diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 4ba8453..bfccf32 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:obtainium/services/apk_service.dart';
-import 'package:obtainium/services/source_service.dart';
+import 'package:obtainium/services/apps_provider.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 import 'package:toast/toast.dart';
 
 void main() async {
   WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
   runApp(MultiProvider(
-    providers: [
-      Provider(
-        create: (context) => APKService(),
-        dispose: (context, apkInstallService) => apkInstallService.dispose(),
-      )
-    ],
+    providers: [ChangeNotifierProvider(create: (context) => AppsProvider())],
     child: const MyApp(),
   ));
 }
@@ -83,9 +77,7 @@ class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
       ),
       floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
         onPressed: () {
-          SourceService().getApp(urls[ind]).then((app) {
-            Provider.of<APKService>(context, listen: false)
-                .backgroundDownloadAndInstallAPK(app.apkUrl, app.id);
+          context.read<AppsProvider>().installApp(urls[ind]).then((_) {
             setState(() {
               ind = ind == (urls.length - 1) ? 0 : ind + 1;
             });
diff --git a/lib/services/apk_service.dart b/lib/services/apps_provider.dart
similarity index 67%
rename from lib/services/apk_service.dart
rename to lib/services/apps_provider.dart
index ed269c4..7aff147 100644
--- a/lib/services/apk_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/apps_provider.dart
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
-// Exposes functions related to interacting with App sources and retrieving App info
-// Stateless, but used as a Provider as it must be a singleton (must only initialize once, be in scope at all times)
+// Provider that manages App-related state and provides functions to retrieve App info download/install Apps
 
 import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:io';
 import 'dart:isolate';
 import 'dart:ui';
 
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_downloader/flutter_downloader.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_fgbg/flutter_fgbg.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_local_notifications/flutter_local_notifications.dart';
+import 'package:obtainium/services/source_service.dart';
 
-class APKService {
-  APKService() {
+class AppsProvider with ChangeNotifier {
+  // In memory App state (should always be kept in sync with local storage versions)
+  Map<String, App> apps = {};
+
+  AppsProvider() {
     initializeDownloader();
+    loadApps();
   }
 
   // Notifications plugin for downloads
@@ -27,7 +32,7 @@ class APKService {
   bool isForeground = true;
   StreamSubscription<FGBGType>? foregroundSubscription;
 
-  // Setup the FlutterDownloader plugin (call in main())
+  // Setup the FlutterDownloader plugin (call only once)
   Future<void> initializeDownloader() async {
     // Make sure FlutterDownloader can be used
     await FlutterDownloader.initialize();
@@ -52,12 +57,6 @@ class APKService {
     });
   }
 
-  // Clean up after initializeDownloader() (call in dispose())
-  void dispose() {
-    IsolateNameServer.removePortNameMapping('downloader_send_port');
-    foregroundSubscription?.cancel();
-  }
-
   // Callback that receives FlutterDownloader status and forwards to a foreground function
   @pragma('vm:entry-point')
   static void downloadCallbackBackground(
@@ -107,4 +106,60 @@ class APKService {
       openFileFromNotification: false,
     );
   }
+
+  void loadApps() {
+    // TODO: Load Apps JSON and fill the array
+    notifyListeners();
+  }
+
+  void saveApp(App app) {
+    // TODO: Save/update an App JSON and update the array
+    notifyListeners();
+  }
+
+  bool checkUpdate(App app) {
+    // TODO: Check the given App against the existing version in the array (if it does not exist, throw an error)
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  Future<void> installApp(String url) async {
+    var app = await SourceService().getApp(url);
+    await backgroundDownloadAndInstallAPK(app.apkUrl, app.id);
+    // TODO: Apps array should notify consumers about download progress (will need to change FlutterDownloader callbacks)
+    saveApp(app);
+  }
+
+  Future<List<App>> checkUpdates() async {
+    List<App> updates = [];
+    var appIds = apps.keys.toList();
+    for (var i = 0; i < appIds.length; i++) {
+      var currentApp = apps[appIds[i]];
+      var newApp = await SourceService().getApp(currentApp!.url);
+      if (newApp.latestVersion != currentApp.latestVersion) {
+        newApp.installedVersion = currentApp.installedVersion;
+        updates.add(newApp);
+        saveApp(newApp);
+      }
+    }
+    return updates;
+  }
+
+  Future<void> installUpdates() async {
+    var appIds = apps.keys.toList();
+    for (var i = 0; i < appIds.length; i++) {
+      var app = apps[appIds[i]];
+      if (app != null) {
+        if (app.installedVersion != app.latestVersion) {
+          await installApp(app.apkUrl);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    IsolateNameServer.removePortNameMapping('downloader_send_port');
+    foregroundSubscription?.cancel();
+    super.dispose();
+  }
 }