Increasingly I don’t need to install apps from Google Play, or rely on the crapware that comes preinstalled on my Android device.
Here is a list of the apps I currently use via F-Droid instead:
Syncthing-Fork – Serverless file sharing between all of your devices
KOReader – Ebook reader
Termux – Linux terminal emulator and package repository
VLC – Audio and video player
Material Files – File manager
Newpipe – YouTube client
Fossify Gallery – Photo gallery (Also check out the many other Fossify apps)
Why Bother? Because all of these apps are GPL licensed. They are clean, fast, and ad-free. No paid features, no intrusive notifications, no tracking. In general they have a very complete set of features but are not bloated. You install them and they just work.