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devdocs vs apps-android-wikipedia
devdocs has 39,596 GitHub stars, 2,656 forks, 196 open issues and last shipped yesterday. apps-android-wikipedia has 3,053 stars, 858 forks, 45 open issues and last shipped yesterday. devdocs leads on adoption by 1,197% (39,596 vs 3,053 stars). devdocs is written in Ruby under MPL-2.0; apps-android-wikipedia is written in Kotlin under Apache-2.0. devdocs has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, apps-android-wikipedia 28%. apps-android-wikipedia was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| devdocs | apps-android-wikipedia | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 40K | ★ 3.1K |
| License | MPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Ruby | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.7K | ⑂ 858 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick devdocs if
- You weight community size — 40K stars and counting
- You want the MPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick apps-android-wikipedia if
- You want the apps-android-wikipedia feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and apps-android-wikipedia fits your workflow better
About devdocs
DevDocs — API Documentation Browser DevDocs combines multiple developer documentations in a clean and organized web UI with instant search, offline support, mobile version, dark theme, keyboard shortcuts, and more. DevDocs was created by Thibaut Courouble and is operated by freeCodeCamp. We are currently searching for maintainers Please reach out to the community on Discord if you would like to join the team! Keep track of development news: Join the contributors chat room on Discord Watch the repository on GitHub Table of Contents: Quick Start · Vision · App · Scraper · Commands · Contributing · Documentation ·…
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About apps-android-wikipedia
Wikipedia Android app This repository contains the source code for the official Wikipedia Android app. Documentation All documentation is kept on our wiki. Check it out! Issues Kindly file issues in [our bug tracker][1] [1]:
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Frequently asked questions
Is devdocs or apps-android-wikipedia more popular?
devdocs has 39,596 GitHub stars and apps-android-wikipedia has 3,053. devdocs has the larger community by that measure.
Are devdocs and apps-android-wikipedia free?
Both are open source. devdocs is licensed under MPL-2.0 and apps-android-wikipedia under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between devdocs and apps-android-wikipedia?
devdocs is written in Ruby and apps-android-wikipedia in Kotlin. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, devdocs or apps-android-wikipedia?
Choose devdocs if you want the larger community (39,596 stars) or its MPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose apps-android-wikipedia if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.