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24 alternatives to Android Starters

Boilerplate for your next Android project, made simple.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Android Starters launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Mega Boilerplate▲302

   Handcrafted starter projects

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SaaS Boilerplates▲511

   Discover the best boilerplates & SaaS starter kits

   2024 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Web Starter Kit by Google▲79

   Boilerplate & Tooling for Multi-Device Development

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Codemade for Android▲74

   A big collection of open-source electronics projects

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   LineageOS▲131

   The successor to CyanogenMod, an Android Distribution

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Startup Patterns for Android▲135

   Now on Android. Bite-sized startup lessons 3 times a week.

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Foundation Building Blocks▲279

   Free library of coded UI components to jumpstart development

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Start on Android by Google▲250

   Developer program to optimize your app before you launch

   2018 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Android O Beta▲107

   Try, test and go crazy with pre-released versions of Android

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10BA
    Beginning Android for iOS Developers▲197

    2011 · clayallsopp.posterous.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    DroidLaunch▲5

    Launch your Android app in days, not weeks

    2024 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Fossdroid▲85

    Free & open source Android applications

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Learning Android Application Development▲65

    Build Android applications using modern techniques

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Startr▲156

    "Like Airbnb for Uber." Inspiration for your next startup

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Pepperoni▲215

    React Native app starter kit for Android and iOS

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Flutter Starter▲141

    A Flutter starter-kit for production-level apps

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AppInstitute▲149

    Create iOS & Android apps quickly without coding.

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Startbase▲105

    Templates and boilerplates

    2024 · startbase.dev · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Android O Developer Preview▲15

    An early look at the next version of Android

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Appspotr▲133

    Create, preview & publish your native iOS & Android apps.

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    100 App Ideas for Android Beginner Book▲6

    A Compilation of 100 project ideas.

    2021 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    React Native Starter▲156

    Mobile Application Template built with React Native

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Flow Home▲98

    Info instead of icons, a new kind of home screen for Android

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    AppingKit▲130

    A starter template to build mobile apps with React Native

    2019 · its alternatives →

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