One app that keeps an eye on your sideloaded and modded apps, tells you the moment a fresh build shows up, and lets you pick the version and the modder you trust.
App info
What UpdateMe does
Keeping modded apps up to date is the tedious part of running them. Each one comes from a different site, every site updates on its own schedule, and the only way to spot a new build is to keep checking by hand. UpdateMe pulls that whole chore onto one screen. You choose the apps you care about, it watches their sources, and it pings you the moment a newer version goes live.
The app is built by André Freire Ferreira and ships as an open project under the Apache 2.0 license. Under the hood it is a React Native build with a clean Material Design front end, so the catalog, the version picker, and the notification settings all feel native rather than bolted together. Because it handles modified builds, it was never listed on Google Play and has always come as a direct APK.
What sets it apart from a plain download list is choice. Most apps have more than one modder and more than one release floating around. UpdateMe puts those options side by side, so you decide which version and which provider to install instead of taking whatever a random page hands you.
Key features
A look inside
What this build offers
UpdateMe is open source and free, so the value is not unlocked premium tiers. It is the convenience it adds on top of an otherwise messy process of finding, vetting, and refreshing modded apps.
- One place for every modded app.
One catalog stands in for a dozen bookmarked download pages and forum threads.
- Push alerts on new versions.
The app tells you when a tracked title or provider ships a fresher build.
- Pick your modder and release.
Where several variants exist, you choose the version and the source you trust.
- Scanned before listed.
Files are checked for malware and tampering, so you are not blindly trusting a stranger's APK.
- No account, no ads, no paywall.
The whole app is free and open under Apache 2.0, with nothing locked behind a subscription.
- Lightweight footprint.
At roughly 15 MB it stays out of the way and runs fine on Android 5.0 and newer.
How to install
- Download the APK file
Tap the download button on this page. The file lands in your default Downloads folder.
- Allow installs from this source
Open Settings, search for
Install unknown apps, find your browser or file manager, and toggle the permission on. - Open the downloaded APK
Tap the file in Downloads. Android's package installer opens and lists the permissions UpdateMe needs.
- Tap Install
Confirm the install and wait for the progress bar to finish, then tap Open to launch the app.
- Add your apps
Browse the catalog, pick the titles you want to track, and turn on notifications so new builds reach you.
- Allow notifications
Grant the notification permission when prompted so update alerts arrive in the background.
UpdateMe vs manual updating
| What you do | Manual hunting | With UpdateMe |
|---|---|---|
| Finding a new version | Check each site by hand | Push notification when it drops |
| Choosing a modder | Whatever the page serves | Pick from listed sources |
| Vetting the file | On your own | Screened before it is listed |
| Tracking many apps | Bookmarks and memory | One catalog with alerts |
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