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anime vs CYLTabBarController
anime has 73,222 GitHub stars, 4,948 forks, 118 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. CYLTabBarController has 7,034 stars, 1,456 forks, 148 open issues and last shipped yesterday. anime leads on adoption by 941% (73,222 vs 7,034 stars). anime is written in JavaScript under MIT; CYLTabBarController is written in Swift under MIT. anime has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, CYLTabBarController 21%. CYLTabBarController was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (animation), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| anime | CYLTabBarController | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 73K | ★ 7.0K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-08-21 | 2026-09-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.9K | ⑂ 1.5K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick anime if
- You weight community size — 73K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick CYLTabBarController if
- You want the CYLTabBarController feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and CYLTabBarController fits your workflow better
About anime
Anime.js is a free, MIT licensed JavaScript animation engine for developers who need to animate CSS properties, SVG, DOM attributes, and plain JavaScript objects from a single lightweight API.
read the full anime overview →
About CYLTabBarController
CYLTabBarController is an iOS UI library, written in Swift with Objective C support, that gives developers Lottie animated tab bar items, the iOS 26/27 Liquid Glass look, and an enlarged centre "+" tab bar button in a standard UIKit tab controller.
read the full CYLTabBarController overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is anime or CYLTabBarController more popular?
anime has 73,222 GitHub stars and CYLTabBarController has 7,034. anime has the larger community by that measure.
Are anime and CYLTabBarController free?
Both are open source. anime is licensed under MIT and CYLTabBarController under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between anime and CYLTabBarController?
anime is written in JavaScript and CYLTabBarController in Swift. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, anime or CYLTabBarController?
Choose anime if you want the larger community (73,222 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose CYLTabBarController if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.