glide vs Signal-Android
glide and Signal-Android share 7 technologies: Jetpack Compose, core-ktx, fragment-ktx, lifecycle-runtime-compose, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, and androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface. glide is written in Java and Signal-Android in Kotlin.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
bumptech
glide
An image loading and caching library for Android focused on smooth scrolling
Java35kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit e03179fWhat is glide built with?Only in glide
- com.google.dagger:dagger
- dagger-android
- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7
- androidx.core:core
- cardview
- androidx.fragment:fragment
- androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview
In common
- Jetpack Compose
- core-ktx
- fragment-ktx
- lifecycle-runtime-compose
- com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter
- androidx.appcompat:appcompat
- androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface
signalapp
Signal-Android
A private messenger for Android.
Kotlin29.6kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit a74583bWhat is Signal-Android built with?Only in Signal-Android
- androidx.navigation3:navigation3-runtime
- androidx.navigation3:navigation3-ui
- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation3
- androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-livedata
- androidx.navigation:navigation-compose
- sqlite-framework
- androidx.sqlite:sqlite
- Firebase
- 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
- 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.paging:paging-compose
- androidx.camera:camera-compose
- androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended
- 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
- com.github.jknack:handlebars
- androidx.camera:camera-video
Side by side
glideSignal-Android
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
glide100,239 lines written434 code files
Signal-Android951,618 lines written5,633 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.
glide0% of its commits signed by AI
Signal-Android0% of its commits signed by AI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
glideLast push November 7, 20262,951 commits35,009 stars
Signal-AndroidLast push November 6, 202621,173 commits29,597 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
glide245 test files53.9% of its code files have a test that imports them
Signal-Android1,054 test files32.5% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, glide or Signal-Android?
Signal-Android, with 951,618 lines written; glide has 100,239.
The proof: signalapp/Signal-Android's code at commit a74583b
Which has more GitHub stars, glide or Signal-Android?
glide, with 35,009 stars; Signal-Android has 29,597.
The proof: bumptech/glide on GitHub
Which has more tests, glide or Signal-Android?
Signal-Android, with 1,054 test files; glide has 245.
The proof: signalapp/Signal-Android's code at commit a74583b
Which was updated more recently, glide or Signal-Android?
glide: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and Signal-Android's on November 6, 2026.
The proof: bumptech/glide's commits on GitHub
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