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Developer Excuses Screensaver vs Fruit Screensaver

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Developer Excuses Screensaver

6.0
Utilities

Screensaver showing quotes from developerexcuses.com

Fruit Screensaver

7.5
Utilities

Screensaver of the vintage Apple logo

Metric Developer Excuses Screensaver Fruit Screensaver
Category Utilities Utilities
AI Score 6.0 7.5
30-day Installs 2 5
90-day Installs 8 22
365-day Installs 37 172
Version 2.1.4 1.3.3
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 346 152
GitHub Forks 37 4
Open Issues - 4
License MIT MIT
Language Swift Swift
Last GitHub Commit 5y ago 2mo ago
First Seen May 1, 2018 Jun 1, 2025

Reviews

Developer Excuses Screensaver

The Developer Excuses Screensaver offers a humorous take on common developer mishaps, providing a light-hearted screensaver experience perfect for developers who appreciate a bit of levity.

Displays quotes from developerexcuses.com as a screensaver on macOS.

Pros

  • + Entertaining and relatable content for developers.
  • + Low resource usage as a screensaver.
  • + Open-source under the MIT license.

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature.
  • - No recent updates may affect compatibility with newer macOS versions.

Fruit Screensaver

Fruit Screensaver displays a vintage Apple logo as a screensaver, created using Swift and NSBezierPath. It's a nostalgic and visually appealing choice for macOS users who appreciate retro Apple aesthetics.

Displays a retro Apple logo as a screensaver using vector graphics.

Pros

  • + Unique and nostalgic design featuring the vintage Apple logo
  • + Well-crafted using Swift and vector graphics for smooth performance
  • + Open-source with an MIT license, promoting transparency and community contributions

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature, requiring manual updates
  • - Limited to older macOS versions (not compatible with macOS >10.15)