BOINC
BOINC is a free, open-source education app for Android. Use your device to advance scientific research. It has 2,482 GitHub stars and is released under the LGPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
- Android
- Education & language
- Actively maintained
About BOINC
Use your phone or tablet to study diseases, predict global warming, or discover pulsars! BOINC harnesses the unused computing power of your Android device and runs jobs for scientific research projects. You can choose from projects in several areas of science, including Yoyo@Home, World Community Grid, PrimeGrid, Enigma@Home, OProject@Home, theSkyNet POGS, Asteroids@Home, and Einstein@Home. BOINC computes only when your device is plugged in and charged, so it won't run down your battery. It transfers data over WiFi, so it won't use up your cell phone plan's data limit.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds BOINC from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is BOINC?
BOINC is a free, open-source education app for Android. Use your device to advance scientific research. It has 2,482 GitHub stars and is released under the LGPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
Is BOINC free and open source?
Yes. BOINC's source code is public on GitHub under the LGPL-3.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install BOINC?
You can install BOINC from F-Droid (package edu.berkeley.boinc); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: server_release/1.6/1.6.2).
Is BOINC still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 8, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Mar 26, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.