Learn how to survive
About this app
Survival Manual based on the Army Field Manual 21-76 - fully working offline. It contains info on how to make fire, build a shelter, find food, heal and other useful content in a case of emergency.
But it does not have to be used in emergency situations only - it can be also useful for trips to the outdoors, hiking, camping, learning about nature and yourself truly. This is not only fun, but you can also train skills (make fire, build shelter, ..) you might need in a catastrophy. Some things work best with practice in a relaxed environment - then you also have time for some experiments.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only, by ligi.
What's New in v5.0.0
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
Version history
Mar 16, 2025 · 7.7 MB · Android API 21–34 · code 500
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 6dbc943ce56b34a531fb7e0d6b668f980544389db40da0de7ca440f9f0ba3174
Feb 24, 2021 · 5.2 MB · Android API 14–30 · code 428
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 fc5ace6000c11470eac07c4aeb449c68d0d77fcc4d16e5ba2cd23b5ebee772ee
Feb 15, 2021 · 6.5 MB · Android API 14–30 · code 427
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 32cb539c17197127b0069d02f1b2f4ab83a8d750565ca47c3c6ff3f4bdf1b664
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73%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- ABI coverage is focused on newer 64-bit devices.
Installation Guide
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SHA-256 Hash
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