The best torrent apps and torrent downloaders for Android

Despite their reputation, there are plenty of legitimate reasons for torrent apps. Some legal reasons to use torrents include general file sharing, Linux ISOs, and plenty of other things. Even some artists will willingly distribute their work through torrents because it gives them a greater reach. Thankfully, there is an abundance of them for mobile. If you’re in the market, here are the best torrent apps and torrent downloaders for Android!

The best torrent apps and downloaders for Android

BitTorrent and uTorrent

Price: Free / $2.99-$3.99 (each)

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BitTorrent and µTorrent are two torrent apps by the same developer. However, they do act differently. The basic set of features is the same between them. That includes Wi-Fi only downloading, choosing your storage location, and support for all of the same protocols. That’s where µTorrent stops as a basic, simple torrent app. BitTorrent continues by promoting legal music and video torrents by independent artists. BitTorrent is decent for music discovery as well as torrenting. µTorrent is better for a simpler torrent app. Both have free versions with advertising. BitTorrent is $2.99 while µTorrent goes for $3.99.

Checketry isn’t a torrent app for Android on the face of it. Instead, it allows you to manage and track your torrent downloads on your PC. It works with things like Steam, EA Origin, BattleNet, Google Chrome, FireFox, and more. However, for this list, we’re willing to bet you’re more interested in its support of uTorrent and qBitTorrent. You simply start the downloads in one of those apps and you can monitor it with this one from your mobile device. There is a subscription service required for all of the features, but the free version is usable.

Flud Torrent Downloader

Price: Free / $1.49

Flud is one of the more powerful torrent apps, but for all the right reasons. It boasts a simple, clear interface. That makes managing large torrents easier. Additionally, the app supports a variety of protocols, magnet links, RSS feed support, support for large files, and even a couple of themes. There really isn’t much wrong with this one. The free version contains ads while the pro version does not. Otherwise, both versions do the same thing.

FrostWire is a popular torrent downloader. It features a modern, simple design along with some good basic features. That includes support for .torrent files as well as magnet links. This one also features a torrent search. It’s not very good, but it’s there should you need it. Some other features include a music player and a media browser. They are also decidedly mediocre. Thankfully, the part where it downloads torrents works just fine in our testing. It’s open source and free with ads. You can pay to remove them if needed. Most of the complaints with this one are due to the torrent search being really not great.

LibreTorrent

Price: Free

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LibreTorrent is an open source torrent app with all of the basics. It’s based on the libtorrent open source code and you can find a link to that in the Google Play description if you want to read it. The app has a simple Material Design UI with a light and dark mode. In addition, you can keep track of all of your active torrents. We gave it a try and didn’t see any issues with it really, although some Google Play reviews do nitpick it a little bit. This is an excellent free torrent app overall and the looks just tie it all together.

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nzb360 is a torrent app that also supports a bunch of services. Some services on the list include uTorrent, qBittorrent, Deluge, SABnzbd, NZBget, and a bunch of others. The app has a steeper learning curve and requires some things like login information. However, once configured, you can manage things like Sonarr, Radarr, etc without any issues. The torrent downloading portion of it is secondary to most of the other functions, but this is a great alternative to a lot of stuff.

Torrnado

Price: Free / $2.90

Torrnado is something a little bit different. It doesn’t download torrents on its own. Instead, it connects to your computer. That way you see the torrents downloading there. That frees up space and power on your device so your computer can carry the load. It works with Transmission, a popular cross-platform torrent app for most desktop operating systems. The app lets you add and remove torrents, see session stats, and other management features. The free version is a trial. The full version goes for $2.90.

TorrDroid

Price: Free

TorrDroid is one of the newer torrent apps. It gets all of the basics right. That includes support for .torrent files, magnet links, most protocols, Wi-Fi-only downloads, and more. It also features a torrent search. However, like most, it’s spotty and inconsistent. The design is simple and easy to use. The app is also free with advertising. Our only gripe is that there is no option to purchase a pro version to remove the ads. Otherwise, it’s good.

Transdrone works a lot like Torrnado. It’s a torrent management app for your computer. It lets you manage your seedbox or home server from a remote location. The app can start and stop torrents, add torrents, set priorities, view trackers, and more. The interface is a little old school for our tastes. However, we can’t argue that the app isn’t functional and stable. There is another version of this app called Transdroid. However, it’s only available as a third party download from the official website. This one is good enough, though.

tTorrent

Price: Free / $1.99

tTorrent is one of the most popular torrent apps. It has a bunch of features and that includes most of the basics. It downloads torrents, lets you change download settings, and supports magnet links and other protocols. The app even has encryption and a web interface with support for Transdrone and Transdroid. The UI is modern and simple. Even the pro version is cheaper than average at $1.99. It just ticks all the boxes without complicating things too much.

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