Decision Workspace
apple-log vs console_log vs better-logger
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
apple-log
experimentalv0.6.0
Safe Rust bindings for Apple's os / OSLog APIs on macOS
64
console_log
growingv1.0.0
A logging facility that routes Rust log messages to the browser's console.
62
better-logger
stablev2.3.2
Flexible sync/async logger with console, file, and HTTP output
Core Metrics
| apple-log | console_log | better-logger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 64 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 147 | 27.9M | 5.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.0M | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.4K | 11 |
| Releases | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 54d ago | 1221d ago | 79d ago |
| Age | 1m | 7y 6m | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
apple-log
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
console_log
Maintenance
3
Quality
22
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
better-logger
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| apple-log | console_log | better-logger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 1.0.0 | 2.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 42KB | 29KB | 40KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.76 | — | 1.85.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •console_log leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •console_log is depended on by 3.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ console_log has not been updated in over a year.
- •apple-log is pre-1.0 — API may change.