Zapstore

Aplicación Descentralizada

An open app store built on Nostr where app releases are cryptographically signed by developers and curated through social trust networks. Users discover apps through people they trust — anyone can run a catalog, and users choose which catalogs to follow. Developers publish directly to users with Bitcoin zap tipping and a direct communication channel. Over 3,000 apps available. Android app live with iOS planned Q3 2026. Zapstore Studio in development for developer publishing tools and analytics.

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Licencia Open source (Nostr-based; unconfirmed license); https://github.com/andotherstuff (AOS org)
Estado de Desarrollo 🟢 Activo
Detalle del Estado de Desarrollo Released (Android 1.0 completed; 3,000+ apps; web app in development; iOS Q3 2026; Zapstore Studio and Decentralize Catalogs next 2-3 months)
Propietario Franzap (founder); AOS Foundry (incubation); OpenSats and HRF (donors); https://zapstore.dev
Órgano de Gobierno None (founder-led; decentralized curation with no central editorial board; OpenSats and HRF are donors, not governors)
País USA (AOS collective)
Año de Inicio 2024
Stack TypeScript/JavaScript (Nostr-based); Nostr relays (catalog and release events); cryptographic signing (developer keypairs)
Financiamiento AOS Foundry (incubation); OpenSats (donor); HRF (donor); Freedom Tech Co. (donor)
Última Investigación 1 jul 2026

Dominios de Caso de Uso

Co-creación y Conocimiento

Aplicación Descentralizada Atributos

Orígenes App distribution / Freedom tech (motivated by Apple/Google duopoly over app distribution; cryptographic signing ensures tamper-proof releases; Nostr social graph replaces centralized curation)
Base de Datos Nostr relays (app catalog events; signed release metadata)
Lenguaje de Consulta Nostr event subscription filters
Formatos de Datos Nostr events (signed app release metadata; NIP-compliant); APK files (app binaries); cryptographic signatures (developer Ed25519 keypairs via Nostr)
Edición Colaborativa en Vivo N/A
Edición de Texto Enriquecido N/A
Soporte Móvil Yes (Android — primary; iOS Q3 2026)
Soporte Web Yes (zapstore.dev web app in development)
Aplicaciones Nativas Yes (Android native app — 1.0 released)
Términos Free (no fees; direct Bitcoin zaps to developers)
Fondos Undisclosed
Basado En Nostr (Fed Pro — catalog events and developer identity); Bitcoin/Lightning (NIP-57 zaps — direct developer payment)
Categoría de Caso de Uso App distribution / Developer tooling / Open infrastructure
Tipo de Interfaz de Usuario App catalog / Store (browse by trust catalog; app details; zap developers; community comments)
Capacidades sin Conexión Partial (app catalogs cached; relay-dependent for new releases)
Funciones de Colaboración Social trust catalogs (user-curated app lists); community comments and zaps on apps; direct developer messaging
Portabilidad de Datos High (Nostr keypair identity; app releases cryptographically signed; catalog data portable)
Ecosistema de Integraciones Nostr ecosystem; Bitcoin/Lightning (developer payments via zaps); any APK-compatible Android device
Exportación de Datos de Web2 No
Coherencia Prosocial Very high (eliminates app store gatekeeping; cryptographically verified releases; direct developer-user relationship; no platform permission required; Bitcoin zaps enable direct developer support)
Flujos Económicos Yes (Bitcoin zaps via Lightning — direct payments to developers; zero fees)
Gobernanza y Toma de Decisiones Decentralized curation (user-selected trust catalogs; no central editorial board; anyone can run a catalog)
Medios / Publicación Yes (app release announcements; developer publishing via Zapstore Studio)
Gestión del Conocimiento No
Sensemaking Yes (social trust graph surfaces recommended apps from trusted network)
Gestión de Proyectos No
Modelo de Comunicación Asynchronous (app discovery; developer-user direct messaging)
Resiliencia de Red High (Nostr relay diversity; no central app store server; cryptographic verification independent of Zapstore infrastructure)
Mecanismo de Descubrimiento Social trust network; catalog-based; Nostr follows
Participantes Máximos Unlimited (catalog-dependent)
Soberanía de Datos High (developer-signed releases verifiable independently; user-controlled Nostr identity; no platform custody)