How some of the developer community responded (in late 2023) when SMT was bought by ZipoApps--Fossify was a fork that emerged:
- https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/General-Discussion/issu...
Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps
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#12Was recommended the calendar app by a colleague recently, after I complained about how crap the FastMail app is. So far I like it a lot. Does exactly what I need, and nothing more. Together with FairEmail, I can finally purge FastMail from my phone. (I like FastMail as a mail host, just not their app)
Another calendar app, developed in 2025, that uses the ridiculous and antiquated "month" view.
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#13Do we / can we have something like these in the Apple Ecosystem?
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#14To save the next person a few clicks, these are Android apps forked from the Simple Mobile Tools collection when that was sold to ZipoApps.
I used to use many apps from Simple Mobile Tools and migrated to Fossify's forks when the whole acquisition thing happened. I just went back to check the Simple Mobile Tools to see the effect form ZipooApps' acquisition [1]. What a calamity. Most of them require way more permissions than they used to before the purchase, have trackers, ads and scam-feeling weekly subscriptions. Also probably in breach of the GPL lice…
I switched to Goodwy. Granted they arent the best since they lock a lot of basic features behind paywall it does the job and their themes are actually decent and feel modern considering they use Material.
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#15The apps are so simple, so clear, no fuss, no ads, no nothing. Just the functionality you need from every app. Excellent work!
This is the only project I immediately "donated" with the Thank You app.
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#16Was recommended the calendar app by a colleague recently, after I complained about how crap the FastMail app is. So far I like it a lot. Does exactly what I need, and nothing more. Together with FairEmail, I can finally purge FastMail from my phone. (I like FastMail as a mail host, just not their app)
Another calendar app, developed in 2025, that uses the ridiculous and antiquated "month" view.
I like the month view. This is for my personal calendar, and I'm not so busy that I need a narrower view. Month view is nice for seeing what's coming up in the near future. However, you can set the calendar to whatever view you want.
Re: Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps
#17The apps are so simple, so clear, no fuss, no ads, no nothing. Just the functionality you need from every app. Excellent work! This is the only project I immediately "donated" with the Thank You app.
Me too, but I hate having the useless Thank You app installed
Re: Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps
#18Was recommended the calendar app by a colleague recently, after I complained about how crap the FastMail app is. So far I like it a lot. Does exactly what I need, and nothing more. Together with FairEmail, I can finally purge FastMail from my phone. (I like FastMail as a mail host, just not their app)
Another calendar app, developed in 2025, that uses the ridiculous and antiquated "month" view.
I also use the monthly view
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#19I use fossify. its genuinely good.
Re: Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps
#20Genuine question – do Android people get ads in their OS default camera, calculator, calendar, phone, file-manager or SMS messaging applications? Or do have these Fossify application some extra privacy features that do not come with the default ones?