OpenPods vs Simple-Calendar

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OpenPods		Simple-Calendar
	Project
6	Mentions	58
899	Stars	3,475
-	Growth	0.9%
5.7	Activity	9.2
25 days ago	Latest Commit	2 months ago
Java	Language	Kotlin
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

OpenPods

Posts with mentions or reviews of OpenPods. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-16.

Which APP would you guys recommend to show battery level for Airpod pro on Android phone, specifically Pixel 6?
1 project | /r/androidapps | 1 Nov 2022

Try OpenPod it ain't on playstore but it's open source and on F-Droid so you know it respects your privacy Get it on F-Droid https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.dosse.airpods Or GitHub https://github.com/adolfintel/OpenPods
⟳ 3 apps added, 79 updated at f-droid.org
14 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 16 Sep 2022

OpenPods (version 1.8): The Free and Open Source app for monitoring your AirPods on Android
Android app?
1 project | /r/airpods | 28 Jun 2022

haven't tried this as i don't own airpods, but it's free and open source and looks to do what you want it to https://github.com/adolfintel/OpenPods
I want to write a program to interface with my earbuds, where do I start? Is it even possible?
2 projects | /r/cpp_questions | 28 Jun 2021

For instance, I looked up airpods on GitHub and found OpenPods, which is apparently an open source project for that particular brand of earphones.
OpenPods. Ad-free, open source Airpods control app with proper battery indicator, available on F-Droid
1 project | /r/androidapps | 15 Jun 2021

Github Releases
Battery usage graph only goes back <1hr
1 project | /r/LineageOS | 10 Apr 2021

So, after seeing that the logcat was being spammed by messages a la D/BtGatt.ScanManager: awakened up at time 472024 I came across this OpenPods issue.

Simple-Calendar

Posts with mentions or reviews of Simple-Calendar. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-07.

Does Sony really not have Notes?
1 project | /r/SonyXperia | 11 Dec 2023

My go to for those sort of app replacements are Simple Mobile Tools. https://www.simplemobiletools.com/
Looking for an alternative calender app.
3 projects | /r/degoogle | 7 Dec 2023

calender
Tibor Kaputa predáva SimpleMobileTools
1 project | /r/Slovakia | 6 Dec 2023
Unity’s New Pricing: A Wake-Up Call on the Importance of Open Source in Gaming
5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 15 Sep 2023

Simple mobile tools shows its definitely possible [0]. Simple gallery pro has 110k reviews, for example.
>You have a better chance of winning a lottery, happens every day.
Agreed here, though.
[0] https://www.simplemobiletools.com/
A group of open source Android apps without ads and unnecessary permissions
1 project | /r/hypeurls | 14 Sep 2023

1 project | /r/patient_hackernews | 12 Sep 2023

3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Sep 2023

I would be wary of using their calendar app. It has had a long-standing bug in basic timezone / DST handling:
https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-Calendar/issues/...
Contacts Manager
1 project | /r/privacy | 7 Jul 2023

Check out https://www.simplemobiletools.com/
Google is about to make life more difficult for custom ROM fans
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 28 Jun 2023

Most custom ROMs don't seem to use the AOSP dialer anyway. I've mostly seen forks with some nice features Google's dialer still lacks (called recording, for one).
AOSP hasn't been a useful Android distribution for years. Luckily, you can make it useful through third party apps like the Simple apps: https://www.simplemobiletools.com/
Reddit Alternative for /r/flashlight
6 projects | /r/flashlight | 1 Jun 2023

Simple Calendar - what it sounds like; supports sync

What are some alternatives?

When comparing OpenPods and Simple-Calendar you can also consider the following projects:

XPrivacyLua - Really simple to use privacy manager for Android 6.0 Marshmallow and later

Etar Calendar - Android open source calendar

markor - Text editor - Notes & ToDo (for Android) - Markdown, todo.txt, plaintext, math, ..

nextcloud-deck - 📋 Android client for nextcloud deck app

app - Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.

Shuttle - Shuttle Music Player

Vigilante - 🛡️ Android security (camera/microphone dots indicators) app using Hilt, Animations, Coroutines, Material, StateFlow, Jetpack (Room, ViewModel, Paging, Security, Biometrics, Start-up) based on MVVM architecture.

android-developer-roadmap - Android Developer Roadmap - A complete roadmap to learn Android App Development

tasks - Bringing Astrid Tasks back from the dead

jabra-node-sdk - Jabra Node.Js SDK based on N-API

CalPose - Android/Jetpack Compose library for Calendar rendering