coil vs Signal-Android
coil and Signal-Android share 4 technologies: Google, recyclerview, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter, and androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface. Both are written in Kotlin.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
coil-kt
coil
Image loading for Android and Compose Multiplatform.
Kotlin12kRead on November 11, 2026, at commit d18662aWhat is coil built with?Only in coil
- activity-compose
- activity-ktx
- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib
- androidx.core:core-ktx
mkdocs-material
- constraintlayout
- JetBrains
- material3
- androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable-animated
- androidx.appcompat:appcompat-resources
- material-icons-extended
- mkdocs-material-extensions
- pymdown-extensions
- com.caverock:androidsvg-aar
In common
- recyclerview
- com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter
- 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
- Jetpack Compose
- 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
- core-ktx
- fragment-ktx
- lifecycle-common-java8
- lifecycle-livedata-ktx
- lifecycle-process
- lifecycle-runtime-compose
- 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
- window-java
- androidx.appcompat:appcompat
- 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
coilSignal-Android
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
coil39,907 lines written299 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.
coil0% of its commits signed by AIWith Cursor
Signal-Android0% of its commits signed by AI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
coilLast push November 11, 20262,509 commits11,959 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.
coil120 test files59.5% 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, coil or Signal-Android?
Signal-Android, with 951,618 lines written; coil has 39,907.
The proof: signalapp/Signal-Android's code at commit a74583b
Which has more GitHub stars, coil or Signal-Android?
Signal-Android, with 29,597 stars; coil has 11,959.
The proof: signalapp/Signal-Android on GitHub
Which has more tests, coil or Signal-Android?
Signal-Android, with 1,054 test files; coil has 120.
The proof: signalapp/Signal-Android's code at commit a74583b
Which was updated more recently, coil or Signal-Android?
coil: its last push was on November 11, 2026, and Signal-Android's on November 6, 2026.
The proof: coil-kt/coil's commits on GitHub
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