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BiglyBT for Android

BiglyBT for Android, torrent client and remote control app

Top Android Bittorrent Client App Feature Comparisons

Top Android Apps for “Torrent” search on Google Play as of 10/01/2021 for General and 11/13/2017 for the rest, compared to BiglyBT

General

  Store Position Last Updated Size License Rating  
BiglyBT 20 October 31, 2020 7.3M :relieved: GPL2+ 4.4 BiglyBT
LibreTorrent 6 April 21, 2020 Varies with device(6.55M) :relieved: GPLv3 4.3 LibreTorrent
µTorrent 1, 2, 3, 24 September 13, 2020; September 9, 2020; September 16, 2020; September 13, 2020 Varies with device(9.20M, 9.41M, 9.16M, 9.40M) :worried: Closed Source 4.6, 4.5, 4.5, 4.4 µTorrent
Flud 4, 70 February 20, 2020; February 18, 2020 Varies with device(7.18M) :worried: Closed Source 4.5, 4.7 Flud
tTorrent 5, 78 January 2, 2021; January 3, 2021 Varies with device(7.73M, 6.07M) :worried: Closed Source 4.4 tTorrent
Vuze 22 :exclamation: March 4, 2016 5.5M :worried: Unknown 3.8 Vuze
TorrDroid 8 July 31, 2020 13M :worried: Closed Source 4.4 TorrDroid
  Store Position Last Updated Size License Rating  

UX

  Theme Tablet Mode Android TV Support Ads Search  
BiglyBT Light/Dark :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :smile: No Native MetaSearch BiglyBT
µTorrent Light :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No :rage: Full Screen Ad w/Audio
1 - 3 banner ads on screen		 Web Page to DuckDuckGo
with torrent” appended”		 µTorrent
Flud Light/Dark :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No :disappointed: Bottom banner ad Web Page to Google
with torrent” appended”		 Flud
tTorrent Light/Dark :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No :disappointed: Bottom banner ad
Full screen video ads		 Opens “Search App” (default is Google) tTorrent
Vuze Light :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No :disappointed: PRO badge ad Web Page to Google
with torrent” appended”		 Vuze
TorrDroid Light Same as Phone mode :x: No :disappointed: Bottom banner ad Built-in with auto-download feature TorrDroid
  Theme Tablet Mode Android TV Support Ads Search  

App Permissions

  GPS/Location Access to Identity Access to Contacts  
BiglyBT :smile: No :smile: No :smile: No BiglyBT
µTorrent :exclamation: Yes :smile: No :smile: No µTorrent
Flud :smile: No :smile: No :smile: No Flud
tTorrent :smile: No :exclamation: Yes :smile: No tTorrent
Vuze :exclamation: Yes :exclamation: Yes :exclamation: Yes Vuze
TorrDroid :smile: No :smile: No :smile: No TorrDroid
  GPS/Location Access to Identity Access to Contacts  

Adding Torrents

  Add .torrent / URLs Add magnet links Add via torrent hash Change Save Location File Chooser Add Stopped / Queued Add to Top / Bottom Save to SD Card Auto Add List of Trackers Watch Folder for .torrents  
BiglyBT :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes
Tree View		 :white_check_mark: Yes Either Private Folder Only :x: No :x: No BiglyBT
µTorrent URLs only :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes
Paged View		 :x: No Top Private Folder Only :x: No :x: No µTorrent
Flud :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes .torrent only (not magnets)
Paged View		 :x: No Bottom Private Folder Only :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes Flud
tTorrent Magnet URI :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes .torrent only (not magnets)
Paged View		 :x: No Bottom :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes tTorrent
Vuze :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes
Flat View		 :x: No Bottom Private Folder Only (but crashes) :x: No :x: No Vuze
TorrDroid :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No :ballot_box_with_check: After added :ballot_box_with_check: After added
Flat View		 :x: No Top Private Folder Only :x: No :x: No TorrDroid
  Add .torrent / URLs Add magnet links Add via torrent hash Change Save Location File Chooser Add Stopped / Queued Add to Top / Bottom Save to SD Card Auto Add List of Trackers Watch Folder for .torrents  

