Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/signalapp/Signal-Android/vs/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/signalapp/Signal-Android/vs/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe.md
Description: 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.

# 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.

- [signalapp/Signal-Android](https://seerepo.com/r/signalapp/Signal-Android): A private messenger for Android.
- [TeamNewPipe/NewPipe](https://seerepo.com/r/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe): A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Jetpack Compose, fragment-ktx, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, Google, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, androidx.preference:preference
- 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
- 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

| | Signal-Android | NewPipe |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 951,618 lines written, 5,633 code files | 90,890 lines written, 539 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push November 6, 2026, 21,173 commits, 29,597 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 9,946 commits, 40,461 stars |
| Tests | 1,054 test files. 32.5% of its code files have a test that imports them | 47 test files. 13.2% 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, 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](https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/tree/a74583b01e260944f699c4da03ba4e8ce04de32b)

### 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](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe)

### 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](https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/tree/a74583b01e260944f699c4da03ba4e8ce04de32b)

### 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](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/commits)

## Sources

- signalapp/Signal-Android: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit a74583b (https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/tree/a74583b01e260944f699c4da03ba4e8ce04de32b)
- TeamNewPipe/NewPipe: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit ca4089f (https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/tree/ca4089f991a5b0d378a55f6e1d7c5cf2e0b6899f)

## 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.