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Android Apps > Tools > BusyBox for Android
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BusyBox for Android

by Maple Media · Tools · Free
On Google Play since March 2011 · Data updated 2026-10-10
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BusyBox for Android is made and published by Maple Media. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with Maple Media. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to Maple Media and are shown as published on Google Play.

AppBrain's verdict

EstablishedPopularWell rated
Total installs
5.7 million
Rating on Google Play
4.20
24,363 ratings
Last updated
April 24, 2024

BusyBox for Android is popular, with 5.7 million installs. Users rate it well: 4.2 stars from 24,363 ratings.

Installs

Tracked by AppBrain
Last 30 days
41
Play install range
5+ million
Launched
March 2011

Installs over time

BusyBox for Android has been installed 5.7 million times. Over the past 30 days, it has been installed 41 times.

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Releases

Updates seen on Google Play
Version
7.0.0(68008)
Launched
March 2011
  • Apr 24, 2024UpdateVersion 7.0.0(68008)
  • Jun 11, 2018Installs5,000,000+ installs
  • Oct 25, 2017UpdateVersion 6.7.9.0
  • Jul 20, 2017UpdateVersion 6.7.6.0
  • Feb 22, 2017UpdateVersion 6.7.3.0
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User feedback

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Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Comments on BusyBox for Android for Android

★★★★★ Σαμαέλ «Misfit» Μορνινησταρ · Nov 7, 2025
Perfect, is what it says, all functions are properly accessible and UI is simple even for inexperienced users.
★★★★★ Sahil Bhandari · Aug 19, 2021
So far so good this is the only app worked for me xD thank you developer................
★★★★★ Mark West · Jan 24, 2021
Great installation of Busy Box for 'droid. Easy access to applets and scripts. Includes every feature I could think of off the top of my limited intellect. Having compared a few this is the best of the FREE installs IMHO.
★★★★★ Ken Ali · Oct 13, 2023
Will evaluate for its usage as is/was designed
★☆☆☆☆ Joel Cross · Mar 19, 2025
It requires root and doesn't mention this in the description. Also, bloatware and ads!
★☆☆☆☆ Jeffrey “Sir Techmaster” Appleton · Nov 30, 2024
This app is such a rip-off it says that it installs Busy Box, but it doesn't install s***
★☆☆☆☆ Johnatan Torres · May 24, 2023
Ads on the first 30 seconds after installing the app... The worst
★☆☆☆☆ Chris Williams · Jun 22, 2025
I've used busy box before without any problem. This version does not allow me to install the commands to do that system/bin or system /xbin. And I also paid to remove the ads thinking that it would work, and now I can't get a refund.

Technology

Found in the app by AppBrain
Ads
Contains ads
Price
Free
Libraries
68
App size
35.0 MB
Needs Android
5.0+
Content rating
Medium

Technologies used by BusyBox for Android

21 permissions · 68 libraries
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About the app and developer

About BusyBox for Android

BusyBox for Android is a tools app developed by Maple Media.

Install Statistics

BusyBox for Android has been installed 5.7 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 41 times.

User Ratings

BusyBox for Android is rated 4.20 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 24 thousand ratings.

App Information

BusyBox for Android is freely available from Google Play. The app size is 35.04 MB. The latest version available is 7.0.0(68008). The last update was on April 24, 2024.

Technical Requirements

BusyBox for Android requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play since March 2011.

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Developer information for Maple Media

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Frequently asked questions about BusyBox for Android

Is BusyBox for Android free?

Yes. BusyBox for Android is free on Google Play.

Is BusyBox for Android still available?

Yes. BusyBox for Android is on Google Play, and the last update we saw was on April 24, 2024.

Does BusyBox for Android contain ads?

Yes. Google Play lists BusyBox for Android as containing ads.

What Android version does BusyBox for Android require?

BusyBox for Android runs on Android 5.0 and higher.

How large is BusyBox for Android?

BusyBox for Android is 35.04 MB.

Is BusyBox for Android suitable for children?

Google Play gives BusyBox for Android a medium maturity rating, so it is not meant for young children.

How many times has BusyBox for Android been installed?

Google Play lists 5,000,000+ installs for BusyBox for Android.

How do people rate BusyBox for Android?

BusyBox for Android scores 4.20 out of 5 stars, from 24,363 ratings on Google Play.

Who made BusyBox for Android?

BusyBox for Android was developed by Maple Media. It is listed in the tools category on Google Play.

What are the best alternatives to BusyBox for Android?

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Store listing

By Maple Media, from Google Play

“A beautiful and simple BusyBox installer for all Android devices”

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Description by Maple Media Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
The most advanced BusyBox installer on Google Play from a trusted developer with over 40 million downloads.

