Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/flutter/samples/vs/microg/GmsCore
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/flutter/samples/vs/microg/GmsCore.md
Description: samples and GmsCore share 9 technologies: androidx.core:core, Google, core-ktx, JetBrains, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, and androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview. samples is written in Dart and GmsCore in Java.

# samples vs GmsCore

samples and GmsCore share 9 technologies: androidx.core:core, Google, core-ktx, JetBrains, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, and androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview. samples is written in Dart and GmsCore in Java.

- [flutter/samples](https://seerepo.com/r/flutter/samples): A collection of Flutter examples and demos
- [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, Google, core-ktx, JetBrains, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview
- Only in samples: Flutter, go_router, shared_preferences, plugin_platform_interface, shelf, androidx.activity:activity-ktx, Angular, google_fonts, core-splashscreen, cached_network_image, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, com.google.android.material:material, flutter_animate, cupertino_icons, flutter_markdown, flutter_svg, image, logging
- Only in GmsCore: Jetpack Compose, androidx.activity:activity, datastore, activity-compose, lifecycle-runtime-ktx, lifecycle-service, 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

| | samples | GmsCore |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 164,253 lines written, 457 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 November 4, 2026, 1,926 commits, 19,283 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 2,543 commits, 15,237 stars |
| Tests | 128 test files. 28% 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, samples or GmsCore?

GmsCore, with 219,411 lines written; samples has 164,253.

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

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

samples, with 19,283 stars; GmsCore has 15,237.

The proof: [flutter/samples on GitHub](https://github.com/flutter/samples)

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

samples, with 128 test files; GmsCore has 2.

The proof: [flutter/samples's code at commit 9df2cac](https://github.com/flutter/samples/tree/9df2cac15cc3d28a51aace018ad822387d30ac72)

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

Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.

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

## Sources

- flutter/samples: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 9df2cac (https://github.com/flutter/samples/tree/9df2cac15cc3d28a51aace018ad822387d30ac72)
- 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.