Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/microg/GmsCore/vs/recloudstream/cloudstream
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/microg/GmsCore/vs/recloudstream/cloudstream.md
Description: GmsCore and cloudstream share 9 technologies: Jetpack Compose, JetBrains, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, Google, androidx.biometric:biometric, and coil-compose. GmsCore is written in Java and cloudstream in Kotlin.

# GmsCore vs cloudstream

GmsCore and cloudstream share 9 technologies: Jetpack Compose, JetBrains, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, Google, androidx.biometric:biometric, and coil-compose. GmsCore is written in Java and cloudstream in Kotlin.

- [microg/GmsCore](https://seerepo.com/r/microg/GmsCore): Free implementation of Play Services
- [recloudstream/cloudstream](https://seerepo.com/r/recloudstream/cloudstream): Android app for streaming and downloading media.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Jetpack Compose, JetBrains, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, Google, androidx.biometric:biometric, coil-compose
- Only in GmsCore: androidx.activity:activity, datastore, activity-compose, core-ktx, lifecycle-runtime-ktx, lifecycle-service, androidx.core:core, preference-ktx, androidx.preference:preference, androidx.fragment:fragment, Huawei, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, androidx.mediarouter:mediarouter, androidx.camera:camera-view, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-systemuicontroller, androidx.credentials:credentials, coil-svg, com.google.zxing:core
- Only in cloudstream: androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx, activity-ktx, org.jetbrains.compose.runtime:runtime, androidx.core:core-ktx, Ktor, constraintlayout, material3, androidx.preference:preference-ktx, androidx.media3:media3-ui, coil, NewPipeExtractor, org.jsoup:jsoup, com.fleeksoft.ksoup:ksoup

## Side by side

| | GmsCore | cloudstream |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 219,411 lines written, 2,272 code files | 109,283 lines written, 508 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 12, 2026, 3,471 commits, 11,262 stars |
| Tests | 2 test files. 0.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 13 test files. 4.5% 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 cloudstream?

GmsCore, with 219,411 lines written; cloudstream has 109,283.

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

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

GmsCore, with 15,237 stars; cloudstream has 11,262.

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

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

cloudstream, with 13 test files; GmsCore has 2.

The proof: [recloudstream/cloudstream's code at commit 5d66bbe](https://github.com/recloudstream/cloudstream/tree/5d66bbeaf3b35c0c18ad2e0b9ce6b0aea4f5241c)

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

cloudstream: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and GmsCore's on November 4, 2026.

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

## Sources

- microg/GmsCore: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit a03b082 (https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/tree/a03b082db8a07b4ec5342b4cdcb112c0ba1a6b2d)
- recloudstream/cloudstream: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit 5d66bbe (https://github.com/recloudstream/cloudstream/tree/5d66bbeaf3b35c0c18ad2e0b9ce6b0aea4f5241c)

## 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.