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Signal-Android vs NewPipe

Signal-Android and NewPipe share 7 technologies: Jetpack Compose, fragment-ktx, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, Google, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, and androidx.preference:preference. Signal-Android is written in Kotlin and NewPipe in Java.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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

  • 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
  • lifecycle-common-java8
  • lifecycle-process
  • lifecycle-runtime-compose
  • lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate
  • navigation-fragment-ktx
  • navigation-ui-ktx
  • 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
  • androidx.media3:media3-ui
  • com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter
  • 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

In common

TeamNewPipe

NewPipe

A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android.

Java40.5kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit ca4089fWhat is NewPipe built with?

Only in NewPipe

  • org.jetbrains.androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-compose
  • androidx.sqlite:sqlite-bundled
  • koin-annotations
  • koin-compose-navigation3
  • koin-compose-viewmodel
  • lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation3
  • navigation3-ui
  • org.jetbrains.compose.runtime:runtime
  • androidx.core:core-ktx
  • cardview
  • JetBrains
  • material3
  • swiperefreshlayout
  • androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview
  • room3-runtime
  • coil-compose
  • androidx.documentfile:documentfile
  • io.noties.markwon:core
  • io.noties.markwon:linkify
  • org.jsoup:jsoup

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
Signal-Android951,618 lines written5,633 code files
NewPipe90,890 lines written539 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.
Signal-Android0% of its commits signed by AI
NewPipe0% of its commits signed by AI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
Signal-AndroidLast push November 6, 202621,173 commits29,597 stars
NewPipeLast push November 6, 20269,946 commits40,461 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
Signal-Android1,054 test files32.5% of its code files have a test that imports them
NewPipe47 test files13.2% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, Signal-Android or NewPipe?
Signal-Android, with 951,618 lines written; NewPipe has 90,890.

The proof: signalapp/Signal-Android's code at commit a74583b

Which has more GitHub stars, Signal-Android or NewPipe?
NewPipe, with 40,461 stars; Signal-Android has 29,597.

The proof: TeamNewPipe/NewPipe on GitHub

Which has more tests, Signal-Android or NewPipe?
Signal-Android, with 1,054 test files; NewPipe has 47.

The proof: signalapp/Signal-Android's code at commit a74583b

Which was updated more recently, Signal-Android or NewPipe?
Both got their last push on November 6, 2026.

The proof: TeamNewPipe/NewPipe's commits on GitHub

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