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Top 20 Attribution SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store
Last update: 8 Dec 2023 CET
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Top 20 Attribution SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store

We at 42matters have pulled together a list of the most popular attribution SDKs integrated in iOS apps on the iOS app market.

Attribution SDKs enable apps to measure the effectiveness of in-app advertising campaigns by attributing conversions to specific channels (ad networks, social media, etc.). This gives app publishers the ability to understand the value of different audiences, ad groups, keywords, and other factors relevant to driving downloads.

The data that we provide is based on our analysis of the 2,300+ SDKs integrated in the vast mobile applications inventory of the Apple App Store™. It provides a glimpse into the 42matters APIs, file dumps, Explorer, and SDK Explorer.

The intended purpose of this article is to assist app builders in their search for the perfect attribution SDK to leverage in their app, as well as to give SDK developers insight into their biggest competitors and potential customers. This data collected by our technology may also serve as a useful tool for folks researching the wider mobile app market.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, 36.86% have integrated AppsFlyer. This accounts for 29.46% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

AppsFlyer is a SaaS mobile marketing analytics and attribution SDK. It offers accurate data, a customer-centric approach, and privacy by design. Add AppsFlyer to Android apps to measure app installs, in-app events, media sources, and more.

Total Apps
49.00k
App Store
App Share
36.86%
App Store
Apps
31.27k
Games
17.73k
Total Downloads
51.45b
App Store
Download Share
29.46%
App Store
App Downloads
24.93b
Game Downloads
26.52b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use AppsFlyer.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, 32.93% have integrated Apple AdServices Search Ads. This accounts for 67.67% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

Total Apps
43.78k
App Store
App Share
32.93%
App Store
Apps
26.08k
Games
17.70k
Total Downloads
118.18b
App Store
Download Share
67.67%
App Store
App Downloads
76.10b
Game Downloads
42.08b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Apple AdServices Search Ads.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, 28.47% have integrated Branch - Tune. This accounts for 5.59% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

Branch - Tune is an SDK that helps you increase mobile revenue with enterprise-grade links built to acquire, engage, and measure across all devices, channels, and platforms.

Total Apps
37.85k
App Store
App Share
28.47%
App Store
Apps
37.14k
Games
707
Total Downloads
9.77b
App Store
Download Share
5.59%
App Store
App Downloads
9.48b
Game Downloads
291.48m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Branch - Tune.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, 20.62% have integrated Adjust. This accounts for 27.68% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

Adjust is the industry leader in mobile measurement and fraud prevention. By making marketing simpler, smarter, and more secure via the Adjust SDK, we empower data-driven marketers to succeed.

Total Apps
27.41k
App Store
App Share
20.62%
App Store
Apps
11.70k
Games
15.70k
Total Downloads
48.34b
App Store
Download Share
27.68%
App Store
App Downloads
22.06b
Game Downloads
26.27b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Adjust.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, 3.49% have integrated Tenjin. This accounts for 1.56% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

Tenjin is a mobile measurement platform SDK that gives you everything you need to test user acquisition for your game and then scale it.

Total Apps
4.65k
App Store
App Share
3.49%
App Store
Apps
209
Games
4.44k
Total Downloads
2.72b
App Store
Download Share
1.56%
App Store
App Downloads
253.49m
Game Downloads
2.46b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Tenjin.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, 3.38% have integrated myTracker. This accounts for 4.94% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

Total Apps
4.49k
App Store
App Share
3.38%
App Store
Apps
1.00k
Games
3.48k
Total Downloads
8.62b
App Store
Download Share
4.94%
App Store
App Downloads
2.03b
Game Downloads
6.59b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use myTracker.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, 2.24% have integrated Kochava Tracker Free App Analytics. This accounts for 2.40% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

Kochava is a unified audience platform SDK that helps data-driven marketers establish customer identity, segment and activate audiences, and measure and optimize their marketing across connected devices.

Total Apps
2.98k
App Store
App Share
2.24%
App Store
Apps
1.62k
Games
1.37k
Total Downloads
4.20b
App Store
Download Share
2.40%
App Store
App Downloads
3.79b
Game Downloads
402.14m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Kochava Tracker Free App Analytics.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, 1.59% have integrated Singular. This accounts for 2.00% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

The Singular SDK works out of the box to automatically aggregate, enrich, and combine data of various types. From ad networks to attribution, BI, and CRM systems, Singular automatically pulls fresh and granular reports from your sources so you can optimize every part of your marketing funnel without building and maintaining the pipes.

Total Apps
2.12k
App Store
App Share
1.59%
App Store
Apps
538
Games
1.58k
Total Downloads
3.50b
App Store
Download Share
2.00%
App Store
App Downloads
828.48m
Game Downloads
2.67b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Singular.

