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Flutter-powered AI app builder A head-to-head of two Background Tasks packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.
isolated_object leads on usage with about 2.4x the daily downloads of worker_bee (9,016 vs 3,821 per day). isolated_object has the larger GitHub following (3,252 vs 1,353 stars).
🇸🇪 serverpod.dev · v0.1.0
Wraps an object in a dedicated isolate and forwards method calls to it, so timer- or event-loop-driven work (e.g. progress spinners) keeps running even when the calling isolate's event loop is blocked. Dependency-free.
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🇺🇸 aws-amplify.com · v0.3.13
A cross-platform isolated worker runtime for Dart Web, VM, and Flutter.
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| Metric | isolated_object | worker_bee |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 9,016 | 3,821 |
| Rank in Background Tasks | #2 | #7 |
| GitHub stars | 3,252 | 1,353 |
| Likes | 8 | 2 |
| Pub points | 140 / 160 | 160 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 1 days | 1 days |
| Contributors | 87 | 56 |
| Last commit | yesterday | 16 days ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| First published | 2 months ago | 4 years ago |
| Platforms | android, ios, windows, linux, macos | android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.