Decision Workspace
ib-romaji vs ib-matcher vs wana_kana
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
ib-romaji
experimentalv0.2.1
A fast Japanese romanizer
53
ib-matcher
experimentalv0.4.4
A multilingual, flexible and fast string, glob and regex matcher. Support 拼音匹配 (Chinese pinyin match) and ローマ字検索 (Japanese romaji match).
50
wana_kana
growingv4.0.0
Utility library for checking and converting between Japanese characters - Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana - and Romaji
Core Metrics
| ib-romaji | ib-matcher | wana_kana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 53 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 1.9K | 351.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 128 | 105 | 38.6K |
| Dependents | 7 | 2 | 79 |
| Releases | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 29d ago | 6d ago | 542d ago |
| Age | 8m | 8m | 8y 1m |
Health Breakdown
ib-romaji
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ib-matcher
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
wana_kana
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ib-romaji | ib-matcher | wana_kana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.4.4 | 4.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 16 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 891KB | 208KB | 43KB |
| Features | 5 | 31 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ib-matcher leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wana_kana has the most downloads (351.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ wana_kana has not been updated in over a year.
- •ib-romaji, ib-matcher are pre-1.0 — API may change.