cargo-mobile vs genapkbuild

cargo-mobile

Rust on mobile made easy! (by BrainiumLLC)

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genapkbuild

Tool to generate Android build system files (Android.mk, Android.bp) from APK automatically. (by bensadiku)

Aosp Android Makefile Bsp Rust

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cargo-mobile		genapkbuild
	Project
3	Mentions	1
1,153	Stars	6
2.1%	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	1.8
4 months ago	Latest Commit	over 2 years ago
Rust	Language	Rust
Apache License 2.0	License	Apache License 2.0

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cargo-mobile

Posts with mentions or reviews of cargo-mobile. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-21.

is it possible to make android app using rust? any step by step tutorial?
7 projects | /r/rust | 21 Nov 2022

For future projects, Dioxus should have Android support. Currently, it only has iOS support, with Android being available with a little extra work using cargo-mobile. The getting started docs give the explanation.
Status quo on developing for Android in Rust
4 projects | /r/rust | 4 Oct 2021

genapkbuild

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[Tooling] Automatic Android.mk generation from prebuilt (apk) apps.
1 project | /r/LineageOS | 21 Mar 2021

Hello community. I've been working on AOSP for a while now and i finally got around to write a tool for it. genandroidmk_rs is a cli tool which will automatically generate Android makefiles from the apk. It supports a few features but most importantly looking for feedback from you all. Thank you!

What are some alternatives?

When comparing cargo-mobile and genapkbuild you can also consider the following projects:

rust-android-gradle

macroquad - Cross-platform game engine in Rust.

Weylus - Use your tablet as graphic tablet/touch screen on your computer.

cargo-lipo - Cargo subcommand to automatically create universal libraries for iOS.

dioxus - Fullstack GUI library for web, desktop, mobile, and more.

ndk - Rust bindings to the Android NDK

rust-starter-pack - Rust Starter Pack - With Tokio Axum, Sqlx, Docker, DB Migrations, Codegen, and more! Project is inspired by Ardan Labs Ultimate Service.

xbase - Develop Apple software products within your favorite editor.

flutter_rust_bridge - Flutter/Dart <-> Rust binding generator, feature-rich, but seamless and simple.

android-manifest-rs - Android Manifest serializer and deserializer for Rust 🛠