Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/microg/GmsCore/vs/MuntashirAkon/AppManager
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/microg/GmsCore/vs/MuntashirAkon/AppManager.md
Description: GmsCore and AppManager share 6 technologies: androidx.activity:activity, androidx.core:core, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.preference:preference, Google, and androidx.biometric:biometric. Both are written in Java.

# GmsCore vs AppManager

GmsCore and AppManager share 6 technologies: androidx.activity:activity, androidx.core:core, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.preference:preference, Google, and androidx.biometric:biometric. Both are written in Java.

- [microg/GmsCore](https://seerepo.com/r/microg/GmsCore): Free implementation of Play Services
- [MuntashirAkon/AppManager](https://seerepo.com/r/MuntashirAkon/AppManager): A full-featured package manager and viewer for Android

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: androidx.activity:activity, androidx.core:core, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.preference:preference, Google, androidx.biometric:biometric
- 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.recyclerview:recyclerview, androidx.mediarouter:mediarouter, androidx.camera:camera-view, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-systemuicontroller, androidx.credentials:credentials, coil-compose, coil-svg, com.google.zxing:core
- Only in AppManager: core-splashscreen, swiperefreshlayout, me.zhanghai.android.fastscroll:library, androidx.room:room-runtime, documentfile, androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface

## Side by side

| | GmsCore | AppManager |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 219,411 lines written, 2,272 code files | 204,086 lines written, 1,022 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 2,543 commits, 15,237 stars | Last push November 3, 2026, 6,012 commits, 9,601 stars |
| Tests | 2 test files. 0.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 91 test files. 16.9% 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, GmsCore or AppManager?

GmsCore, with 219,411 lines written; AppManager has 204,086.

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

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

GmsCore, with 15,237 stars; AppManager has 9,601.

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

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

AppManager, with 91 test files; GmsCore has 2.

The proof: [MuntashirAkon/AppManager's code at commit dc4154f](https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager/tree/dc4154f4c04399602895f31f9390bb66b25ea8a0)

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

GmsCore: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and AppManager's on November 3, 2026.

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

## Sources

- microg/GmsCore: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit a03b082 (https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/tree/a03b082db8a07b4ec5342b4cdcb112c0ba1a6b2d)
- MuntashirAkon/AppManager: Read on November 14, 2026, at commit dc4154f (https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager/tree/dc4154f4c04399602895f31f9390bb66b25ea8a0)

## 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.