Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/team-spotube/spotube/vs/thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/team-spotube/spotube/vs/thunderbird/thunderbird-android.md
Description: spotube and thunderbird-android share 10 technologies: Jetpack Compose, datastore-preferences, androidx.datastore:datastore, koin-compose, koin-compose-viewmodel, koin-core, lifecycle-runtime-compose, lifecycle-viewmodel-compose, org.jetbrains.compose.runtime:runtime, and io.ktor:ktor-client-logging. Both are written in Kotlin.

# spotube vs thunderbird-android

spotube and thunderbird-android share 10 technologies: Jetpack Compose, datastore-preferences, androidx.datastore:datastore, koin-compose, koin-compose-viewmodel, koin-core, lifecycle-runtime-compose, lifecycle-viewmodel-compose, org.jetbrains.compose.runtime:runtime, and io.ktor:ktor-client-logging. Both are written in Kotlin.

- [team-spotube/spotube](https://seerepo.com/r/team-spotube/spotube): 🎧 Open source music streaming app! Available for both desktop & mobile!
- [thunderbird/thunderbird-android](https://seerepo.com/r/thunderbird/thunderbird-android): Thunderbird for Android – Open Source Email App for Android (fka K-9 Mail)

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Jetpack Compose, datastore-preferences, androidx.datastore:datastore, koin-compose, koin-compose-viewmodel, koin-core, lifecycle-runtime-compose, lifecycle-viewmodel-compose, org.jetbrains.compose.runtime:runtime, io.ktor:ktor-client-logging
- Only in spotube: io.ktor:ktor-server-cio, lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation3, navigation3-ui, Tokio, filekit-dialogs-compose, JetBrains, dev.chrisbanes.haze:haze, io.github.vinceglb:filekit-dialogs, dev.nucleusframework:composenativetray, sh.calvin.reorderable:reorderable, coil-compose, jmustache, multiplatform-markdown-renderer-m3, log
- Only in thunderbird-android: androidx.activity:activity, androidx.navigationevent:navigationevent, activity-compose, core-ktx, koin-bom, koin-core-viewmodel, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, lifecycle-process, lifecycle-runtime-ktx, lifecycle-viewmodel, lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate, navigation-compose, androidx.core:core, adaptive, core-splashscreen, fragment-compose, glance-material3, graphics-path, material3, org.jetbrains.compose.components:components-resources, Google, androidx.fragment:fragment, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, androidx.preference:preference, androidx.coordinatorlayout:coordinatorlayout, Glance, de.hdodenhof:circleimageview, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, androidx.camera:camera-view, androidx.glance:glance-preview, androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout, androidx.window:window, material-icons-extended, net.openid:appauth, androidx.biometric:biometric, com.github.bumptech.glide:glide, jdom2, jinja2, org.apache.james:apache-mime4j-dom, org.jsoup:jsoup, com.fleeksoft.ksoup:ksoup, com.google.zxing:core, json-schema-validator, jsonschema, logback-classic, timber

## Side by side

| | spotube | thunderbird-android |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 72,310 lines written, 485 code files | 351,476 lines written, 2,919 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push November 3, 2026, 2,169 commits, 50,613 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 17,173 commits, 14,195 stars |
| Tests | 18 test files. 12.2% of its code files have a test that imports them | 808 test files. 44.2% 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, spotube or thunderbird-android?

thunderbird-android, with 351,476 lines written; spotube has 72,310.

The proof: [thunderbird/thunderbird-android's code at commit 467787f](https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android/tree/467787fcc43e560aae2d670c7cfa5f9036ca486d)

### Which has more GitHub stars, spotube or thunderbird-android?

spotube, with 50,613 stars; thunderbird-android has 14,195.

The proof: [team-spotube/spotube on GitHub](https://github.com/team-spotube/spotube)

### Which has more tests, spotube or thunderbird-android?

thunderbird-android, with 808 test files; spotube has 18.

The proof: [thunderbird/thunderbird-android's code at commit 467787f](https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android/tree/467787fcc43e560aae2d670c7cfa5f9036ca486d)

### Which was updated more recently, spotube or thunderbird-android?

thunderbird-android: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and spotube's on November 3, 2026.

The proof: [thunderbird/thunderbird-android's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, spotube or thunderbird-android?

spotube: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with Claude Code.

## Sources

- team-spotube/spotube: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 08f8f65 (https://github.com/team-spotube/spotube/tree/08f8f65a2a7fcfb94c69882333fe0a9f7e56d0ec)
- thunderbird/thunderbird-android: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit 467787f (https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android/tree/467787fcc43e560aae2d670c7cfa5f9036ca486d)

## 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.