Decision Workspace
downapk vs androkit vs ndk-build2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
downapk
growingv0.6.4
Program to download APKs of given Android package
47
androkit
experimentalv0.3.0
Reusable Android developer toolkit for Rust — ADB plumbing, APK/manifest parsing, Gradle project discovery
60
ndk-build2
stablev1.3.11
Utilities for building Android binaries
Core Metrics
| downapk | androkit | ndk-build2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 47 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 28.3K | 117 | 6.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Releases | 23 | 3 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 779d ago | 25d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 25d | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
downapk
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
androkit
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
ndk-build2
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| downapk | androkit | ndk-build2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.4 | 0.3.0 | 1.3.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 38KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74 | 1.95.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ndk-build2 leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •downapk has the most downloads (28.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ downapk has not been updated in over a year.
- •downapk, androkit are pre-1.0 — API may change.