Decision Workspace
perchance vs squirrel-rng vs parrot-rng
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
perchance
growingv0.5.3
Very simple random number generation optimized for ease of use
56
squirrel-rng
growingv0.4.0
An impl of `rand::Rng` based on a talk by Squirrel Eiserloh re: Math for Game Programmers.
55
parrot-rng
experimentalv0.8.0
A lightweight, strictly deterministic procedural generation library for Rust
Core Metrics
| perchance | squirrel-rng | parrot-rng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 166.5K | 13.4K | 309 |
| 30d Downloads | 221 | 153 | 49 |
| Dependents | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 9 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 764d ago | 14d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 4y 1m | 5y 1m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
perchance
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
squirrel-rng
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
parrot-rng
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| perchance | squirrel-rng | parrot-rng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.3 | 0.4.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0-only OR LGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 10KB | 38KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.76.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •squirrel-rng leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •perchance has the most downloads (166.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ perchance has not been updated in over a year.