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It isn't open source. To be honest, it isn't that much of a deal is it. Because the dev isn't a megacorp so I don't think he would steal our data.
Or he doesn't want his work stolen???
Being open source doesn't mean it'll get stolen lol. People can copy the code, but unless they add anything significant, everyone will keep using the most famous one. Plus there are several licenses which can add restrictions regarding 'look, contribute, but don't copy without permission' Vulnerabilities would be discovered much quickly, and people will even contribute to it. He'll still have the right to sell his app on the Play Store... or keep a premium type plan like he already has.
I think for one person and one person only, the premium option is the way to go, but that's just my opinion.