background_downloader
🇺🇸 bbflight.com · v9.6.2
A multi-platform background file downloader and uploader. Define the task, enqueue and monitor progress
Downloads / day
7,662
Stars
238
Likes
502
Pub points
160
Replies within ~2 days
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Flutter-powered AI app builder background_downloader vs workmanager_android
A head-to-head of two Background Tasks packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.
background_downloader edges workmanager_android on usage, roughly 17% more daily downloads (7,662 vs 6,528 per day). background_downloader answers issues faster, a median first reply of 2 vs 27 days.
workmanager_android
🇺🇸 fluttercommunity.dev · v0.10.9
Android implementation of the workmanager plugin.
Downloads / day
6,528
Stars
1,026
Likes
1
Pub points
140
~4 weeks to first reply
background_downloader vs workmanager_android, metric by metric
| Metric | background_downloader | workmanager_android |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 7,662 | 6,528 |
| Rank in Background Tasks | #4 | #6 |
| GitHub stars | 238 | 1,026 |
| Likes | 502 | 1 |
| Pub points | 160 / 160 | 140 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 2 days | 27 days |
| Contributors | 27 | 34 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | 12 days ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| First published | 3 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Platforms | android, ios, windows, linux, macos | android |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.