Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/beemdevelopment/Aegis/vs/microg/GmsCore
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/beemdevelopment/Aegis/vs/microg/GmsCore.md
Description: Aegis and GmsCore share 9 technologies: androidx.core:core, androidx.activity:activity, Google, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.preference:preference, androidx.camera:camera-view, androidx.biometric:biometric, and com.google.zxing:core. Both are written in Java.

# Aegis vs GmsCore

Aegis and GmsCore share 9 technologies: androidx.core:core, androidx.activity:activity, Google, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.preference:preference, androidx.camera:camera-view, androidx.biometric:biometric, and com.google.zxing:core. Both are written in Java.

- [beemdevelopment/Aegis](https://seerepo.com/r/beemdevelopment/Aegis): A free, secure and open source app for Android to manage your 2-step verification tokens.
- [microg/GmsCore](https://seerepo.com/r/microg/GmsCore): Free implementation of Play Services

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: androidx.core:core, androidx.activity:activity, Google, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.preference:preference, androidx.camera:camera-view, androidx.biometric:biometric, com.google.zxing:core
- Only in Aegis: com.google.dagger:hilt-android, androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-process, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, androidx.viewpager2:viewpager2, androidx.room:room-runtime, zxcvbn, com.github.bumptech.glide:glide, com.caverock:androidsvg-aar, androidx.documentfile:documentfile
- Only in GmsCore: Jetpack Compose, datastore, activity-compose, core-ktx, JetBrains, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, lifecycle-runtime-ktx, lifecycle-service, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, preference-ktx, androidx.fragment:fragment, Huawei, androidx.mediarouter:mediarouter, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-systemuicontroller, androidx.credentials:credentials, coil-compose, coil-svg

## Side by side

| | Aegis | GmsCore |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 31,147 lines written, 233 code files | 219,411 lines written, 2,272 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor |
| Activity | Last push September 6, 2026, 1,246 commits, 13,506 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 2,543 commits, 15,237 stars |
| Tests | 30 test files. 33% 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, Aegis or GmsCore?

GmsCore, with 219,411 lines written; Aegis has 31,147.

The proof: [microg/GmsCore's code at commit a03b082](https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/tree/a03b082db8a07b4ec5342b4cdcb112c0ba1a6b2d)

### Which has more GitHub stars, Aegis or GmsCore?

GmsCore, with 15,237 stars; Aegis has 13,506.

The proof: [microg/GmsCore on GitHub](https://github.com/microg/GmsCore)

### Which has more tests, Aegis or GmsCore?

Aegis, with 30 test files; GmsCore has 2.

The proof: [beemdevelopment/Aegis's code at commit d6f4e59](https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/tree/d6f4e5925a97e4e91593f1542085eae03432a759)

### Which was updated more recently, Aegis or GmsCore?

GmsCore: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and Aegis's on September 6, 2026.

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

## Sources

- beemdevelopment/Aegis: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit d6f4e59 (https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis/tree/d6f4e5925a97e4e91593f1542085eae03432a759)
- 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.