Features:

◻︎Material design
◻︎ Latest BusyBox
◻︎ Create flashable ZIPs
◻︎One click install or install in recovery
◻︎ Run, create, and edit shell scripts
◻︎ Get the latest BusyBox version

BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single small executable. It provides replacements for most of the utilities you usually find in GNU fileutils, shellutils, etc. The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than their full-featured GNU cousins; however, the options that are included provide the expected functionality and behave very much like their GNU counterparts. BusyBox provides a fairly complete environment for any small or embedded system.

BusyBox has been written with size-optimization and limited resources in mind. It is also extremely modular so you can easily include or exclude commands (or features) at compile time. This makes it easy to customize your embedded systems. To create a working system, just add some device nodes in /dev, a few configuration files in /etc, and a Linux kernel.

BusyBox is maintained by Denys Vlasenko, and licensed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE version 2.

Applets:

[, [[, acpid, adjtimex, ar, arp, arping, ash, awk, base64, basename,
bbconfig, beep, blkid, blockdev, bootchartd, brctl, bunzip2, bzcat,
bzip2, cal, cat, catv, chat, chattr, chgrp, chmod, chown, chpst,
chroot, chrt, chvt, cksum, clear, cmp, comm, cp, cpio, crond, crontab,
cryptpw, cttyhack, cut, date, dc, dd, deallocvt, depmod, devfsd,
devmem, df, diff, dirname, dmesg, dnsd, dnsdomainname, dos2unix, dpkg,
dpkg-deb, du, dumpkmap, echo, ed, egrep, env, envdir, envuidgid,
ether-wake, expand, expr, fakeidentd, false, fatattr, fbset, fbsplash,
fdflush, fdformat, fdisk, fgconsole, fgrep, find, findfs, flash_lock,
flash_unlock, flashcp, flock, fold, free, freeramdisk, fsck,
fsck.minix, fstrim, fsync, ftpd, ftpget, ftpput, fuser, getopt, grep,
groups, gunzip, gzip, halt, hd, hdparm, head, hexdump, hostname, httpd,
hush, hwclock, id, ifconfig, ifdown, ifenslave, ifplugd, ifup, inetd,
init, inotifyd, insmod, install, ionice, iostat, ip, ipaddr, ipcalc,
iplink, iproute, iprule, iptunnel, kbd_mode, kill, killall, killall5,
klogd, less, linux32, linux64, linuxrc, ln, loadkmap, logger, logname,
losetup, lpd, lpq, lpr, ls, lsattr, lsmod, lsof, lspci, lsusb, lzcat,
lzma, lzop, lzopcat, makedevs, makemime, man, md5sum, mdev, mesg,
microcom, mkdir, mkdosfs, mke2fs, mkfifo, mkfs.ext2, mkfs.minix,
mkfs.reiser, mkfs.vfat, mknod, mkpasswd, mkswap, mktemp, modinfo,
modprobe, more, mount, mountpoint, mpstat, mt, mv, nameif, nanddump,
nandwrite, nbd-client, nc, netstat, nice, nmeter, nohup, nslookup,
ntpd, od, openvt, patch, pgrep, pidof, ping, ping6, pipe_progress,
pivot_root, pkill, pmap, popmaildir, poweroff, powertop, printenv,
printf, ps, pscan, pstree, pwd, pwdx, raidautorun, rdate, rdev,
readlink, readprofile, realpath, reboot, reformime, renice, reset,
resize, rev, rm, rmdir, rmmod, route, rpm, rpm2cpio, rtcwake,
run-parts, runsv, runsvdir, rx, script, scriptreplay, sed, sendmail,
seq, setarch, setconsole, setkeycodes, setlogcons, setserial, setsid,
setuidgid, sh, sha1sum, sha256sum, sha3sum, sha512sum, showkey, shuf,
slattach, sleep, smemcap, softlimit, sort, split, start-stop-daemon,
stat, strings, stty, sum, sv, svlogd, swapoff, swapon, switch_root,
sync, sysctl, tac, tail, tar, tcpsvd, tee, telnet, telnetd, test, tftp,
tftpd, time, timeout, top, touch, tr, traceroute, traceroute6, true,
truncate, tty, ttysize, tunctl, tune2fs, ubiattach, ubidetach,
ubimkvol, ubirmvol, ubirsvol, ubiupdatevol, udpsvd, uevent, umount,
uname, uncompress, unexpand, uniq, unix2dos, unlink, unlzma, unlzop,
unxz, unzip, uptime, usleep, uudecode, uuencode, vconfig, vi, volname,
watch, watchdog, wc, wget, which, whoami, whois, xargs, xz, xzcat, yes,
zcat, zcip

Support email: contact@maplemedia.io

Recent changes:
Thanks for updating to the latest version of BusyBox. We appreciate your continued support!
Included in this release:
* Many bug fixes
Want to connect? Drop us a line at contact@maplemedia.io
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