Side-by-Side Comparison
AppUpdater vs ahoy
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● mxcl/AppUpdater (286)
● ahoy-cli/ahoy (286)
☆ 286AppUpdater stars
☆ 286ahoy stars
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AppUpdaterStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
AppUpdater Leads
+0 stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
ahoy Leads
40 total community forks
Recent Maintenance
ahoy
Pushed 11d ago
Licensing
Different
AppUpdater: Unlicense vs ahoy: MIT
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | mxcl/AppUpdater ↗ | ahoy-cli/ahoy ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Automatically update open source macOS apps from GitHub releases. Full support for attestations. | Create shareable, self-documenting command-line tools from simple YAML files. Easily wrap shell, npm, docker... anything, to standardize your processes and make the lives of the people working on your project better. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 286 | ☆ 286 |
| Forks | 8 | 40 |
| Open Issues | 0 | 15 |
| Main Language | Swift | Go |
| License | Unlicense | MIT |
| Last Push | Sep 25, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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