Anki-Android vs GmsCore
Anki-Android and GmsCore share 7 technologies: androidx.activity:activity, Jetpack Compose, activity-compose, androidx.core:core, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, Google, and androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview. Anki-Android is written in Kotlin and GmsCore in Java.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
ankidroid
Anki-Android
AnkiDroid: Anki flashcards on Android. Your secret trick to achieve superhuman information retention.
Kotlin12.2kRead on November 11, 2026, at commit 39804f7What is Anki-Android built with?Only in Anki-Android
- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-framework
- fragment-ktx
- lifecycle-process
- lifecycle-runtime-compose
- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib
- android-image-cropper
- media3-ui
- androidx.preference:preference-ktx
- androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout
- androidx.viewpager2:viewpager2
- androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout
- org.jsoup:jsoup
- androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface
- com.jakewharton.timber:timber
- org.slf4j:slf4j-api
In common
microg
GmsCore
Free implementation of Play Services
Java15.2kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit a03b082What is GmsCore built with?Only in GmsCore
- datastore
- core-ktx
- JetBrains
- lifecycle-livedata-ktx
- lifecycle-runtime-ktx
- lifecycle-service
- navigation-fragment-ktx
- navigation-ui-ktx
- preference-ktx
- androidx.preference:preference
- androidx.fragment:fragment
- Huawei
- androidx.mediarouter:mediarouter
- androidx.camera:camera-view
- com.google.accompanist:accompanist-systemuicontroller
- androidx.credentials:credentials
- androidx.biometric:biometric
- coil-compose
- coil-svg
- com.google.zxing:core
Side by side
Anki-AndroidGmsCore
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
Anki-Android279,395 lines written992 code files
GmsCore219,411 lines written2,272 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.
Anki-Android0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Cursor
GmsCore0% of its commits signed by AIWith Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
Anki-AndroidLast push November 11, 202622,512 commits12,221 stars
GmsCoreLast push November 4, 20262,543 commits15,237 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
Anki-Android867 test files67.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
GmsCore2 test files0.1% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, Anki-Android or GmsCore?
Anki-Android, with 279,395 lines written; GmsCore has 219,411.
Which has more GitHub stars, Anki-Android or GmsCore?
GmsCore, with 15,237 stars; Anki-Android has 12,221.
The proof: microg/GmsCore on GitHub
Which has more tests, Anki-Android or GmsCore?
Anki-Android, with 867 test files; GmsCore has 2.
Which was updated more recently, Anki-Android or GmsCore?
Anki-Android: its last push was on November 11, 2026, and GmsCore's on November 4, 2026.
The proof: ankidroid/Anki-Android's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, Anki-Android or GmsCore?
Anki-Android: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with Claude Code and Cursor.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in ankidroid/Anki-Android
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