Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/android/nowinandroid/vs/tiann/KernelSU
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/android/nowinandroid/vs/tiann/KernelSU.md
Description: nowinandroid and KernelSU share 4 technologies: Jetpack Compose, lifecycle-runtime-compose, androidx.core:core-splashscreen, and androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended. Both are written in Kotlin.

# nowinandroid vs KernelSU

nowinandroid and KernelSU share 4 technologies: Jetpack Compose, lifecycle-runtime-compose, androidx.core:core-splashscreen, and androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended. Both are written in Kotlin.

- [android/nowinandroid](https://seerepo.com/r/android/nowinandroid): A fully functional Android app built entirely with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
- [tiann/KernelSU](https://seerepo.com/r/tiann/KernelSU): A Kernel based root solution for Android

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Jetpack Compose, lifecycle-runtime-compose, androidx.core:core-splashscreen, androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended
- Only in nowinandroid: androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation3, androidx.navigation3:navigation3-ui, Firebase, com.google.dagger:hilt-android, core-ktx, JetBrains, androidx.navigation3:navigation3-runtime, androidx.window:window-core, adaptive-layout, adaptive-navigation, appcompat, foundation-layout, material3-adaptive-navigation-suite, material3-window-size-class, runtime-tracing, androidx.compose:compose-bom-alpha, androidx.compose.material3.adaptive:adaptive, androidx.compose.ui:ui-util, room-ktx, room-runtime, coil-compose
- Only in KernelSU: androidx.navigationevent:navigationevent-compose, lifecycle-runtime-ktx, com.materialkolor:material-kolor, commonmark-ext-gfm-tables, zip, org.commonmark:commonmark, log, android_logger, env_logger

## Side by side

| | nowinandroid | KernelSU |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 29,336 lines written, 198 code files | 63,218 lines written, 289 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0.4% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 5, 2026, 1,930 commits, 22,037 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 2,705 commits, 20,138 stars |
| Tests | 70 test files. 61.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 12 test files. 5.2% 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, nowinandroid or KernelSU?

KernelSU, with 63,218 lines written; nowinandroid has 29,336.

The proof: [tiann/KernelSU's code at commit 28db74f](https://github.com/tiann/KernelSU/tree/28db74f6f4692e97006ce9ebd8b19b9cc614b5b7)

### Which has more GitHub stars, nowinandroid or KernelSU?

nowinandroid, with 22,037 stars; KernelSU has 20,138.

The proof: [android/nowinandroid on GitHub](https://github.com/android/nowinandroid)

### Which has more tests, nowinandroid or KernelSU?

nowinandroid, with 70 test files; KernelSU has 12.

The proof: [android/nowinandroid's code at commit 2982e63](https://github.com/android/nowinandroid/tree/2982e63cb691ad49cd009aab43dc206fee6699c2)

### Which was updated more recently, nowinandroid or KernelSU?

nowinandroid: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and KernelSU's on November 4, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, nowinandroid or KernelSU?

KernelSU: an AI signed 0.4% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot.

## Sources

- android/nowinandroid: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 2982e63 (https://github.com/android/nowinandroid/tree/2982e63cb691ad49cd009aab43dc206fee6699c2)
- tiann/KernelSU: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 28db74f (https://github.com/tiann/KernelSU/tree/28db74f6f4692e97006ce9ebd8b19b9cc614b5b7)

## 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.