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Top 20 Developer Frameworks and No-Code-Development SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store
Last update: 21 Jun 2025 CET
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Top 20 Developer Frameworks and No-Code-Development SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store

We at 42matters have identified the 20 most popular Developer Frameworks and No-Code-Development SDKs leveraged by iOS apps available on the iOS app market.

Developer Framework and No-Code-Development SDKs provide developers with pre-built components, templates, and APIs to simplify and accelerate the software development process. They are designed to provide a foundation for building software applications, giving developers reusable components and libraries for building the backend, frontend, and database components of an application. They also commonly enable cross-platform development.

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 Developer Frameworks and No-Code-Development 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 developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 35.56% have integrated Flutter. This accounts for 30.82% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Flutter is Google's UI toolkit SDK for crafting beautiful, natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase.

Total Apps
270.25k
App Store
App Share
35.56%
App Store
Apps
265.65k
Games
4.60k
Total Downloads
33.97b
App Store
Download Share
30.82%
App Store
App Downloads
31.41b
Game Downloads
2.55b

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 34.39% have integrated React Native. This accounts for 40.81% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

The React Native SDK combines the best parts of native development with React, a best-in-class JavaScript library for building user interfaces.

Total Apps
261.36k
App Store
App Share
34.39%
App Store
Apps
258.72k
Games
2.64k
Total Downloads
44.98b
App Store
Download Share
40.81%
App Store
App Downloads
44.19b
Game Downloads
784.06m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 19.85% have integrated Apache Cordova PhoneGap. This accounts for 7.52% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

The Cordova SDK wraps your HTML/JavaScript app into a native container which can access the device functions of several platforms. These functions are exposed via a unified JavaScript API, allowing you to easily write one set of code to target nearly every phone or tablet on the market today and publish to their app stores.

Total Apps
150.89k
App Store
App Share
19.85%
App Store
Apps
146.44k
Games
4.45k
Total Downloads
8.29b
App Store
Download Share
7.52%
App Store
App Downloads
7.95b
Game Downloads
344.09m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Apache Cordova PhoneGap.

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 12.88% have integrated Expo. This accounts for 4.83% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
97.90k
App Store
App Share
12.88%
App Store
Apps
96.30k
Games
1.60k
Total Downloads
5.33b
App Store
Download Share
4.83%
App Store
App Downloads
5.21b
Game Downloads
114.75m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 6.20% have integrated Capacitor. This accounts for 2.37% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
47.09k
App Store
App Share
6.20%
App Store
Apps
46.37k
Games
721
Total Downloads
2.61b
App Store
Download Share
2.37%
App Store
App Downloads
2.53b
Game Downloads
83.67m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 5.06% have integrated Mono Project. This accounts for 1.40% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
38.43k
App Store
App Share
5.06%
App Store
Apps
37.99k
Games
444
Total Downloads
1.55b
App Store
Download Share
1.40%
App Store
App Downloads
1.45b
Game Downloads
96.01m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 5.04% have integrated Xamarin. This accounts for 1.37% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Xamarin is an open-source framework SDK for building iOS, Android, and Windows apps.

Total Apps
38.28k
App Store
App Share
5.04%
App Store
Apps
37.83k
Games
444
Total Downloads
1.51b
App Store
Download Share
1.37%
App Store
App Downloads
1.41b
Game Downloads
96.01m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 4.92% have integrated Ionic Framework. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
37.38k
App Store
App Share
4.92%
App Store
Apps
37.05k
Games
333
Total Downloads
928.19m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
863.61m
Game Downloads
64.58m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 4.76% have integrated Microsoft Visual Studio App Center. This accounts for 5.74% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Microsoft App Center is your continuous integration, delivery, and learning solution for iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS apps. Get faster release cycles, higher-quality apps, and the insights to build what users want.

Total Apps
36.16k
App Store
App Share
4.76%
App Store
Apps
35.10k
Games
1.05k
Total Downloads
6.33b
App Store
Download Share
5.74%
App Store
App Downloads
5.06b
Game Downloads
1.27b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Microsoft Visual Studio App Center.

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 1.03% have integrated Parse. This accounts for 1.09% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Parse is the most used open-source framework for developing application backends.

Total Apps
7.80k
App Store
App Share
1.03%
App Store
Apps
7.19k
Games
607
Total Downloads
1.20b
App Store
Download Share
1.09%
App Store
App Downloads
1.14b
Game Downloads
53.40m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, <1% have integrated Adobe AIR. This accounts for 1.15% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

The Adobe AIR SDK enables developers to create and package cross-platform games and apps for major platforms like iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac OS.

Total Apps
7.11k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
3.13k
Games
3.98k
Total Downloads
1.27b
App Store
Download Share
1.15%
App Store
App Downloads
345.63m
Game Downloads
921.96m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, <1% have integrated Yandex DivKit. This accounts for 17.05% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
6.38k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.46k
Games
4.92k
Total Downloads
18.79b
App Store
Download Share
17.05%
App Store
App Downloads
3.44b
Game Downloads
15.35b

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, <1% have integrated MAUI by Microsoft. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
5.39k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
5.34k
Games
50
Total Downloads
868.34m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
865.13m
Game Downloads
3.21m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, <1% have integrated Appcelerator Titanium. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Appcelerator Titanium offers an open, extensible development environment for creating beautiful native apps across different mobile devices and OSs, including iOS, Android, and BlackBerry, as well as hybrid and HTML5. It also includes an open source SDK with over 5,000 device and mobile operating system APIs, Studio, a powerful Eclipse-based IDE, Alloy, an MVC framework, and Cloud Services for a ready-to-use mobile backend.

Total Apps
3.69k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
3.65k
Games
40
Total Downloads
65.33m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
58.61m
Game Downloads
6.72m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, <1% have integrated RNUILib by Wix. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
2.84k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
2.83k
Games
4
Total Downloads
51.17m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
51.15m
Game Downloads
22.35k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use RNUILib by Wix.

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, <1% have integrated Tapku. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

TapkuLibrary is an iOS library SDK built on Cocoa and UIKit intended for broad use in applications.

Total Apps
2.11k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
2.07k
Games
44
Total Downloads
22.09m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
21.60m
Game Downloads
491.96k

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, <1% have integrated SDKBOX. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

SDKBOX solves the painful and risky integration of mobile SDKs by providing automated, certified, and maintained plugins for free to the mobile developers. Our partners include top mobile service providers and popular game development platforms like Cocos2d-x, Unity, and Unreal.

Total Apps
1.64k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
237
Games
1.41k
Total Downloads
312.83m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
18.20m
Game Downloads
294.63m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, <1% have integrated Kakao API. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Kakao API is a multi-platform texting SDK that allows iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry apps to send and receive messages for free.

Total Apps
1.45k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.39k
Games
58
Total Downloads
979.77m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
931.67m
Game Downloads
48.10m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, <1% have integrated Qt project. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

The Qt SDK is the faster, smarter way to create innovative devices, modern UIs, and applications for multiple screens. It's cross-platform software development at its best.

Total Apps
1.42k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.31k
Games
104
Total Downloads
951.03m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
933.81m
Game Downloads
17.22m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, <1% have integrated MTA SDK. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

The MTA SDK by Tencent provides mobile app analytics for iOS and Android apps.

Total Apps
1.04k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
984
Games
52
Total Downloads
380.05m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
336.57m
Game Downloads
43.49m

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

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