Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/2dust/v2rayNG/vs/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/2dust/v2rayNG/vs/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android.md
Description: v2rayNG and shadowsocks-android share 3 technologies: lifecycle-runtime-ktx, androidx.core:core-ktx, and com.google.zxing:core. Both are written in Kotlin.

# 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.

- [2dust/v2rayNG](https://seerepo.com/r/2dust/v2rayNG): A V2Ray client for Android, support Xray core and v2fly core
- [shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android](https://seerepo.com/r/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android): A shadowsocks client for Android

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: lifecycle-runtime-ktx, androidx.core:core-ktx, com.google.zxing:core
- Only in v2rayNG: Jetpack Compose, lifecycle-runtime-compose, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.camera:camera-compose, coil-compose
- 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

| | v2rayNG | shadowsocks-android |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 31,634 lines written, 189 code files | 11,516 lines written, 96 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.2% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot and Claude Code | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push November 1, 2026, 1,678 commits, 65,340 stars | Last push August 9, 2026, 3,499 commits, 36,837 stars |
| Tests | 25 test files. 16.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 7 test files. 9.4% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## 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](https://github.com/2dust/v2rayNG/tree/57907cf354d9769200ed4717b4430d605abe0952)

### 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](https://github.com/2dust/v2rayNG)

### 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](https://github.com/2dust/v2rayNG/tree/57907cf354d9769200ed4717b4430d605abe0952)

### 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](https://github.com/2dust/v2rayNG/commits)

### 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](https://seerepo.com/r/2dust/v2rayNG/ai)

## Sources

- 2dust/v2rayNG: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 57907cf (https://github.com/2dust/v2rayNG/tree/57907cf354d9769200ed4717b4430d605abe0952)
- shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit ae28fd9 (https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android/tree/ae28fd91931fe4d2d5aab044de9ceaf9ed07ad56)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.