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Top 20 Communication SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store
Last update: 9 Aug 2026 CET
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Top 20 Communication SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store

We at 42matters have gathered a list of the most popular communication SDKs among iOS apps on the iOS app market.

Communication SDKs enable mobile app developers to integrate communication capabilities, such as messaging tools, video conferencing tools, or voice chat in their apps. This may include features such as messaging, voice calling, video calling, screen sharing, file sharing, and other communication-related capabilities.

This list 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 rich mobile application insights generated by 42matters’ technology. This data is available via our APIs, file dumps, Explorer, and SDK Explorer.

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

The 20 most widely-integrated communication SDKs:

1st

OneSignal

Check “OneSignal” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, 55.17% have integrated OneSignal. This accounts for 13.17% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

OneSignal is a market leader in customer engagement. The SDK powers mobile and web push and email and in-app messages.

Total Apps
121.98k
App Store
App Share
55.17%
App Store
Apps
118.76k
Games
3.22k
Total Downloads
13.14b
App Store
Download Share
13.17%
App Store
App Downloads
10.24b
Game Downloads
2.90b

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

2nd

Firebase In-App Messaging

Check “Firebase In-App Messaging” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, 12.69% have integrated Firebase In-App Messaging. This accounts for 15.37% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

Total Apps
28.07k
App Store
App Share
12.69%
App Store
Apps
26.95k
Games
1.12k
Total Downloads
15.32b
App Store
Download Share
15.37%
App Store
App Downloads
13.98b
Game Downloads
1.35b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Firebase In-App Messaging.

3rd

Zoom Zapp

Check “Zoom Zapp” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, 11.00% have integrated Zoom Zapp. This accounts for 16.53% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. This SDK enables developers to add Zoom functionalities to their apps.

Total Apps
24.32k
App Store
App Share
11.00%
App Store
Apps
24.27k
Games
49
Total Downloads
16.48b
App Store
Download Share
16.53%
App Store
App Downloads
16.47b
Game Downloads
5.71m

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

4th

Agora.io

Check “Agora.io” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, 5.73% have integrated Agora.io. This accounts for 8.30% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

Agora.io provides the building blocks for real-time voice and video communications through a simple and powerful SDK.

Total Apps
12.68k
App Store
App Share
5.73%
App Store
Apps
12.40k
Games
274
Total Downloads
8.27b
App Store
Download Share
8.30%
App Store
App Downloads
7.37b
Game Downloads
900.90m

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

5th

Zendesk

Check “Zendesk” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, 3.40% have integrated Zendesk. This accounts for 15.48% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

Zendesk builds software designed to improve customer relationships.

Total Apps
7.51k
App Store
App Share
3.40%
App Store
Apps
7.22k
Games
291
Total Downloads
15.43b
App Store
Download Share
15.48%
App Store
App Downloads
11.91b
Game Downloads
3.52b

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

6th

Twilio Programmable Video

Check “Twilio Programmable Video” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, 3.03% have integrated Twilio Programmable Video. This accounts for 1.29% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

The Programmable Video REST API allows you to control your video applications from your back-end server via HTTP requests.

Total Apps
6.70k
App Store
App Share
3.03%
App Store
Apps
6.68k
Games
18
Total Downloads
1.28b
App Store
Download Share
1.29%
App Store
App Downloads
1.23b
Game Downloads
50.89m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Twilio Programmable Video.

7th

Tencent IM SDK (TUIKit)

Check “Tencent IM SDK (TUIKit)” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, 3.03% have integrated Tencent IM SDK (TUIKit). This accounts for 7.93% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

Total Apps
6.69k
App Store
App Share
3.03%
App Store
Apps
6.64k
Games
50
Total Downloads
7.91b
App Store
Download Share
7.93%
App Store
App Downloads
7.45b
Game Downloads
461.39m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Tencent IM SDK (TUIKit).

8th

Zoom Meeting

Check “Zoom Meeting” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, 2.20% have integrated Zoom Meeting. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

Total Apps
4.87k
App Store
App Share
2.20%
App Store
Apps
4.87k
Games
1
Total Downloads
433.63m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
433.63m
Game Downloads
792

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

9th

Twilio Programmable Voice (VoIP Client)

Check “Twilio Programmable Voice (VoIP Client)” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, 1.62% have integrated Twilio Programmable Voice (VoIP Client). This accounts for 7.04% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

The Programmable Voice SDKs allow you to add voice-over-IP (VoIP) calling directly into your web and native mobile applications.

