Dragon Store v1.6.0 stable release

Dragon Store v1.6.0 Stable Release 🚀

This update of dragon store is geared towards fixes in some basics of the app. While the apps library is getting bigger, dragon store has been improving steadily. New features will be added to the dragon store as the basics get clear. v1.6.0 provides very subtle changes and minor improvements to the user experience. Stay updated to get new features in dragon store and you can provide suggestions or request features and improvements by sending me a mail at thejddev@gmail.com

🛠️Changelog

• Increased list items shown from 10 to 25 at once.
• Implement headers to fetch latest data each time app is open
• Fixed github user data cache technique
• Minor UX improvements

🔥What's Next?

• Download modal for apps from github releases
• Performance optimizations
• Theme improvements
• UI/UX enhancements

📥Installation

File Name: DragonStore-v1.6.0.apk
File Size: ~84.7 MB (universal APK)
SHA-256: 651fd7e23fadbe15dff960ae9e58e5b9c2193328e21af9a943953bb140844cc1

Dragon Store v1.5.0 stable release

Dragon Store v1.5.0 is out! 🎊

Dragon Store v1.5.0 is released with scroll list optimization with shopify's FlashList, which is considered as the fastest alternative to default react native FlatList. In previous versions, It feels faster for our implementation than LegendList, which was used in previous version. App Details page's UI is now more consistent and shows source icon to indicate download source for the app. This release is meant to improve performance and UX compared to previous releases. There are various minor improvements in the overall app as well.

🛠️Changelog

• Replaced LegendList with optimized FlashList for smoother performance
• Removed unwanted developer note from search screen
• Improved precise search results for multiple tags in query
• Subtle UI enhancements
• Fixed inconsistencies

📥Installation

File Name: DragonStore-v1.5.0.apk
File Size: ~84.7 MB (universal APK)
SHA-256: fcaf0b1c8d7850b7a9af8f411d62ce0a47c9ff8ac1cb3662ba8cb02dedf69a0b

Dragon Store v1.4.0

Stable release v1.4.0

Changelog

• Reverted app icon to old one
• Added tags to apps
• Feature added: Search apps by tags
• Added a note in the search apps screen
• Small UI tweaks
• Minor bug fixes

Installation

• Download APK file given below to install or update Dragon store.
• Clear data before updating the app, if any older version is already installed, to prevent bugs.
• Your favorite apps will be gone, once the app is uninstalled or storage data is cleared.

File name: DragonStore-v1.4.0.apk
File size: ~84.7 MB (Universal APK)
SHA-256: b49b862a85e17d6b94fd7533c359388e8f8e1b7bf3edf9866947907628e2c51b

Dragon Store v1.3.0 stable release

Introducing v1.3.0 stable release 🎉

Dragon Store v1.3.0 is released with better optimization, new features and refinements in user experience. This release brings more depth to how dragon store provides app details using github api, performance enhancements, subtle UI improvements and overall tweaks here and there. App details screen is now more detailed, more cleaner and provides more information about the app repository.

⚡Changes / Improvements:

• Replaced Flatlist with Legend list for more efficient and smooth scrolling list
• Fetches advanced repo data for apps using Github API (for apps listed on github)
• Implementation of github OAuth to extend API limitation from 60 to 5k/hr
• UX enhancements, with subtle UI improvements
• Updated donation button via UPI (consider donation to contribute to the project)
• New app logo (let me know your thoughts)
• Minor bug fixes and troubleshooting (report bugs on issues tab)
• Small tweaks, etc

📥Installation

• You can download APK file attached below. the installer file is universal android package installation file, so file size is bigger for that reason.
• File name: DragonStore-v1.3.0.apk
• App Size: ~84.7 MB (universal APK)
• SHA-256 Checksum: 69e107fbb1e0fcc4263e336312b34f56bc5af902cd91a7c4ac58bf5532303f3b

💪Support

Dragon store is growing slowly but steadily, being developed and maintained almost every day. New features and improvements in existing features take a lot of efforts. Please contribute to the project by using dragon store, sharing it with your friends, family and colleagues. Consider donating small amount of money via upi to the developer to keep up the good work.

You can also become a sponsor or contribute to the project to fuel the code by sending an email to me on My mail I will add contributors for the project as it scales bigger. Help me make dragon store grow in popularity. Report bugs in issues tab of repo and suggestions are always welcome.

