Decision Workspace
kludgine-app vs moltrun vs hoplite
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
kludgine-app
growingv0.5.0
Application and Windowing for Kludgine
55
moltrun
experimentalv1.7.2
High-performance game engine library with AI capabilities, built on wgpu for modern 3D graphics and physics simulation
53
hoplite
experimentalv0.1.9
A creative coding framework for Rust that gets out of your way
Core Metrics
| kludgine-app | moltrun | hoplite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 55 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 16.6K | 356 | 208 |
| 30d Downloads | 17 | 12 | 12 |
| Dependents | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 1064d ago | 121d ago | 100d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 4m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
kludgine-app
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
moltrun
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
hoplite
Maintenance
20
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| kludgine-app | moltrun | hoplite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 1.7.2 | 0.1.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 62KB | 305KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.64.0 | 1.90 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •moltrun leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kludgine-app has the most downloads (16.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ kludgine-app has not been updated in over a year.
- •kludgine-app, hoplite are pre-1.0 — API may change.