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Top 20 Crash Reporting and Performance SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store
Last update: 17 Mar 2025 CET
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Top 20 Crash Reporting and Performance SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store

We at 42matters have identified the 20 most popular Crash Reporting and Performance SDKs leveraged by iOS apps available on the iOS app market.

Crash Reporting and Performance SDKs help developers monitor the performance of their mobile apps. By integrating these SDKs into their products, developers can leverage the crash detection, error reporting, performance monitoring, real-time analytics, and other related capabilities that they offer.

This list is based on our analysis of the millions of mobile applications – and the 2,300+ SDKs they use – that constitute the vast inventory of the Apple App Store. The accompanying data provides readers with a glimpse into the rich mobile application insights generated by the 42matters technology. This data is also available via our APIs, file dumps, Explorer, and SDK Explorer.

The intended purpose of this article is to assist app builders in their search for the perfect Crash Reporting and Performance 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 crash reporting and performance SDKs, 84.87% have integrated Google Firebase. This accounts for 75.29% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Firebase is Google's mobile platform SDK that helps you quickly develop high-quality apps and grow your business.

Total Apps
794.84k
App Store
App Share
84.87%
App Store
Apps
710.36k
Games
84.47k
Total Downloads
269.49b
App Store
Download Share
75.29%
App Store
App Downloads
182.09b
Game Downloads
87.39b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 36.79% have integrated Firebase Crashlytics Fabric. This accounts for 60.31% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Firebase Crashlytics is an app that helps you track, prioritize, and fix stability issues that erode app quality, in realtime. Spend less time triaging and troubleshooting crashes and more time building app features that delight users.

Total Apps
344.53k
App Store
App Share
36.79%
App Store
Apps
318.21k
Games
26.32k
Total Downloads
215.86b
App Store
Download Share
60.31%
App Store
App Downloads
152.81b
Game Downloads
63.05b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Firebase Crashlytics Fabric.

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 9.85% have integrated Sentry. This accounts for 7.91% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

The official Sentry SDK for iOS, tvOS, macOS, watchOS. This SDK is written in Objective-C, but also provides a nice Swift interface.

Total Apps
92.28k
App Store
App Share
9.85%
App Store
Apps
90.76k
Games
1.52k
Total Downloads
28.32b
App Store
Download Share
7.91%
App Store
App Downloads
22.02b
Game Downloads
6.30b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 6.22% have integrated Firebase Performance Monitoring. This accounts for 9.98% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Total Apps
58.23k
App Store
App Share
6.22%
App Store
Apps
56.76k
Games
1.46k
Total Downloads
35.72b
App Store
Download Share
9.98%
App Store
App Downloads
32.37b
Game Downloads
3.35b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Firebase Performance Monitoring.

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 5.42% have integrated CodePush by Microsoft. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Total Apps
50.80k
App Store
App Share
5.42%
App Store
Apps
50.64k
Games
155
Total Downloads
3.36b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
3.33b
Game Downloads
25.63m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use CodePush by Microsoft.

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 4.91% have integrated Umeng Common ASMS. This accounts for 6.75% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Common is a Umeng Analytics SDK. It's a leading mobile app analytical platform in China.

Total Apps
46.01k
App Store
App Share
4.91%
App Store
Apps
41.77k
Games
4.24k
Total Downloads
24.17b
App Store
Download Share
6.75%
App Store
App Downloads
20.64b
Game Downloads
3.53b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Umeng Common ASMS.

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 3.46% have integrated Bugly. This accounts for 7.16% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

The Tencent Bugly SDK provides mobile developers with professional reports and operation statistics, helping developers to quickly find and solve issues. At the same time it grasps product operation dynamics, and follows-up user feedback in a timely manner.

Total Apps
32.45k
App Store
App Share
3.46%
App Store
Apps
29.52k
Games
2.93k
Total Downloads
25.62b
App Store
Download Share
7.16%
App Store
App Downloads
16.45b
Game Downloads
9.17b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 1.41% have integrated KSCrash. This accounts for 5.72% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

KSCrash is an iOS Crash Reporter SDK.

