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leakcanary vs NewPipe

leakcanary and NewPipe share 3 technologies: Jetpack Compose, androidx.core:core-ktx, and Google. leakcanary is written in Kotlin and NewPipe in Java.

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leakcanary

A memory leak detection library for Android.

Kotlin30kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit eb60b0bWhat is leakcanary built with?

Only in leakcanary

  • androidx.sqlite:sqlite-framework
  • Neo4j
  • com.google.dagger:hilt-android
  • lifecycle-runtime-ktx
  • org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib
  • androidx.startup:startup-runtime
  • androidx.fragment:fragment
  • androidx.compose.material:material-icons-core

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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
  • fragment-ktx
  • koin-annotations
  • koin-compose-navigation3
  • koin-compose-viewmodel
  • lifecycle-livedata-ktx
  • lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation3
  • navigation3-ui
  • org.jetbrains.compose.runtime:runtime
  • cardview
  • JetBrains
  • material3
  • swiperefreshlayout
  • androidx.preference:preference
  • androidx.appcompat:appcompat
  • androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview
  • androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout
  • 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.
leakcanary113,223 lines written480 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.
leakcanary17.3% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
NewPipe0% of its commits signed by AI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
leakcanaryLast push October 21, 20262,210 commits30,007 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.
leakcanary206 test files48.5% 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, leakcanary or NewPipe?
leakcanary, with 113,223 lines written; NewPipe has 90,890.

The proof: square/leakcanary's code at commit eb60b0b

Which has more GitHub stars, leakcanary or NewPipe?
NewPipe, with 40,461 stars; leakcanary has 30,007.

The proof: TeamNewPipe/NewPipe on GitHub

Which has more tests, leakcanary or NewPipe?
leakcanary, with 206 test files; NewPipe has 47.

The proof: square/leakcanary's code at commit eb60b0b

Which was updated more recently, leakcanary or NewPipe?
NewPipe: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and leakcanary's on October 21, 2026.

The proof: TeamNewPipe/NewPipe's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, leakcanary or NewPipe?
leakcanary: an AI signed 17.3% of its commits, with Claude Code.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in square/leakcanary

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