Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/DrKLO/Telegram/vs/thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/DrKLO/Telegram/vs/thunderbird/thunderbird-android.md
Description: 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.

# 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.

- [DrKLO/Telegram](https://seerepo.com/r/DrKLO/Telegram): Telegram for Android source
- [thunderbird/thunderbird-android](https://seerepo.com/r/thunderbird/thunderbird-android): Thunderbird for Android – Open Source Email App for Android (fka K-9 Mail)

## What they share and what sets them apart

- 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
- 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
- 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

| | Telegram | thunderbird-android |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 2,112,466 lines written, 3,486 code files | 351,476 lines written, 2,919 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, 17,173 commits, 14,195 stars |
| Tests | 300 test files. 3.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 808 test files. 44.2% 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 thunderbird-android?

Telegram, with 2,112,466 lines written; thunderbird-android has 351,476.

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

### 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](https://github.com/DrKLO/Telegram)

### 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](https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android/tree/467787fcc43e560aae2d670c7cfa5f9036ca486d)

### 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](https://github.com/DrKLO/Telegram/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, Telegram or thunderbird-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)
- thunderbird/thunderbird-android: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit 467787f (https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android/tree/467787fcc43e560aae2d670c7cfa5f9036ca486d)

## 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.