Total Apps
13.25k
App Store
App Share
1.41%
App Store
Apps
11.56k
Games
1.69k
Total Downloads
20.47b
App Store
Download Share
5.72%
App Store
App Downloads
11.84b
Game Downloads
8.62b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 1.40% have integrated New Relic Mobile. This accounts for 2.85% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

New Relic One is an observability platform SDK built to help engineers create more perfect software.

Total Apps
13.07k
App Store
App Share
1.40%
App Store
Apps
13.02k
Games
49
Total Downloads
10.20b
App Store
Download Share
2.85%
App Store
App Downloads
10.02b
Game Downloads
184.90m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use New Relic Mobile.

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 1.01% have integrated Bugsnag. This accounts for 1.61% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

The Bugsnag SDK monitors application stability so you can make data-driven decisions on whether you should be building new features, or fixing bugs.

Total Apps
9.47k
App Store
App Share
1.01%
App Store
Apps
9.34k
Games
130
Total Downloads
5.75b
App Store
Download Share
1.61%
App Store
App Downloads
3.40b
Game Downloads
2.35b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated PLCrashReporter. This accounts for 3.00% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

PLCrashReporter is a reliable open source library SDK that provides an in-process live crash reporting framework for iOS, macOS, and tvOS.

Total Apps
8.22k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
7.18k
Games
1.04k
Total Downloads
10.73b
App Store
Download Share
3.00%
App Store
App Downloads
7.55b
Game Downloads
3.18b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Instabug. This accounts for 1.49% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Instabug is an SDK that enables mobile teams to release with confidence. It offers comprehensive bug and crash reports, real-time user surveys, and user feedback.

Total Apps
7.91k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
7.89k
Games
18
Total Downloads
5.34b
App Store
Download Share
1.49%
App Store
App Downloads
5.30b
Game Downloads
37.83m

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Datadog. This accounts for 2.43% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Total Apps
7.18k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
7.16k
Games
23
Total Downloads
8.69b
App Store
Download Share
2.43%
App Store
App Downloads
8.65b
Game Downloads
39.77m

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Smartlook. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Smartlook is an SDK that records users on websites and in mobile apps. It has features that allow you to find useful information, even in thousands of recordings, in no time.

Total Apps
4.71k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
4.38k
Games
328
Total Downloads
1.57b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
1.24b
Game Downloads
322.63m

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Embrace. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Total Apps
4.17k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
4.02k
Games
156
Total Downloads
3.42b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
1.68b
Game Downloads
1.74b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Breakpad. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

The Breakpad SDK is a set of client and server components which implement a crash-reporting system.

Total Apps
3.25k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
2.97k
Games
284
Total Downloads
802.83m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
372.12m
Game Downloads
430.72m

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Dynatrace. This accounts for 2.21% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Total Apps
2.74k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
2.73k
Games
8
Total Downloads
7.90b
App Store
Download Share
2.21%
App Store
App Downloads
7.90b
Game Downloads
4.10m

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Bugsee. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Total Apps
2.69k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
2.68k
Games
18
Total Downloads
167.63m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
165.41m
Game Downloads
2.22m

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated UXCam. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

UXCam is an experience analytics solution for mobile apps. The UXCam SDK captures every micro interaction on your app, allowing you to replay, analyze and optimize the User Experience.

Total Apps
2.69k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
2.67k
Games
15
Total Downloads
524.28m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
518.07m
Game Downloads
6.21m

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated HockeyApp. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

This SDK enables you to distribute your builds, collect crash reports, and get feedback from your users.

Total Apps
1.99k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.59k
Games
404
Total Downloads
476.07m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
104.02m
Game Downloads
372.04m

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

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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!

How can I access 42matters’ SDK data?'

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 platform (the Explorer) to view integrated SDKs by app.

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