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Increase vs Loop Returns

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

Increase (Build your bank) and Loop Returns (Loop public repository) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Increase (rank #55) holds a meaningful lead over Loop Returns (rank #625) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (60 vs 33). The gap of 27 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Increase is ahead of Loop Returns. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Loop Returns is clearly ahead of Increase. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Increase is clearly ahead of Loop Returns. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Increase is clearly ahead of Loop Returns. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Increase is clearly ahead of Loop Returns.

Increase carries 45 GitHub stars across 12 public repos, with 11 repositories active in the last 90 days and 5 external contributors on record. Loop Returns shows 1 stars across 2 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Increase's footprint is roughly 45.0x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Increase is the stronger read for anyone weighting community. Loop Returns looks better where education is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.

Side-by-side metrics

MetricIncreaseLoop Returns
Ranking
Overall rank#55#625
Pillars
Overall6033
Code5232
Education5980
Community684
Reach7921
Momentum430
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars451
Forks151
Public repos122
Active repos (90d)110
External contributors50
Avg polish4828
Avg AI-readiness4738

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