Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to CatTorrent

Simple and lightweight torrent client for Android.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CatTorrent launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   PikaTorrent▲97

   A modern, simple, connected and electric BitTorrent app

   2023 · its alternatives →

2. 2ES
   Exatorrent – Self-hostable Torrent client written in Go▲179

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sync by BitTorrent▲131

   Fast, private file sharing for teams and individuals

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4BB
   Bt – BitTorrent library in Java 8▲254

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5PA
   PikaTorrent, a modern, multi-platform, open source BitTorrent app▲65

   I find existing BitTorrent clients offer a rather old user interface, and it's hard to set up remote access, involving setting up a web server, a TLS certificate, domain name, configuring the router, etc... PikaTorrent tries to offer a modern and easy UI. It is available on desktop (Linux & Windows for now), mobile (Android for now), as CLI as an npm package, and even on the web (as a frontend for remote control). Thanks to WebRTC, one can link the mobile or web app with the desktop or CLI app. This way, it's possible to remotely manage torrents securely and without any complicated setup.…

   2023 · pikatorrent.com · its alternatives →

6. 6TD
   TorrentPeek – Distributed search engines using BitTorrent and SQLite▲184

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   BitTorrent Now▲179

   Browse and stream music and video

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   BitTorrent Live▲254

   Live streaming video. iPhone, Apple TV, MacOS. Android soon.

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   WebTorrent Desktop▲289

   Stream torrents

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10PA
    PicoTorrent, a tiny BitTorrent client for Windows▲58

    2015 · picotorrent.org · its alternatives →

11. 11TL
    Torrentinim – low memory-footprint, API-only torrent search engine▲117

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12WA
    Web3Torrent – Adding Ethereum Micropayments to WebTorrent▲206

    2020 · blog.statechannels.org · its alternatives →

13. 13IW
    I wrote a BitTorrent Client from scratch▲211

    I picked up programming in late 2023 and been enjoying it now. Wanted to challenge myself and set a stretch goal, so set out to build a bittorrent client.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14A
    AnonTorrent▲50

    2012 · karelbilek.com · its alternatives →

15. 15MS
    Magnetico – self-hosted BitTorrent DHT search engine suite▲95

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Rippple▲126

    A beautiful & feature-rich Dribbble client for Android

    2018 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    DarkTorrentSearcher▲64

    search torrents files without worry about third-party links

    2023 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Bitport Torrents▲118

    Download torrents to your cloud and stream them securely :)

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    BitTorrent Live for iOS▲109

    BitTorrent's P2P live video app is now available on iPhone

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Fetch: PH Android Client▲82

    An unofficial Android app created in 12 hours!

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21HA
    hTorrent – A HTTP to BitTorrent gateway with seeking written in Go▲46

    Hey HN! I just released hTorrent, a gateway that allows for retrieving torrents through a plain HTTP interface. It supports seeking, which means that it can be used to stream media directly using e.g. MPV without having to wait for the download to complete. I'd love to get your feedback :)

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22SA
    Synapse, a full featured BitTorrent client in Rust▲195

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23RA
    Rivulet – a music player for torrents▲28

    2015 · rivulet.audio · its alternatives →

24. 24
    🐵 MotionMonkey 1.3.0▲92

    Streamlined Web + BitTorrent player from a VLC developer

    2021 · its alternatives →

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