Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/DrKLO/Telegram/vs/signalapp/Signal-Android
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/DrKLO/Telegram/vs/signalapp/Signal-Android.md
Description: Telegram and Signal-Android share 7 technologies: core-ktx, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, credentials-play-services-auth, androidx.biometric:biometric, androidx.credentials:credentials, com.google.zxing:core, and androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface. Telegram is written in Java and Signal-Android in Kotlin.

# Telegram vs Signal-Android

Telegram and Signal-Android share 7 technologies: core-ktx, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, credentials-play-services-auth, androidx.biometric:biometric, androidx.credentials:credentials, com.google.zxing:core, and androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface. Telegram is written in Java and Signal-Android in Kotlin.

- [DrKLO/Telegram](https://seerepo.com/r/DrKLO/Telegram): Telegram for Android source
- [signalapp/Signal-Android](https://seerepo.com/r/signalapp/Signal-Android): A private messenger for Android.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: core-ktx, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, credentials-play-services-auth, androidx.biometric:biometric, androidx.credentials:credentials, com.google.zxing:core, androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface
- Only in Telegram: Stripe, activity-compose, blitz-traits, com.google.android.gms:play-services-wearable, navigation-compose, androidx.core:core, androidx.car.app:app, androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx, skrifa, anyrender, anyrender_vello_cpu, blitz-dom, blitz-paint, com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps, compose-bom, kurbo, material3, parley, play-services-location, ui, vello_cpu, androidx.dynamicanimation:dynamicanimation, androidx.interpolator:interpolator, androidx.fragment:fragment, core, ext-strikethrough, peniko, pillow, android_logger, log
- Only in Signal-Android: Jetpack Compose, androidx.navigation3:navigation3-runtime, androidx.navigation3:navigation3-ui, androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation3, androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-livedata, androidx.navigation:navigation-compose, sqlite-framework, androidx.sqlite:sqlite, Firebase, fragment-ktx, lifecycle-common-java8, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, lifecycle-process, lifecycle-runtime-compose, lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8, Airbnb, com.google.android.flexbox:flexbox, gridlayout, media3-ui-compose, recyclerview, window-java, Google, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, com.airbnb.android:lottie, androidx.compose.material3.adaptive:adaptive, androidx.window:window, androidx.media3:media3-ui, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter, androidx.preference:preference, androidx.camera:camera-view, androidx.paging:paging-compose, androidx.camera:camera-compose, androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended, com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth, android-integration, camera-extensions, documentfile, Glide, com.github.jknack:handlebars, androidx.camera:camera-video

## Side by side

| | Telegram | Signal-Android |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 2,112,466 lines written, 3,486 code files | 951,618 lines written, 5,633 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push November 7, 2026, 613 commits, 30,239 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 21,173 commits, 29,597 stars |
| Tests | 300 test files. 3.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,054 test files. 32.5% 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, Telegram or Signal-Android?

Telegram, with 2,112,466 lines written; Signal-Android has 951,618.

The proof: [DrKLO/Telegram's code at commit 7be672e](https://github.com/DrKLO/Telegram/tree/7be672ead283d022812d75c729d3a04dd4c2a2c6)

### Which has more GitHub stars, Telegram or Signal-Android?

Telegram, with 30,239 stars; Signal-Android has 29,597.

The proof: [DrKLO/Telegram on GitHub](https://github.com/DrKLO/Telegram)

### Which has more tests, Telegram or Signal-Android?

Signal-Android, with 1,054 test files; Telegram has 300.

The proof: [signalapp/Signal-Android's code at commit a74583b](https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/tree/a74583b01e260944f699c4da03ba4e8ce04de32b)

### Which was updated more recently, Telegram or Signal-Android?

Telegram: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and Signal-Android's on November 6, 2026.

The proof: [DrKLO/Telegram's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/DrKLO/Telegram/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, Telegram or Signal-Android?

Telegram: an AI signed 1.3% of its commits, with Claude Code.

## Sources

- DrKLO/Telegram: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 7be672e (https://github.com/DrKLO/Telegram/tree/7be672ead283d022812d75c729d3a04dd4c2a2c6)
- signalapp/Signal-Android: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit a74583b (https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/tree/a74583b01e260944f699c4da03ba4e8ce04de32b)

## 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.