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Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, <1% have integrated Soomla Traceback Ad Quality by ironSource. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

Soomla is an SDK that provides insights such as ad revenue per user, advertiser discovery, waterfall bid distribution and ad whale detection.

Total Apps
687
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
69
Games
618
Total Downloads
161.20m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
17.50m
Game Downloads
143.70m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Soomla Traceback Ad Quality by ironSource.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, <1% have integrated Tune - HasOffers. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

The TUNE SDK (formerly HasOffers) is the industry's most flexible partner marketing platform.

Total Apps
398
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
130
Games
268
Total Downloads
110.58m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
18.70m
Game Downloads
91.87m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Tune - HasOffers.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, <1% have integrated ByteBrew. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

Total Apps
371
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
28
Games
343
Total Downloads
323.71m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
345.89k
Game Downloads
323.37m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use ByteBrew.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, <1% have integrated Party Track SDK. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

Party Track SDK is a mobile app tracking tool.

Total Apps
329
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
198
Games
131
Total Downloads
52.57m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
10.89m
Game Downloads
41.68m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Party Track SDK.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, <1% have integrated Apsalar. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

Apsalar is a marketing intelligence SDK that unifies marketing analytics, giving marketers actionable insights from previously siloed data.

Total Apps
71
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
20
Games
51
Total Downloads
21.26m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
10.22m
Game Downloads
11.03m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Apsalar.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, <1% have integrated Yandex Login Auth. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

Yandex is a search engine and internet portal. Yandex Login Auth is an SDK that facilitates logins via Yandex.

Total Apps
40
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
37
Games
3
Total Downloads
197.53m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
196.65m
Game Downloads
875.77k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Yandex Login Auth.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, <1% have integrated Adform Tracking. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

Total Apps
31
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
28
Games
3
Total Downloads
242.31m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
241.76m
Game Downloads
546.99k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Adform Tracking.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, <1% have integrated Trackier. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

Total Apps
12
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
11
Games
1
Total Downloads
1.08m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
1.08m
Game Downloads
0

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Trackier.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, <1% have integrated Eulerian Analytics. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

Eulerian Analytics allows you make the right calls in your media investments via SDK. Optimize your marketing performance thanks to our marketing attribution and technological solutions.

Total Apps
5
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
5
Games
0
Total Downloads
4.40m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
4.40m
Game Downloads
0

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Eulerian Analytics.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, <1% have integrated Unbotify by Adjust. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

Total Apps
5
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
4
Games
1
Total Downloads
605.95k
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
319.10k
Game Downloads
286.85k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Unbotify by Adjust.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, <1% have integrated Placed.com. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

Placed.com is an SDK that provides clients the most complete understanding of what consumers do in the physical world and turns that information into actionable insights.

Total Apps
1
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1
Games
0
Total Downloads
8.59k
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
8.59k
Game Downloads
0

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Placed.com.

Among all apps utilizing attribution SDKs, <1% have integrated Honeytracks. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the attribution SDK category.

The Honeytracks SDK offers analytics for web-based games, in-game data tracking and visualization, advanced analytics, player behavior pattern detection and cohort analysis, game balancing and monetization, key performance indicator insights, dashboards, reporting, and data mining solutions.

Total Apps
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
Games
Total Downloads
129.48k
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
0
Game Downloads
129.48k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Honeytracks.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How does 42matters collect this data?'

We’ve developed a number of machine learning algorithms that scan millions of mobile and connected TV (CTV) applications on a regular basis. In addition, we collect ground truth app performance intelligence and use this data to build statistical models that estimate the performance of apps for which we do not have ground truth data.

What SDK data does 42matters collect?'

We track over 2,300 of the most popular SDKs integrated in iOS and Android apps. We collect a variety of SDK insights (title, platform, ID, category, and developer website); performance metrics (the number of apps that have installed each SDK, installation and removal trends, and app downloads); market share statistics (including market share per app category); and more!

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The most direct way is to use our SDK Explorer, which is a visual, web-based research platform that enables you to peruse all 2,300+ SDKs that we track. It’s great for market research, lead generation, competitor analysis, etc. However, more technically-inclined folks might prefer our APIs and File Dumps, which enable you to query info for specific apps or SDKs. You can also use our other research platforms (the Explorer and App Watchlist) to view integrated SDKs by app.

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Definitely. The SDK Explorer enables you to sort SDKs by category, identify similar SDKs, analyze SDK reliability, and more. In addition, you can use the App Watchlist and Explorer to monitor your competitors, including which SDKs they add and remove, their current tech stacks, and SDK changelogs. This means you use our solutions not only to find the right SDK for a particular purpose, but also which SDKs you might need to keep up with your rivals.