Decision Workspace
boykisser vs termicat vs aarty
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
boykisser
growingv1.0.0
A collection of compile time ASCII art and images, especially boykisser.
53
termicat
experimentalv0.2.1
A fun ASCII cat art display that shows random cats every 15-35 seconds
52
aarty
growingv0.8.2
Mini-framework to display pictures on your terminal
Core Metrics
| boykisser | termicat | aarty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 53 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 809 | 1.1K | 45.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 12 | 37 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 5 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 248d ago | 34d ago | 50d ago |
| Age | 8m | 7m | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
boykisser
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
termicat
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
aarty
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| boykisser | termicat | aarty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.2.1 | 0.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 52KB | 21KB | 25KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •termicat leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aarty has the most downloads (45.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •termicat, aarty are pre-1.0 — API may change.