloaded “Qlango” from Acrescent. It dubs itself as “the most effective language app”. U thought: great, a mainstream-use app that isn’t only available on Google Play. But the app is freemium, so I decided to test a premium subscription. I click and it opens Google Play billing system. Seriously?

So my broader point is : Acrescent doesn’t have any philosophy that apps need to follow It’s essentially just a Google Play but without the tracking.

On F-Droid on the other hand, the app need to be open-source, and the user is warned when there is tracking or ads (very very rare) or anti-Freedom/non Opensource parts or features. The open-source requirements isn’t just a mere technical aspects, it ensure only developers with a mindset (generally) aligned with digital rights can publish,and you as a user don’t have to worry about spyware, adware or crapware.

If Acrescent want to grows, it needs to establish clear goals on which category of apps it want to allow and promote, and which it doesn’t.