Decision Workspace
mastodon-notifier vs tiny-update-check vs buzz
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
mastodon-notifier
growingv0.1.0
Mastodon desktop notification daemon
64
tiny-update-check
experimentalv1.1.3
A minimal, lightweight crate update checker for Rust CLI applications
50
buzz
growingv2.0.0
A simple system tray application for notifying about unseen e-mail
Core Metrics
| mastodon-notifier | tiny-update-check | buzz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 64 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 3.5K | 44.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 1280d ago | 34d ago | 757d ago |
| Age | 3y 6m | 3m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
mastodon-notifier
Maintenance
1
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
tiny-update-check
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
buzz
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mastodon-notifier | tiny-update-check | buzz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.1.3 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 8 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 94KB | 77KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | 1.67.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tiny-update-check leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •buzz has the most downloads (44.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ mastodon-notifier, buzz have not been updated in over a year.
- •mastodon-notifier is pre-1.0 — API may change.