Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/pppscn/SmsForwarder/vs/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/pppscn/SmsForwarder/vs/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android.md
Description: SmsForwarder and shadowsocks-android share 3 technologies: androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx, androidx.core:core-ktx, and room-runtime. Both are written in Kotlin.

# SmsForwarder vs shadowsocks-android

SmsForwarder and shadowsocks-android share 3 technologies: androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx, androidx.core:core-ktx, and room-runtime. Both are written in Kotlin.

- [pppscn/SmsForwarder](https://seerepo.com/r/pppscn/SmsForwarder): 短信转发器——监控Android手机短信、来电、APP通知，并根据指定规则转发到其他手机：钉钉群自定义机器人、钉钉企业内机器人、企业微信群机器人、飞书机器人、企业微信应用消息、邮箱、bark、webhook、Telegram机器人、Server酱、PushPlus、手机短信等。包括主动控制服务端与客户端，让你轻松远程发短信、查短信、查通话、查话簿、查电量等。（V3.0 新增）PS.这个APK主要是学习与自用，如有BUG请提ISSUE，同时欢迎大家提PR指正
- [shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android](https://seerepo.com/r/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android): A shadowsocks client for Android

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx, androidx.core:core-ktx, room-runtime
- Only in SmsForwarder: Spring, org.eclipse.paho:org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3, activity-ktx, cardview, preference-ktx, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, room-ktx, room-paging, com.sun.mail:jakarta.mail
- Only in shadowsocks-android: Firebase, lifecycle-runtime-ktx, constraintlayout, androidx.preference:preference, Google, androidx.camera:camera-view, com.google.mlkit:barcode-scanning, com.google.zxing:core, com.jakewharton.timber:timber

## Side by side

| | SmsForwarder | shadowsocks-android |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 48,137 lines written, 341 code files | 11,516 lines written, 96 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push November 8, 2026, 862 commits, 28,775 stars | Last push August 9, 2026, 3,499 commits, 36,837 stars |
| Tests | 0 test files | 7 test files. 9.4% 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, SmsForwarder or shadowsocks-android?

SmsForwarder, with 48,137 lines written; shadowsocks-android has 11,516.

The proof: [pppscn/SmsForwarder's code at commit a142f92](https://github.com/pppscn/SmsForwarder/tree/a142f9270624e96b15ecfae53035581354fb6434)

### Which has more GitHub stars, SmsForwarder or shadowsocks-android?

shadowsocks-android, with 36,837 stars; SmsForwarder has 28,775.

The proof: [shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android on GitHub](https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android)

### Which has more tests, SmsForwarder or shadowsocks-android?

shadowsocks-android, with 7 test files.

The proof: [shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android's code at commit ae28fd9](https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android/tree/ae28fd91931fe4d2d5aab044de9ceaf9ed07ad56)

### Which was updated more recently, SmsForwarder or shadowsocks-android?

SmsForwarder: its last push was on November 8, 2026, and shadowsocks-android's on August 9, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, SmsForwarder or shadowsocks-android?

shadowsocks-android: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with Claude Code.

## Sources

- pppscn/SmsForwarder: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit a142f92 (https://github.com/pppscn/SmsForwarder/tree/a142f9270624e96b15ecfae53035581354fb6434)
- shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit ae28fd9 (https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android/tree/ae28fd91931fe4d2d5aab044de9ceaf9ed07ad56)

## 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.