Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/vs/signalapp/Signal-Android Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/vs/signalapp/Signal-Android.md Description: lawnchair and Signal-Android share 10 technologies: Jetpack Compose, androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-livedata, androidx.navigation:navigation-compose, core-ktx, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter, com.airbnb.android:lottie, androidx.window:window, androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended, and androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface. lawnchair is written in Java and Signal-Android in Kotlin. # lawnchair vs Signal-Android lawnchair and Signal-Android share 10 technologies: Jetpack Compose, androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-livedata, androidx.navigation:navigation-compose, core-ktx, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter, com.airbnb.android:lottie, androidx.window:window, androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended, and androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface. lawnchair is written in Java and Signal-Android in Kotlin. - [LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair](https://seerepo.com/r/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair): No clever tagline needed. - [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: Jetpack Compose, androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-livedata, androidx.navigation:navigation-compose, core-ktx, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter, com.airbnb.android:lottie, androidx.window:window, androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended, androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface - Only in lawnchair: androidx.datastore:datastore-preferences, com.google.dagger:hilt-android, com.google.dagger:dagger, ui-text-google-fonts, dynamicanimation, foundation-layout, graphics-path, material3-window-size-class, ui-graphics, ui-util, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, androidx.core:core-animation, androidx.preference:preference-ktx, sh.calvin.reorderable:reorderable, androidx.graphics:graphics-shapes, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-adaptive, com.google.android.material:material, room-ktx, room-runtime, coil-compose - Only in Signal-Android: androidx.navigation3:navigation3-runtime, androidx.navigation3:navigation3-ui, androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation3, 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.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.compose.material3.adaptive:adaptive, androidx.media3:media3-ui, androidx.preference:preference, androidx.camera:camera-view, androidx.paging:paging-compose, androidx.camera:camera-compose, com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth, credentials-play-services-auth, androidx.biometric:biometric, androidx.credentials:credentials, android-integration, camera-extensions, documentfile, Glide, com.google.zxing:core, com.github.jknack:handlebars, androidx.camera:camera-video ## Side by side | | lawnchair | Signal-Android | |---|---|---| | Size | 866,975 lines written, 2,814 code files | 951,618 lines written, 5,633 code files | | Who writes it | 0.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit | 0% of its commits signed by AI | | Activity | Last push November 9, 2026, 26,470 commits, 13,905 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 21,173 commits, 29,597 stars | | Tests | 1,391 test files. 39.7% 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, lawnchair or Signal-Android? Signal-Android, with 951,618 lines written; lawnchair has 866,975. The proof: [signalapp/Signal-Android's code at commit a74583b](https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/tree/a74583b01e260944f699c4da03ba4e8ce04de32b) ### Which has more GitHub stars, lawnchair or Signal-Android? Signal-Android, with 29,597 stars; lawnchair has 13,905. The proof: [signalapp/Signal-Android on GitHub](https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android) ### Which has more tests, lawnchair or Signal-Android? lawnchair, with 1,391 test files; Signal-Android has 1,054. The proof: [LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair's code at commit ce82ac1](https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/tree/ce82ac124869eab724e14eab9d3ef9fa8c1ae06a) ### Which was updated more recently, lawnchair or Signal-Android? lawnchair: its last push was on November 9, 2026, and Signal-Android's on November 6, 2026. The proof: [LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/commits) ### Which has more commits signed by AI, lawnchair or Signal-Android? lawnchair: an AI signed 0.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit. The proof: [the commits each tool signed in LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair](https://seerepo.com/r/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/ai) ## Sources - LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit ce82ac1 (https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/tree/ce82ac124869eab724e14eab9d3ef9fa8c1ae06a) - 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.