v2rayNG vs shadowsocks-android

v2rayNG and shadowsocks-android share 3 technologies: lifecycle-runtime-ktx, androidx.core:core-ktx, and com.google.zxing:core. Both are written in Kotlin.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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v2rayNG

A V2Ray client for Android, support Xray core and v2fly core

Kotlin65.3kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 57907cfWhat is v2rayNG built with?

Only in v2rayNG

In common

Only in shadowsocks-android

  • Firebase
  • androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx
  • constraintlayout
  • androidx.preference:preference
  • Google
  • androidx.camera:camera-view
  • room-runtime
  • com.google.mlkit:barcode-scanning
  • com.jakewharton.timber:timber

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
v2rayNG31,634 lines written189 code files
shadowsocks-android11,516 lines written96 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
v2rayNG1.2% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot and Claude Code
shadowsocks-android0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
v2rayNGLast push November 1, 20261,678 commits65,340 stars
shadowsocks-androidLast push August 9, 20263,499 commits36,837 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
v2rayNG25 test files16.9% of its code files have a test that imports them
shadowsocks-android7 test files9.4% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, v2rayNG or shadowsocks-android?
v2rayNG, with 31,634 lines written; shadowsocks-android has 11,516.

The proof: 2dust/v2rayNG's code at commit 57907cf

Which has more GitHub stars, v2rayNG or shadowsocks-android?
v2rayNG, with 65,340 stars; shadowsocks-android has 36,837.

The proof: 2dust/v2rayNG on GitHub

Which has more tests, v2rayNG or shadowsocks-android?
v2rayNG, with 25 test files; shadowsocks-android has 7.

The proof: 2dust/v2rayNG's code at commit 57907cf

Which was updated more recently, v2rayNG or shadowsocks-android?
v2rayNG: its last push was on November 1, 2026, and shadowsocks-android's on August 9, 2026.

The proof: 2dust/v2rayNG's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, v2rayNG or shadowsocks-android?
v2rayNG: an AI signed 1.2% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot and Claude Code; in shadowsocks-android, 0.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in 2dust/v2rayNG

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