Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/ankidroid/Anki-Android/vs/microg/GmsCore
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/ankidroid/Anki-Android/vs/microg/GmsCore.md
Description: 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.

# 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.

- [ankidroid/Anki-Android](https://seerepo.com/r/ankidroid/Anki-Android): AnkiDroid: Anki flashcards on Android. Your secret trick to achieve superhuman information retention.
- [microg/GmsCore](https://seerepo.com/r/microg/GmsCore): Free implementation of Play Services

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: androidx.activity:activity, Jetpack Compose, activity-compose, androidx.core:core, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, Google, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview
- 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
- 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-Android | GmsCore |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 279,395 lines written, 992 code files | 219,411 lines written, 2,272 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Cursor | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor |
| Activity | Last push November 11, 2026, 22,512 commits, 12,221 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 2,543 commits, 15,237 stars |
| Tests | 867 test files. 67.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2 test files. 0.1% 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, Anki-Android or GmsCore?

Anki-Android, with 279,395 lines written; GmsCore has 219,411.

The proof: [ankidroid/Anki-Android's code at commit 39804f7](https://github.com/ankidroid/Anki-Android/tree/39804f7cbc1830627a75677cb9f8cedeb92d4e24)

### 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](https://github.com/microg/GmsCore)

### Which has more tests, Anki-Android or GmsCore?

Anki-Android, with 867 test files; GmsCore has 2.

The proof: [ankidroid/Anki-Android's code at commit 39804f7](https://github.com/ankidroid/Anki-Android/tree/39804f7cbc1830627a75677cb9f8cedeb92d4e24)

### 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](https://github.com/ankidroid/Anki-Android/commits)

### 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](https://seerepo.com/r/ankidroid/Anki-Android/ai)

## Sources

- ankidroid/Anki-Android: Read on November 11, 2026, at commit 39804f7 (https://github.com/ankidroid/Anki-Android/tree/39804f7cbc1830627a75677cb9f8cedeb92d4e24)
- microg/GmsCore: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit a03b082 (https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/tree/a03b082db8a07b4ec5342b4cdcb112c0ba1a6b2d)

## 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.