updateMe — android app updater · 1,574★ · 1.09M downloads
2024·05 · archived · react · typescript · kotlin
the problem
apps installed outside the play store don't update themselves. the people who sideload — modded clients, foss builds, region-locked apps — were checking a dozen websites by hand for new apks.
updateMe made that one screen: a react native app that tracked every provider, compared installed versions against upstream, and pulled new apks with one tap. virus-scanned, multi-provider, material design.
the numbers
it found its audience fast: 1,574 stars, and one release — v2.2.2 — served 1,081,116 apk downloads on its own. for a solo project maintained from a student desk, the scale was the lesson: every bug report multiplied by a million installs.
the ending
archived october 2025, with a readme that does the rare thing: it points users somewhere better (obtainium) instead of letting the repo rot. knowing when a project is done is a feature.
facts
lifecycle: dec 2023 — oct 2025 · archived
stars: 1,574
downloads: 1,093,377 across releases
peak release: v2.2.2 · 1,081,116 apks
stack: react native · kotlin · python backend
license: Apache-2.0
links
github · izzyondroid
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