Decision Workspace
parrot-rng vs squirrel-rng vs squirrel_noise5
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
parrot-rng
experimentalv0.8.1
A lightweight, strictly deterministic procedural generation library for Rust
53
squirrel-rng
growingv0.4.0
An impl of `rand::Rng` based on a talk by Squirrel Eiserloh re: Math for Game Programmers.
47
squirrel_noise5
growingv1.1.2
Implementation of SquirrelNoise version 5 with a random values generator and optional bindings with rand crate (rand_squirrel feature)
Core Metrics
| parrot-rng | squirrel-rng | squirrel_noise5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 53 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 368 | 13.7K | 1.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 73d ago | 213d ago |
| Age | 5m | 5y 3m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
parrot-rng
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
squirrel-rng
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
squirrel_noise5
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| parrot-rng | squirrel-rng | squirrel_noise5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 | 0.4.0 | 1.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0-only OR LGPL-3.0-only | MIT/Apache-2.0 | CC-BY-3.0-US |
| Dependencies | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 10KB | 6KB |
| Features | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •parrot-rng leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •squirrel-rng has the most downloads (13.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •parrot-rng, squirrel-rng are pre-1.0 — API may change.