Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/recloudstream/cloudstream/vs/signalapp/Signal-Android
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/recloudstream/cloudstream/vs/signalapp/Signal-Android.md
Description: cloudstream and Signal-Android share 8 technologies: Jetpack Compose, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, Google, androidx.media3:media3-ui, and androidx.biometric:biometric. Both are written in Kotlin.

# cloudstream vs Signal-Android

cloudstream and Signal-Android share 8 technologies: Jetpack Compose, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, Google, androidx.media3:media3-ui, and androidx.biometric:biometric. Both are written in Kotlin.

- [recloudstream/cloudstream](https://seerepo.com/r/recloudstream/cloudstream): Android app for streaming and downloading media.
- [signalapp/Signal-Android](https://seerepo.com/r/signalapp/Signal-Android): A private messenger for Android.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Jetpack Compose, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, Google, androidx.media3:media3-ui, androidx.biometric:biometric
- Only in cloudstream: androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx, activity-ktx, org.jetbrains.compose.runtime:runtime, androidx.core:core-ktx, Ktor, constraintlayout, JetBrains, material3, androidx.preference:preference-ktx, coil, coil-compose, NewPipeExtractor, org.jsoup:jsoup, com.fleeksoft.ksoup:ksoup
- Only in Signal-Android: 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, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, 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.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

| | cloudstream | Signal-Android |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 109,283 lines written, 508 code files | 951,618 lines written, 5,633 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push November 12, 2026, 3,471 commits, 11,262 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 21,173 commits, 29,597 stars |
| Tests | 13 test files. 4.5% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,054 test files. 32.5% 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, cloudstream or Signal-Android?

Signal-Android, with 951,618 lines written; cloudstream has 109,283.

The proof: [signalapp/Signal-Android's code at commit a74583b](https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/tree/a74583b01e260944f699c4da03ba4e8ce04de32b)

### Which has more GitHub stars, cloudstream or Signal-Android?

Signal-Android, with 29,597 stars; cloudstream has 11,262.

The proof: [signalapp/Signal-Android on GitHub](https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android)

### Which has more tests, cloudstream or Signal-Android?

Signal-Android, with 1,054 test files; cloudstream has 13.

The proof: [signalapp/Signal-Android's code at commit a74583b](https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/tree/a74583b01e260944f699c4da03ba4e8ce04de32b)

### Which was updated more recently, cloudstream or Signal-Android?

cloudstream: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and Signal-Android's on November 6, 2026.

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

## Sources

- recloudstream/cloudstream: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit 5d66bbe (https://github.com/recloudstream/cloudstream/tree/5d66bbeaf3b35c0c18ad2e0b9ce6b0aea4f5241c)
- signalapp/Signal-Android: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit a74583b (https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/tree/a74583b01e260944f699c4da03ba4e8ce04de32b)

## 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.