Apktool vs Avatar²

Apktool

5.3 #43 in Reverse Engineering Tools

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Avatar²

6.3 #14 in Reverse Engineering Tools

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ApktoolAvatar²
Free planNoYes
Free trialNoNo
Paid from—Free
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsLinux, self-hosted
Free planYesYes
DecompilerNo—
Firmware analysisNoYes
Analysis modestaticdynamic
Plugin APINoYes
Supported platformsAndroidLinux
Supported architectures—ARM Cortex-M3; x86-64

Both are listed in Best Reverse Engineering Tools. On Samsung Mobile US Press, Avatar² scores higher on our published basis.