Best indie Developer Tools apps for Android (2026)
14 developer tools apps for Android, every one of them from an independent developer or a small team. Mobile apps for programmers: editors, API clients, terminals and git companions built by devs, for devs.
Ordered by store rating, refreshed as new listings arrive. Nothing here is a paid placement — the only thing this site sells is the Featured slot on the home page, and it never touches this ranking.
AndroidSSH Client - Terminal & SFTP
Professional SSH & Mosh client.
AndroidFOS Terminal - SSH, Mosh, SFTP
Secure Terminal SSH client with built-in file manager, editor & server tools.
AndroidCode Editor: SuperCode IDE
Offline IDE & Code Editor.
AndroidRoxum: IDE / Code editor
Offline code editor & IDE with Python, Node js, etc, GitHub & Termux terminal
AndroidRead.md
Offline Markdown reader — beautiful rendering, PDF/HTML export, GitHub browsing
AndroidVSCodroid: Code Editor & IDE
Code editor, IDE and Linux terminal: Git, Node.js, Python.
AndroidQRServ - HTTP File Transfer
Transfer files with ease over a network.
AndroidLobishell - SSH Client
Just another remote shell app, built with privacy in mind.
AndroidHTTP Request Shortcuts
Submit HTTP Requests from Shortcuts on your Home Screen.
AndroidPCAPdroid - network monitor
No-root network monitor, firewall and PCAP dumper for Android
AndroidReqable API Testing & Capture
Advanced API Debugging Proxy, REST API development, upgrading from HttpCanary
AndroidJSON Viewer & Editor - JSONLab
Professional JSON Editor.
AndroidGiant JSON Viewer: HAR & API
Open multiGB large JSON files on Android.
iOSAndroidRPI SSH Pro - for Linux/Debian
Manage Linux, Windows, and Raspberry Pi servers over SSH.
Keep looking
Other Android lists and the same apps on the other store.
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