Dragon Store v1.2.0 stable release

Introducing v1.2.0 stable release 🎊

Dragon Store v1.2.0 is out with more stability, fluid UI and helpful features added to the app. This release is meant to enhance user experience with subtle changes to the app with minor bug fixes. Users can now report bugs and also request for their favorite apps to add to dragon store apps library.

📝 Changes in v1.2.0

• Fixed subtle inconsistencies in the UI.
• Small improvements in User experience.
• Confirm exit modal for handling back gesture input in main app screen.
• Added request app feature.
• Theme enhancement with spacious elements.
• Bug fixes and little improvements.

📥 Installation

• File name: Dragon-Store-v1.2.0.apk
• App size: ~84.2 MB (Universal APK)
• SHA-256 Checksum: 64f1dc512655cb70d0528e4320fa470647daff6b19b35083fabf105790e24398

💪 Support

I'm planning to make the desktop version of Dragon Store if this project gets ~200 stars and a good response. I will add ios support in this project, if I can get enough donations/support from the community. Email me at thejddev@gmail.com to support, discuss for the project, give insights for future releases and bug reports. ko-fi contributions will be available shortly.

Dragon Store v1.1.0

☀️Dragon Store v1.1.0 with light theme

Dragon Store is now available with light theme. This release has minor UI improvements and a brand new light theme, which would be toggled while system theme has set dark mode off.

🤔What's new in this release?

• Added runtime light theme, based on system theme
• Updated tailwind config
• UI enhancements in overall UI
• Optimization for bigger screens

📥Installation

• You can download APK file attached with release assets. the installer file is universal android package installation file, so file size is bigger for that reason.
• File name: Dragon-Store-universal-v1.1.0.apk
• App size: ~84.2 MB (Universal APK)
• SHA-256 Checksum: 7083491d3a3aa2ce1919ae9794dff0ac3dc8d446d3d37a7b151fca3b0fc76b1e

v1.0.0 Final Release

Dragon Store v1.0.0 is out now 🎉

We are excited to release the first stable release for Dragon Store! This update solves issues and bugs that were found in the beta preview release.

What's Fixed?

• Optimized UI for bigger screens and readability of UI elements
• Solved back navigation issue of the app description screen
• Added button to allow users to report issues in app in app description screen
• Minor performance optimizations
• Overall stability of the app

Installation

• You can download APK file attached with release assets. the installer file is universal android package installation file, so file size is bigger for that reason.
• File name: DragonStore-v1.0.0-final.apk
• App size: ~84.2 MB (Universal APK)
• SHA Checksum: 68fcbcc26b9283a29b243f6fada92c20dcc6443fcc94cf5c2b0fe412504c0760

Beta Preview Build

v1.0.0 Beta Release 🐉

We're happy to announce launch of The Dragon Store! This is the first beta release for the project. As of preview build, users should expect minor bugs/issues, which will be fixed with upcoming release.

🔥 About Dragon Store

Dragon Store is your gateway to transparent, libre and free open-source apps. It is exclusively made for power users to install mod apps easily.

The end goal of Dragon store is to provide apps to users in a safe and transparent way, directly from the source. I believe that users must know where they are getting the installer file and whether the source is legit or not. Dragon store use Repo-as-a-backend principle to let users download and install apps from latest release source.

🚀 Features

Below listed are few features that are currently available in dragon store:

• Native app, not a web wrapper.
• Clean, Modern UI. No Ads. No Bloat.
• Optimized to run efficiently on mobile devices.
• Clear goal: transparent way to install FLOSS apps, directly from the source.
• Save your favorite apps with a simple click of a button.
• Respects user privacy. Doesn't connect to any external API.
• New apps are added frequently to the library.

⚙️ Tech Stack

• UI: React Native Expo
• Data: JSON hosted on github

⚠️ Known Bugs

• Yet to implement offline check on app initialize
• Back navigation issue in app details screen

💡 Installation

Download and Install attached APK file on your android device.

Installer File: DragonStore_v1.0.0_b.apk

File Size: ~84.2 MB

SHA-256 Checksum: 14ab6d8b1052b2f369975ea895014460e351f8ce47d74b3877e7ba2fc7e433fb

📌 Note

This is a preview build of the first beta build for the project. File size might seem big due to preview version of the build. please report bugs and issues in the issues tab.