Signal-Android vs thunderbird-android
Signal-Android and thunderbird-android share 14 technologies: Jetpack Compose, core-ktx, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, lifecycle-process, lifecycle-runtime-compose, lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate, Google, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, androidx.window:window, androidx.preference:preference, androidx.camera:camera-view, androidx.biometric:biometric, and com.google.zxing:core. Both are written in Kotlin.
LinkedInWhat 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
- fragment-ktx
- lifecycle-common-java8
- 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.media3:media3-ui
- com.google.accompanist:accompanist-drawablepainter
- 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
- androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface
- com.github.jknack:handlebars
- androidx.camera:camera-video
In common
- Jetpack Compose
- core-ktx
- lifecycle-livedata-ktx
- lifecycle-process
- lifecycle-runtime-compose
- lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate
Google- androidx.appcompat:appcompat
- androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout
- androidx.window:window
- androidx.preference:preference
- androidx.camera:camera-view
- androidx.biometric:biometric
- com.google.zxing:core
thunderbird
thunderbird-android
Thunderbird for Android – Open Source Email App for Android (fka K-9 Mail)
Kotlin14.2kRead on November 9, 2026, at commit 467787fWhat is thunderbird-android built with?Only in thunderbird-android
- androidx.activity:activity
- androidx.navigationevent:navigationevent
- datastore-preferences
- androidx.datastore:datastore
- activity-compose
- koin-bom
- koin-compose
- koin-compose-viewmodel
- koin-core
- koin-core-viewmodel
- lifecycle-runtime-ktx
- lifecycle-viewmodel
- lifecycle-viewmodel-compose
- navigation-compose
- org.jetbrains.compose.runtime:runtime
- androidx.core:core
- adaptive
- core-splashscreen
- fragment-compose
- glance-material3
- graphics-path
- material3
- org.jetbrains.compose.components:components-resources
- androidx.fragment:fragment
- androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview
- androidx.coordinatorlayout:coordinatorlayout
- Glance
- de.hdodenhof:circleimageview
- androidx.glance:glance-preview
- androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout
- material-icons-extended
- net.openid:appauth
- com.github.bumptech.glide:glide
- jdom2
- jinja2
- org.apache.james:apache-mime4j-dom
- org.jsoup:jsoup
- com.fleeksoft.ksoup:ksoup
- json-schema-validator
- jsonschema
- io.ktor:ktor-client-logging
- logback-classic
- timber
Side by side
Signal-Androidthunderbird-android
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
Signal-Android951,618 lines written5,633 code files
thunderbird-android351,476 lines written2,919 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
thunderbird-android0% 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
thunderbird-androidLast push November 6, 202617,173 commits14,195 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
thunderbird-android808 test files44.2% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, Signal-Android or thunderbird-android?
Signal-Android, with 951,618 lines written; thunderbird-android has 351,476.
The proof: signalapp/Signal-Android's code at commit a74583b
Which has more GitHub stars, Signal-Android or thunderbird-android?
Signal-Android, with 29,597 stars; thunderbird-android has 14,195.
The proof: signalapp/Signal-Android on GitHub
Which has more tests, Signal-Android or thunderbird-android?
Signal-Android, with 1,054 test files; thunderbird-android has 808.
The proof: signalapp/Signal-Android's code at commit a74583b
Which was updated more recently, Signal-Android or thunderbird-android?
Both got their last push on November 6, 2026.
The proof: thunderbird/thunderbird-android's commits on GitHub
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