Decision Workspace
sensehat-screen vs sensehat-stick vs softbuffer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
sensehat-screen
growingv0.2.6
A library for using the 8x8-LED matrix, with RGB565 coloring, on the Raspberry Pi Sense HAT device.
35
sensehat-stick
growingv0.1.0
A Rust library for the Raspberry Pi Sense HAT Joystick.
68
softbuffer
growingv0.4.8
Cross-platform software buffer
Core Metrics
| sensehat-screen | sensehat-stick | softbuffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 35 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 31.0K | 2.0K | 8.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 104 | 3 | 1.3M |
| Dependents | 3 | 0 | 658 |
| Releases | 19 | 1 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 1887d ago | 2896d ago | 104d ago |
| Age | 7y 12m | 7y 11m | 4y 2m |
Health Breakdown
sensehat-screen
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
sensehat-stick
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
softbuffer
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| sensehat-screen | sensehat-stick | softbuffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.6 | 0.1.0 | 0.4.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 35 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 4KB | 65KB |
| Features | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.71.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 7 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •softbuffer leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •softbuffer is depended on by 658 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sensehat-screen, sensehat-stick have not been updated in over a year.