Aptoide Terms Scorecard

Grade B- — Mostly fair (score 70/100)

Aptoide grants itself a perpetual, irrevocable license to your content and disclaims most liability, though it does not force private arbitration.

Grants perpetual content license. No forced arbitration. Sales are final.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
UNCLEAR
Forced arbitration
NO
Trains AI on your content
UNCLEAR
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
YES
Easy to cancel
YES
Tells you before changes
NO
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

Section 13.1 — Content License

By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Aptoide a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content

You grant Aptoide a permanent, unchangeable right to use, modify, and distribute anything you post, even after you leave.

Section 4.3 — Service Changes

You acknowledge and agree that the form and nature of the Services which Aptoide provides may change from time to time without prior notice to you.

Aptoide can change the service at any time without notifying you.

Section 6.6 — Refunds

All sales are final.

You cannot get a refund for digital purchases, except for a very narrow 2-hour window for accidental purchases.

Section 8.6 — Government Disclosure

We may report any activity that we suspect violates any law or regulation to appropriate law enforcement officials... Our reporting may include disclosing appropriate user information.

Aptoide reserves the right to share your data with law enforcement at their discretion.

Section 19.7 — Jurisdiction

You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts in Lisbon, Portugal.

You are forced to resolve all legal disputes in Portugal, regardless of where you live.

Section 4.4 — Stopping Services

You may stop using the Services at any time.

You are free to stop using the service whenever you choose.

Last reviewed 2026-08-20 under rubric v3.5.

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