Resource usage
Both applications open on the instances list, on the same machine and at the same moment, after the same gesture: opening an instance's page, then going back to the list. The screenshots of that reading are published.
| Metric | CurseForge | Numek Launcher |
|---|---|---|
| Processes | 7 to 15 | 1 |
| Memory at rest | 400 to 600 MB | ≈ 10 MB |
| Memory in use * | up to 1.9 GB | 10 to 45 MB |
| Advertising in the application | Yes | No |
| Mod catalogues | CurseForge | CurseForge and Modrinth |
* Highest value recorded during use, summing every process in the CurseForge group. On the Numek Launcher side, the top of the range corresponds to a heavily modded instance with its mod list on screen.
As a CurseForge user, I have seen the application exceed 1.9 GB of memory. It settles around 400 to 600 MB at rest, but its usage climbs as you navigate the interface and only falls back slowly. A few seconds after opening, Numek Launcher hands back to the system the pages it no longer uses: on the same page and at the same moment, it occupied ten megabytes.