Plexus vs Wiki Fronted
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Plexus
Remove the fear of app compatibility on de-Googled Android devices. Google Play Services are essential components on most Android devices. They allow you to access your Google account seamlessly and provide Google-specific features for apps that depend on them. However, when you flash custom ROMs without Google Play Services or opt for alternatives like microG, certain apps may encounter issues — either not functioning at all or experiencing limitations in specific features. Plexus provides detailed insights into app compatibility whether you’re using ROMs without Google Play Services (like LineageOS) or ROMs with microG (such as CalyxOS). It helps you identify which apps work, don’t work or have limited features. All the information is crowdsourced by the community, for the community.
Wiki Fronted
Patched Wikipedia app with: * Built-in DNS over HTTPS on Wikimedia DNS. * Domain fronting: HTTPS Server Name Indication manipulation for bypassing DPI. * The default IP addresses blocked by CNCERT/CC replaced. See https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T327286 for more information. Note that this circumvention does not utilize any cloud provider. Anti-Features from original Wikipedia: * TetheredNet: Depends on wikipedia.org which is free and open source, but is not changeable by a user. * Tracking: Analytics can't be disabled, see https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356260.
| Feature | Plexus | Wiki Fronted |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-Droid |
| Categories | ProductivityMessagingBrowser | NotesProductivityMessagingBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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