Total Apps
3.59k
App Store
App Share
1.62%
App Store
Apps
3.59k
Games
2
Total Downloads
7.02b
App Store
Download Share
7.04%
App Store
App Downloads
7.01b
Game Downloads
3.58m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Twilio Programmable Voice (VoIP Client).

10th

Chat SDK

Check “Chat SDK” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, 1.60% have integrated Chat SDK. This accounts for 2.42% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

Total Apps
3.54k
App Store
App Share
1.60%
App Store
Apps
3.50k
Games
44
Total Downloads
2.41b
App Store
Download Share
2.42%
App Store
App Downloads
2.40b
Game Downloads
13.35m

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

11th

NetEase IM (NIM)

Check “NetEase IM (NIM)” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, 1.43% have integrated NetEase IM (NIM). This accounts for 4.09% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

Total Apps
3.17k
App Store
App Share
1.43%
App Store
Apps
3.03k
Games
139
Total Downloads
4.07b
App Store
Download Share
4.09%
App Store
App Downloads
3.11b
Game Downloads
967.77m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use NetEase IM (NIM).

12th

OpenTok Tokbox by Vonage

Check “OpenTok Tokbox by Vonage” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, 1.33% have integrated OpenTok Tokbox by Vonage. This accounts for 1.50% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

Vonage APIs (formerly Nexmo and TokBox) help growing startups and agile enterprises enhance customer experience and realize new business outcomes at scale.

Total Apps
2.95k
App Store
App Share
1.33%
App Store
Apps
2.94k
Games
4
Total Downloads
1.50b
App Store
Download Share
1.50%
App Store
App Downloads
1.50b
Game Downloads
2.48m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use OpenTok Tokbox by Vonage.

13th

Jitsi 8x8 Meet

Check “Jitsi 8x8 Meet” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, 1.09% have integrated Jitsi 8x8 Meet. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

Total Apps
2.42k
App Store
App Share
1.09%
App Store
Apps
2.42k
Games
2
Total Downloads
618.02m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
618.02m
Game Downloads
6.66k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Jitsi 8x8 Meet.

14th

Amazon AWS Chime

Check “Amazon AWS Chime” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, 1.03% have integrated Amazon AWS Chime. This accounts for 1.69% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

Total Apps
2.27k
App Store
App Share
1.03%
App Store
Apps
2.27k
Games
2
Total Downloads
1.68b
App Store
Download Share
1.69%
App Store
App Downloads
1.68b
Game Downloads
3.21k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS Chime.

15th

PubNub

Check “PubNub” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, <1% have integrated PubNub. This accounts for 1.15% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

PubNub is a global Data Stream Network (DSN) and realtime infrastructure-as-a-service. Scale and manage realtime data streams for mobile and web apps with just a few lines of code.

Total Apps
1.87k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.84k
Games
29
Total Downloads
1.14b
App Store
Download Share
1.15%
App Store
App Downloads
1.12b
Game Downloads
25.27m

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

16th

Stream.io Chat

Check “Stream.io Chat” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, <1% have integrated Stream.io Chat. This accounts for 1.05% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

Total Apps
1.57k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.57k
Games
1
Total Downloads
1.04b
App Store
Download Share
1.05%
App Store
App Downloads
1.04b
Game Downloads
4.13k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Stream.io Chat.

17th

Sendbird UIKit

Check “Sendbird UIKit” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, <1% have integrated Sendbird UIKit. This accounts for 1.03% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

Total Apps
1.45k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.45k
Games
1
Total Downloads
1.03b
App Store
Download Share
1.03%
App Store
App Downloads
975.08m
Game Downloads
51.03m

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

18th

QuickBlox

Check “QuickBlox” SDK Insights

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

QuickBlox is backend communication platform providing messenger API and SDK for websites and apps.

Total Apps
1.27k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.26k
Games
2
Total Downloads
29.03m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
29.01m
Game Downloads
25.59k

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

19th

100ms

Check “100ms” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, <1% have integrated 100ms. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

Total Apps
1.19k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.19k
Games
3
Total Downloads
83.95m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
83.85m
Game Downloads
97.54k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use 100ms.

20th

LiveKit

Check “LiveKit” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing communication SDKs, <1% have integrated LiveKit. This accounts for 6.96% of app downloads within the communication SDK category.

Total Apps
983
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
968
Games
15
Total Downloads
6.94b
App Store
Download Share
6.96%
App Store
App Downloads
6.92b
Game Downloads
20.07m

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

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