I has come to my attention that some users have never heard of F-droid. F-droid is a free software app store for android

This list obviously isn't everything, but there's a lot available. I kept it pretty broad although there's a ton of niche and specialized software available too.

OpenTracks - Keep track of how many steps you take throughout the day without a smart watch.

K9Mail - A privacy oriented mail client alternative to the Gmail app.

Diaguard - A diabetes diary app to track your blood sugar.

Drinkable - List a few ingredients and what liquor you have at home and it gives you a list of drinks you can make.

Newpipe - A YouTube client without ads.

Libretube - Another YouTube client without ads.

Blood Pressure Monitor - Same thing as the diabetes, but great if you have high blood pressure you need to track.

ChordReader 2 - Get guitar chords to learn how to play songs.

Fennic - A web browser based on Firefox that's privacy oriented.

Red Moon - Makes looking at your phone easier on your eyes at night.

Most of the apps of tibor kaputa. I really like the simple gallery. The simple dialer and simple contacts are also really good. Just clean default apps that do what they should.(adfree)

Endless Sky and Mindustry are some good, fun, deep games.

NewPipe lets you listen to youtube videos without the screen on (and also download them or just the audio).

Probably the main thing I use

Osmand (offline GPS maps)

Same version as the android store but free.

redreader, newpipe, session messenger(needs repo thing from website), aurora store, simple gallery pro

Newpipe in particular is super important. It's a better YouTube app with more features and no ads.

Sorry for not supporting Google, I know they need more money... /s

I use LibreSudoku. It's a very nice Sudoku app.

Öffi, a non sucking public transportation app.

A lot of the utility is it having apps with similar capabilities but without the same kind of privacy invasions, and with better description of what anti-features an app has. So as far as 'the average user', I'd just say alternative apps (or even the same ones, if you're already using FOSS apps) to the same ones they'd use on Play Store, and a few of the games.

Pretty much all the basics are covered, here are some examples:

• Newpipe for videos and music
• FairEmail for email
• Organic Maps for maps and routes
• Aves Libre for gallery
• lots of privacy-oriented instant messaging apps (I use DeltaChat)
• Jerboa for lemmy
• plethora of calendars, todo apps, calculators, keyboards...
• some games

And then of course all you power-ish user stuff (alternate launchers, clients for self-hosted clouds and stuff, terminal emulators...)

Everything