Side-by-Side Comparison
Balloon vs Magisk
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● skydoves/Balloon (4K)
● topjohnwu/Magisk (64K)
☆ 4KBalloon stars
☆ 64KMagisk stars
+60KDifference
MagiskStar Leader (15.9x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
Magisk Leads
+60K stars (15.9x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
Magisk Leads
19.3K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
Balloon
Pushed 2d ago
Licensing
Different
Balloon: Apache-2.0 vs Magisk: GPL-3.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | skydoves/Balloon ↗ | topjohnwu/Magisk ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | :balloon: Modernized and sophisticated tooltips, fully customizable with an arrow and animations for Compose and Kotlin Multiplatform. | The Magic Mask for Android |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 4,016 | ☆ 63,966 |
| Forks | 310 | 19,304 |
| Open Issues | 1 | 55 |
| Main Language | Kotlin | Kotlin |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Last Push | Nov 10, 2026 | Nov 10, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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