LibreTube vs Signal-Android
LibreTube and Signal-Android share 7 technologies: lifecycle-livedata-ktx, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, Google, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, and androidx.media3:media3-ui. Both are written in Kotlin.
What they share and what sets them apart
libre-tube
LibreTube
An alternative frontend for YouTube, for Android.
Kotlin13kRead on November 10, 2026, at commit 58592a1What is LibreTube built with?Only in LibreTube
- androidx.core:core
- androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx
- androidx.activity:activity-ktx
- androidx.paging:paging-runtime-ktx
- lifecycle-runtime-ktx
- lifecycle-service
- core-splashscreen
- androidx.preference:preference-ktx
- androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout
- room-ktx
- coil
- androidx.documentfile:documentfile
In common
- lifecycle-livedata-ktx
- navigation-fragment-ktx
- navigation-ui-ktx
- androidx.appcompat:appcompat
- androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout
- androidx.media3:media3-ui
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-process
- lifecycle-runtime-compose
- lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate
- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8
- Airbnb
- com.google.android.flexbox:flexbox
- gridlayout
- media3-ui-compose
- recyclerview
- window-java
- com.airbnb.android:lottie
- androidx.compose.material3.adaptive:adaptive
- androidx.window:window
- com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter
- 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
- androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface
- com.github.jknack:handlebars
- androidx.camera:camera-video
Side by side
LibreTubeSignal-Android
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
LibreTube38,219 lines written455 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.
LibreTube0% 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.
LibreTubeLast push November 8, 202610,182 commits12,979 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.
LibreTube3 test files0.7% 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, LibreTube or Signal-Android?
Signal-Android, with 951,618 lines written; LibreTube has 38,219.
The proof: signalapp/Signal-Android's code at commit a74583b
Which has more GitHub stars, LibreTube or Signal-Android?
Signal-Android, with 29,597 stars; LibreTube has 12,979.
The proof: signalapp/Signal-Android on GitHub
Which has more tests, LibreTube or Signal-Android?
Signal-Android, with 1,054 test files; LibreTube has 3.
The proof: signalapp/Signal-Android's code at commit a74583b
Which was updated more recently, LibreTube or Signal-Android?
LibreTube: its last push was on November 8, 2026, and Signal-Android's on November 6, 2026.
The proof: libre-tube/LibreTube's commits on GitHub
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