Cool Features

  Tags / Labels Scheduler Piece Map Sequential Downloading RSS
Subscriptions		 Swarm Merging Swarm Discoveries Control Desktop Client Peer Country  
BiglyBT :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No :x: No :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :ballot_box_with_check: CC on remote only BiglyBT
µTorrent :x: No :x: No :x: No :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No :x: No :x: No :x: No µTorrent
Flud :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes
1 Start/Stop time		 :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No :x: No :x: No :x: No Flud
tTorrent :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes
Time Range		 :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No :x: No :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes, flag tTorrent
Vuze :x: No :x: No :x: No :x: No :x: No :x: No :x: No :x: No :x: No Vuze
TorrDroid :x: No :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No :x: No :x: No :x: No :x: No TorrDroid
  Tags / Labels Scheduler Piece Map Sequential Downloading RSS
Subscriptions		 Swarm Merging Swarm Discoveries Control Desktop Client Peer Country  

Torrenting Features

  Move After Download Change Queue Order Sort List Filter List Multi-Select  
BiglyBT :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes, by
Position
Activity
Age
Progress
Share Ratio
Size
State
ETA
# Files		 :white_check_mark: Yes, by
All
Tag
Downloading
Inactive
Incomplete
Stopped
Complete
Active
Queued
Seeding		 :white_check_mark: Yes BiglyBT
µTorrent :x: No :x: No :x: No :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes µTorrent
Flud :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes, by
All
Queued
Finished		 :white_check_mark: Yes Flud
tTorrent :white_check_mark: Yes, Global :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes, by
Name
Size
State
Progress
Ratio
UL Speed
DL Speed
Finish Date
Seeding Time		 :white_check_mark: Yes, by
All
Tag
Downloading
Complete
Checking
Paused		 :white_check_mark: Yes tTorrent
Vuze :x: No :x: No :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes, by
All
Downloading
Complete		 :x: No Vuze
TorrDroid :x: No :x: No :x: No :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes TorrDroid
  Move After Download Change Queue Order Sort List Filter List Multi-Select  

Power/Battery

  Start On Boot Mobile/Wifi/Wired Only Shutdown when Complete Keep CPU Awake Power Supply Only Download Battery Level Limitation  
BiglyBT :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Wifi+Wired Only Option :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No BiglyBT
µTorrent :white_check_mark: Yes :ballot_box_with_check: Wifi Only Option
Wired Unspecified		 :x: Pro version :x: No :x: No :x: Pro µTorrent
Flud :x: No :ballot_box_with_check: Wifi Only Option
Wired Unspecified		 :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes Flud
tTorrent :white_check_mark: Yes :ballot_box_with_check: Wifi/WiMAX/SSID
Wired Unspecified		 :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes tTorrent
Vuze :white_check_mark: Yes :ballot_box_with_check: Wifi Only Option
Wired Unspecified		 :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes :x: Pro version? :x: No Vuze
TorrDroid :x: No :ballot_box_with_check: Wifi Only Option
Wired Unspecified		 :x: No :white_check_mark: Probably :x: No :x: No TorrDroid
  Start On Boot Mobile/Wifi/Wired Only Shutdown when Complete Keep CPU Awake Power Supply Only Download Battery Level Limitation  

Network

  Wifi Black/WhiteList IP Filter Proxy Configurable Incoming Port  
BiglyBT :x: No Vote :x: No Vote :x: No Vote :x: No, Random BiglyBT
µTorrent :x: No :x: No :x: Pro :white_check_mark: Yes µTorrent
Flud :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes
:white_check_mark: Allows Random		 Flud
tTorrent :white_check_mark: Yes, WhiteList :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes
:white_check_mark: Allows Random		 tTorrent
Vuze :x: No :x: No :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes Vuze
TorrDroid :x: No :x: No :x: No :x: No TorrDroid
  Wifi Black/WhiteList IP Filter Proxy Configurable Incoming Port  

Tracker

  View Trackers Edit Trackers Force Announce  
BiglyBT :x: No Vote :x: No :white_check_mark: Yes BiglyBT
µTorrent :x: No :x: No :x: No µTorrent
Flud :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes Flud
tTorrent :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes :white_check_mark: Yes tTorrent
Vuze :white_check_mark: Yes :x: No :x: No Vuze
TorrDroid :x: No :x: No :x: No TorrDroid
  View Trackers Edit Trackers Force Announce  

µTorrent® and BitTorrent® are Registered Trademarks of BitTorrent, Inc. Flud is a Registered Trademark of Delphi Softwares. Vuze is a Registered Trademark of Azureus Software, Inc. TorrDroid is the trademark of the developer IntelliGems. tTorrent is the trademark of developer tagsoft. The use of a trademark of any third party does not signify or suggest the endorsement, affiliation, or sponsorship, of or by us of those trademark owners or their products or services, or them of us or ours.