Decision Workspace
beast1984 vs tapciify vs nitro_cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
beast1984
stablev1.0.3
An ASCII game built in rust in loving memory of the 1984 hit BEAST by Dan Baker, Alan Brown, Mark Hamilton and Derrick Shadel
54
tapciify
growingv3.3.1
CLI tool that can let you view images in terminal as ASCII art
53
nitro_cli
experimentalv0.30.0
The command-line interface for Nitrolaunch
Core Metrics
| beast1984 | tapciify | nitro_cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 26.7K | 248 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 20 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 757d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 1y | 3y 4m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
beast1984
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
tapciify
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
nitro_cli
Maintenance
21
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| beast1984 | tapciify | nitro_cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.3 | 3.3.1 | 0.30.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 69KB | 25KB | 80KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.87 | 1.74 | 1.89.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •beast1984 leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tapciify has the most downloads (26.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ tapciify has not been updated in over a year.
- •nitro_cli is pre-1.0 — API may change.