Telegram vs thunderbird-android
Telegram and thunderbird-android share 9 technologies: activity-compose, core-ktx, navigation-compose, androidx.core:core, material3, androidx.fragment:fragment, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.biometric:biometric, and com.google.zxing:core. Telegram is written in Java and thunderbird-android in Kotlin.
What they share and what sets them apart
DrKLO
Telegram
Telegram for Android source
Java30.2kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 7be672eWhat is Telegram built with?Only in Telegram
- Stripe
- blitz-traits
- com.google.android.gms:play-services-wearable
- 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
- parley
- play-services-location
- ui
- vello_cpu
- androidx.dynamicanimation:dynamicanimation
- androidx.interpolator:interpolator
- credentials-play-services-auth
- androidx.credentials:credentials
- core
- ext-strikethrough
- peniko
pillow
- androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface
- android_logger
- log
In common
- activity-compose
- core-ktx
- navigation-compose
- androidx.core:core
- material3
- androidx.fragment:fragment
- androidx.appcompat:appcompat
- androidx.biometric:biometric
- com.google.zxing:core
thunderbird
thunderbird-android
Thunderbird for Android – Open Source Email App for Android (fka K-9 Mail)
Kotlin14.2kRead on November 9, 2026, at commit 467787fWhat is thunderbird-android built with?Only in thunderbird-android
- Jetpack Compose
- androidx.activity:activity
- androidx.navigationevent:navigationevent
- datastore-preferences
- androidx.datastore:datastore
- koin-bom
- koin-compose
- koin-compose-viewmodel
- koin-core
- koin-core-viewmodel
- lifecycle-livedata-ktx
- lifecycle-process
- lifecycle-runtime-compose
- lifecycle-runtime-ktx
- lifecycle-viewmodel
- lifecycle-viewmodel-compose
- lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate
- org.jetbrains.compose.runtime:runtime
- adaptive
- core-splashscreen
- fragment-compose
- glance-material3
- graphics-path
- org.jetbrains.compose.components:components-resources
Google- androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview
- androidx.preference:preference
- androidx.coordinatorlayout:coordinatorlayout
- Glance
- de.hdodenhof:circleimageview
- androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout
- androidx.camera:camera-view
- androidx.glance:glance-preview
- androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout
- androidx.window:window
- material-icons-extended
- net.openid:appauth
- com.github.bumptech.glide:glide
- jdom2
- jinja2
- org.apache.james:apache-mime4j-dom
- org.jsoup:jsoup
- com.fleeksoft.ksoup:ksoup
- json-schema-validator
- jsonschema
- io.ktor:ktor-client-logging
- logback-classic
- timber
Side by side
Telegramthunderbird-android
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
Telegram2,112,466 lines written3,486 code files
thunderbird-android351,476 lines written2,919 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.
Telegram1.3% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
thunderbird-android0% of its commits signed by AI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
TelegramLast push November 7, 2026613 commits30,239 stars
thunderbird-androidLast push November 6, 202617,173 commits14,195 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
Telegram300 test files3.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
thunderbird-android808 test files44.2% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, Telegram or thunderbird-android?
Telegram, with 2,112,466 lines written; thunderbird-android has 351,476.
The proof: DrKLO/Telegram's code at commit 7be672e
Which has more GitHub stars, Telegram or thunderbird-android?
Telegram, with 30,239 stars; thunderbird-android has 14,195.
The proof: DrKLO/Telegram on GitHub
Which has more tests, Telegram or thunderbird-android?
thunderbird-android, with 808 test files; Telegram has 300.
The proof: thunderbird/thunderbird-android's code at commit 467787f
Which was updated more recently, Telegram or thunderbird-android?
Telegram: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and thunderbird-android's on November 6, 2026.
The proof: DrKLO/Telegram's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, Telegram or thunderbird-android?
Telegram: an AI signed 1.3% of its commits, with Claude Code.
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