background_downloader
🇺🇸 bbflight.com · v9.6.4
A multi-platform background file downloader and uploader. Define the task, enqueue and monitor progress
Downloads / day
8,416
Stars
238
Likes
505
Pub points
160
Replies within ~2 days
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Flutter-powered AI app builder background_downloader vs isolate_channel
A head-to-head of two Background Tasks packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.
isolate_channel leads on usage with about 4.5x the daily downloads of background_downloader (37,656 vs 8,416 per day). background_downloader has the larger GitHub following (238 vs 7 stars).
isolate_channel
🇺🇸 iodesignteam.com · v0.6.1
Communication channels for isolates based on Flutter's platform channels
Downloads / day
37,656
Stars
7
Likes
32
Pub points
160
background_downloader vs isolate_channel, metric by metric
| Metric | background_downloader | isolate_channel |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 8,416 | 37,656 |
| Rank in Background Tasks | #4 | #1 |
| GitHub stars | 238 | 7 |
| Likes | 505 | 32 |
| Pub points | 160 / 160 | 160 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 2 days | — |
| Contributors | 27 | 1 |
| Last commit | 11 days ago | 8 months ago |
| CI | Yes | No |
| License | NOASSERTION | BSD-3-Clause |
| First published | 4 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Platforms | android, ios, windows, linux, macos | android, ios, windows, linux, macos |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.