Stores: Google Play, NeoStore, F-Droid, Droid-ify, Aurora (src)

To check

• CamScanner -- foto2pdf (by Diego)
• Unexpected-Keyboard
• FP4 alt. camera
  • Open Camera
  • GCam: wichaya, nikita
• Games:
  • lemuroid -- libretro emulator
  • lightblocks -- tetris clone for any device
  • Metal Slug: Awakening
• Librera Reader -- eBook and PDF reader
• MaterialFiles -- file manager
• Multi profiles:
  • Shelter -- Isolate and run multiple instances of apps using Work Profiles
  • MultiApp -- virtual Android container
• Phonograph -- material music player
• Image gallery:
  • IacobIonut01/Gallery / gh
• Goodwy apps / gh
• Audio Recorder
• FossifyOrg -- a SimpleMobileTools fork before acquisition
• Immich / hp / gh -- Self-hosted backup solution for photos and videos
• FV File Manager + Shizuku bridge -- workaround android 13 locking /Android/data
• Hermit lite apps browser -- hp
• WhatsApp Cleaner, gh
• Any Command -- windows remote control
• Aegis autenticator -- simile a freeotp+

General

• Add Country Code -- fix contacts
• AfterShip -- post tracking
• AndrOpen Office -- libre office port
• BigSMS
• CalcTape
• Catima -- carte fedeltà hp, fdroid
• Decathlon Coach -- home, esercizi da 10/15'/gg
• DeepL Translate
• Etar -- OpenSource Calendar
• Event Flow Widget
• Firefox focus
• Free-OTP+ / Free-OTP -- free TOTP autenticator
• Google Drive -- copy to clipboard share option
• KeePassDroid
• Classic notes lite -- notepad on steroids
• Trireme -- gh, deluge thin client (torrent)
• Nova Launcher + TeslaUnread -- unread badges
• Lightning browser
• Off+ -- turn off screen hack
• OperaMini
• Parcels -- shipment tracking
• Pixeful icon pack -- inexpensive icon pack (usable with Nova launcher)
• Pl@ntNet -- plant recognition
• Power Toggles
• QR Droid -- bar/qrcode scanner
• Right Contacts -- address book
• Right Dialer -- caller/phone
• Screen Off -- lock display widget
• Should I Answer? -- call spam blocker
• SMS Backup & Restore
• Sound Profile -- rich sound profile manager
• Sygic -- car navigator
• Telegram -- IM
• Textra -- customizable SMS app
• TouchPal -- very customizable multi-mode keyboard
• Vuze -- torrent downloader
• Wallabag -- save articles to read later
• WPS Office -- MSOffice compatible use AndrOpen Office

Media

• Aves / gh -- gallery
• Boldbeast Recorder / hp -- audio & call recorder
• BookReader -- ebook reader (epub, ecc) | hp
• Camera FV-5
• Flym feed reader, gh
• Handy Reading, gh -- Flym fork
• Image Toolbox, gh -- image/photo editor
• iMediaShare -- media caster
• KOreader -- hp, gh
• YouTube Vanced -- YT ad free + background play
• Perfect Viewer -- image viewer
• Piktures -- simple & powerful gallery
• Pulsar -- music player
• Radio alarm clock++
• Radio FM Italia
• Secure Camera perfetta!
• Simple Last.fm Scrobbler
• Smart Recorder -- audio recorder
• Snapseed -- rich image editor
• Sound Hound -- song search by your own whistles and voice!
• Spreaker -- podcasts
• VLC -- rich video player + DLNA renderer

Games

• Alien Vs Space invaders
• Day Off
• Destiny Child -- dedicated post
• Deus Ex Go
• Dungeon cards
• GamePad Tester -- test controller
• GRIS
• Hearts Free
• Higgster Games -- 21 free offline games
• Jelly Splash
• Lara Croft Go
• Legend of the moon -- shmup tipo Raiden2
• Live2DViewerEX -- steam license
• Picross Luna I & Picross Luna II
• Pigeon Pop, alt
• Progressbar95
• Puzzle Fighter
• Shattered Pixel Dungeon foss -- github, f-droid
• Snes9x EX+
• Williams Pinball -- flipper gratis, tanti tavoli identici agli originali
• Space Cadet Pinball
• --- to see ---
• Fist of the north star (Hokuto no Ken)
• Honkai Impact 3rd
• The King of Fighters ALLSTAR

System

• AccuBattery -- alert when reaching xx% charge level
• CPUz | Device Info HW
• DavX5 -- CalDAV, CardDav sync
• DiskUsage -- xdiskusage port
• GetEduroam -- unipd wifi config
• Ghost Commander -- TotalC./MC/NC foss clone
• Hacker's Keyboard -- full PC keyboard, gh, fork
• Heliboard -- opensource keyboard, gh
• JuiceSSH
• Knock on Ports -- port knocking
• Let's Print Droid -- CUPS client
• Let's Print PDF
• Open in browser
• OpenVPN
• Override DNS
• QuickEdit Pro -- fast text editor
• Quick Sync widget -- sync Google account
• Remote Ripple -- vnc viewer
• SANEDroid -- SANE client
• Shutdown (no Root) -- show shutdown menu
• Simple Mobile Tools -- replacements for all fundamental apps
• sockstun -- create a VPN via a Socks5 service
• SWAP - No ROOT
• Tasker -- homepage
• Termux
• Thunderbird -- ex K9
• Titanium backup
• Total commander -- rich file manager MC style
• Turbo VPN -- AD supported free VPN
• Wi-Fi on/off widget
• ZArchiver -- supports many archive types (7zip)

Home automation

• ~mydlink Home~ -- socket D-Link DSP-W215
• SmartLife -- rbg lamp LOFTer 10W
• TP-Link Tapo -- socket Tapo P100

Nova Launcher alternatives

From reddit & androidauthority: Smart Launcher, Lawnchair, Octopi, Hyperion, Niagara, Action, Kvaesitso, Pear

Svago

• Lucca Comics

Other lists: Retrial, Finalboss77