Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/ReVanced/revanced-manager/vs/signalapp/Signal-Android
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/ReVanced/revanced-manager/vs/signalapp/Signal-Android.md
Description: revanced-manager and Signal-Android share 9 technologies: core-ktx, lifecycle-runtime-compose, androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-livedata, Jetpack Compose, androidx.navigation:navigation-compose, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.paging:paging-compose, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter, and androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended. Both are written in Kotlin.

# revanced-manager vs Signal-Android

revanced-manager and Signal-Android share 9 technologies: core-ktx, lifecycle-runtime-compose, androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-livedata, Jetpack Compose, androidx.navigation:navigation-compose, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.paging:paging-compose, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter, and androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended. Both are written in Kotlin.

- [ReVanced/revanced-manager](https://seerepo.com/r/ReVanced/revanced-manager): 💊 Application to use ReVanced on Android 
- [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, lifecycle-runtime-compose, androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-livedata, Jetpack Compose, androidx.navigation:navigation-compose, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.paging:paging-compose, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter, androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended
- Only in revanced-manager: koin-androidx-compose, lifecycle-runtime-ktx, androidx.datastore:datastore-preferences, androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx, aboutlibraries-compose-m3, androidx.compose.foundation:foundation-layout, androidx.core:core-splashscreen, sh.calvin.reorderable:reorderable, room-ktx, room-runtime, coil-compose, multiplatform-markdown-renderer-m3, io.ktor:ktor-client-logging
- 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-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, androidx.preference:preference, androidx.camera:camera-view, 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, androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface, com.github.jknack:handlebars, androidx.camera:camera-video

## Side by side

| | revanced-manager | Signal-Android |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 27,675 lines written, 231 code files | 951,618 lines written, 5,633 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push July 29, 2026, 2,013 commits, 30,094 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 21,173 commits, 29,597 stars |
| Tests | 0 test files | 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, revanced-manager or Signal-Android?

Signal-Android, with 951,618 lines written; revanced-manager has 27,675.

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

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

revanced-manager, with 30,094 stars; Signal-Android has 29,597.

The proof: [ReVanced/revanced-manager on GitHub](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager)

### Which has more tests, revanced-manager or Signal-Android?

Signal-Android, with 1,054 test files.

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

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

Signal-Android: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and revanced-manager's on July 29, 2026.

The proof: [signalapp/Signal-Android's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/commits)

## Sources

- ReVanced/revanced-manager: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit 2a88257 (https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager/tree/2a88257b71d35c9f141907ffea67c87e51bbb0db)
- 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.