Decision Workspace
ndk vs android-activity vs ndk-build2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
ndk
growingv0.9.0
Safe Rust bindings to the Android NDK
63
android-activity
growingv0.6.1
Glue for building Rust applications on Android with NativeActivity or GameActivity
60
ndk-build2
stablev1.3.11
Utilities for building Android binaries
Core Metrics
| ndk | android-activity | ndk-build2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 63 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 41.6M | 21.5M | 6.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.7M | 1.2M | 0 |
| Dependents | 859 | 483 | 20 |
| Releases | 12 | 17 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 808d ago | 112d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 4y | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
ndk
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
android-activity
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ndk-build2
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ndk | android-activity | ndk-build2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 0.6.1 | 1.3.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 13 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 85KB | 323KB | 24KB |
| Features | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 8.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.66 | 1.85.0 | 1.95.0 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •android-activity leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ndk has the most downloads (41.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ndk is depended on by 859 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ndk has not been updated in over a year.
- •ndk, android-activity are pre-1.0 — API may change.