Google Chrome alternatives

Google Chrome · com.android.chrome

We compared Google Chrome with 20 more apps from Communication using the installer files we serve ourselves: download size, required Android version, how many permissions each app asks for and how many of those are dangerous.

Google Chrome and 20 alternatives

AppSizeMinimum AndroidPermissions
Google Chrome· this app39.5 MBAndroid 10 (API 29)37 (8 dangerous)
Nicegram — AI x Dual Telegram148.1 MBAndroid 7.0 (API 24)73 (20 dangerous)
Zangi — Private Messenger52.4 MBAndroid 6.0 (API 23)87 (18 dangerous)
Brave Browser — Fast, Private Web Browsing with VPN257.7 MBAndroid 10 (API 29)36 (7 dangerous)
Contacts — Calls & Phone Dialer25.2 MBAndroid 11 (API 30)39 (10 dangerous)
Boost Mobile34.5 MBAndroid 8.0 (API 26)20 (5 dangerous)
Email — All Email Login11.5 MBAndroid 8.0 (API 26)15 (1 dangerous)
JusTalk — Video Chat & Calls70.6 MBAndroid 6.0 (API 23)61 (15 dangerous)
Messages: SMS & Text Messaging33.1 MBAndroid 10 (API 29)59 (14 dangerous)
SMS Messages App44.2 MBAndroid 8.0 (API 26)54 (12 dangerous)
Messages - SMS Text Message34.4 MBAndroid 6.0 (API 23)48 (10 dangerous)
NCIC Mobile Video Visitation123.7 MBAndroid 8.0 (API 26)36 (6 dangerous)
Opera GX: Gaming Browser33.3 MBAndroid 10 (API 29)26 (7 dangerous)
Chomp SMS42.9 MBAndroid 8.0 (API 26)53 (15 dangerous)
TrustDial - Spam Identify47.4 MBAndroid 8.0 (API 26)57 (14 dangerous)
Call Blocker — Block Numbers35.7 MBAndroid 10 (API 29)41 (11 dangerous)
Recover Deleted Messages App7.4 MBAndroid 7.0 (API 24)14 (3 dangerous)
Messenger SMS - Text messages99.4 MBAndroid 7.0 (API 24)52 (13 dangerous)
Messenger - SMS, Text & Chat39.6 MBAndroid 8.0 (API 26)33 (11 dangerous)
CallApp — Caller ID & Block63.5 MBAndroid 8.0 (API 26)75 (24 dangerous)
Messages — Fast SMS Texting32.8 MBAndroid 8.0 (API 26)44 (8 dangerous)

What the comparison shows

  • The lightest build here is Recover Deleted Messages App (7.4 MB), the heaviest is Brave Browser — Fast, Private Web Browsing with VPN (257.7 MB).
  • 9 of 20 apps need Android 8.0 (API 26) or newer.
  • Recover Deleted Messages App asks for the fewest permissions — 14, 3 of them dangerous; the average here is 46.

The numbers are computed from the installer files AppLoko serves, not copied from store listings.

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