# RuStore

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Russian app store

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RuStore Operating system Aurora, iOS, Hyper OS, Android, and Harmony OS Website www.rustore.ru

**RuStore** is Russia’s official, state-sponsored [app store](/source/App_store), launched on May 25, 2022 by [VK Corporation](/source/VK_(company)) in cooperation with Russia’s [Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation](/source/Minkomsvyaz).[1]

## History

[Alphabet Inc.](/source/Alphabet_Inc.) limited their operations in Russia after the [invasion of Ukraine](/source/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine) and eventually ceased operating in Russia.[2][3] RuStore was created to replace [Google Play](/source/Google_Play).

The beta version of the service launched on May 25, 2022 for Android only. For some developers, a personal account was opened, which allows you to independently download applications. Security scanning software by [Kaspersky Lab](/source/Kaspersky_Lab) and VK were integrated into the service. At launch, about 150 applications were available.[4][5]

On November 18, 2023, at the RuStore Mobile Conf Conference,[6][7] it was announced that from 2024, the Russian RuStore app store will be installed on all smartphones running the domestic [Aurora](/source/Aurora_OS_(Russian_Open_mobile_platform)) operating system.

On July 7, 2025, [Putin](/source/Vladimir_Putin) signed a law on the mandatory installation of RuStore for foreign manufacturers of smartphones sold in Russia.[8]

## Usage

It must be preinstalled on [iOS](/source/IOS), [Hyper OS](/source/Hyper_OS), [Android](/source/Android_(operating_system)), and [Harmony OS](/source/Harmony_OS) devices by law for Russian users.[9][10]

In October 2022 the monthly active users of RuStore surpassed 7 million people. This is based on the results of the October 2022 Cross Web Mediascope study, implemented on the Android-only approach. Twenty-five of the most popular Russian applications and about 3,000 other services from more than 1,800 developers are already available in the app store.[11]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["VK launches beta version of RuStore"](https://vk.company/en/press/releases/11165/). *VK.company*. Retrieved 23 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["#LeaveRussia: Alphabet Closed its Business in Russia"](https://leave-russia.org/alphabet). *LeaveRussia*. Retrieved 24 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Russian court fines Google an additional $47 million"](https://www.reuters.com/technology/russian-court-slaps-additional-47-mln-fine-google-owner-alphabet-2023-06-27/). Reuters. June 27, 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_4-0)** ["VK и Минцифры запустили RuStore: как скачать магазин приложений, что там есть и чего нет"](https://journal.tinkoff.ru/news/rustore-review/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220525170044/https://journal.tinkoff.ru/news/rustore-review/) from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-08-02.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Запущена бета-версия магазина приложений RuStore"](https://iz.ru/1339759/2022-05-25/zapushchena-beta-versiia-magazina-prilozhenii-rustore). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230116234841/https://iz.ru/1339759/2022-05-25/zapushchena-beta-versiia-magazina-prilozhenii-rustore) from the original on 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2023-01-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["RuStore Mobile Conf: магазин приложений RuStore будет стандартом для Аврора 5"](https://www.omp.ru/news1/tpost/fnk9nn6l51-rustore-mobile-conf-magazin-prilozhenii). *www.omp.ru*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240208192649/https://www.omp.ru/news1/tpost/fnk9nn6l51-rustore-mobile-conf-magazin-prilozhenii) from the original on 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2024-02-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["RuStore будут заранее устанавливать на смартфоны с ОС "Аврора" с 2024 года"](https://tass.ru/ekonomika/19321689). *TACC*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240208192648/https://tass.ru/ekonomika/19321689) from the original on 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2024-02-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Путин подписал закон, обязывающий Apple открыть iPhone для магазина RuStore"](https://3dnews.ru/1125544/putin-podpisal-zakon-obyazivayushchiy-apple-otkrit-iphone-dlya-magazina-rustore). [3dnews.ru](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=3dnews.ru&action=edit&redlink=1). 2025-06-10. Retrieved 2025-06-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Hogg, Ryan (Aug 21, 2025). ["Kremlin-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on all smartphones sold in Russia"](https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/21/tech/max-messenger-app-russia-smartphones-intl). CNN. Retrieved 23 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Мессенджер Max будут устанавливать на все продаваемые в России гаджеты"](https://t.me/government_rus/23209). *Telegram*. Retrieved 23 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Аудитория RuStore превысила 7 млн человек в месяц"](https://www.seonews.ru/events/auditoriya-rustore-prevysila-7-mln-chelovek/). *SeoNews* (in Russian). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221217223649/https://www.seonews.ru/events/auditoriya-rustore-prevysila-7-mln-chelovek/) from the original on 2022-12-17. Retrieved 2025-08-23.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.rustore.ru/)

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