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Top 20 Developer Frameworks and No-Code-Development SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store
Last update: 18 Sep 2023 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, 28.90% have integrated React Native. This accounts for 88% 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
202.83k
App Store
App Share
28.90%
App Store
Apps
200.87k
Games
1.97k
Total Downloads
19.83b
App Store
Download Share
31.86%
App Store
App Downloads
19.12b
Game Downloads
711.24m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 32.32% have integrated Apache Cordova PhoneGap. This accounts for 88% 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
165.89k
App Store
App Share
32.32%
App Store
Apps
160.50k
Games
5.40k
Total Downloads
4.94b
App Store
Download Share
7.94%
App Store
App Downloads
4.70b
Game Downloads
239.00m

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, 20.54% have integrated Flutter. This accounts for 88% 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
160.72k
App Store
App Share
20.54%
App Store
Apps
158.03k
Games
2.68k
Total Downloads
18.82b
App Store
Download Share
30.25%
App Store
App Downloads
18.38b
Game Downloads
442.88m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 7.60% have integrated Ionic Framework. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
50.59k
App Store
App Share
7.60%
App Store
Apps
50.20k
Games
396
Total Downloads
789.74m
App Store
Download Share
1.27%
App Store
App Downloads
748.70m
Game Downloads
41.03m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 7.11% have integrated Mono Project. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
45.58k
App Store
App Share
7.11%
App Store
Apps
45.04k
Games
538
Total Downloads
1.51b
App Store
Download Share
2.42%
App Store
App Downloads
1.42b
Game Downloads
90.79m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 7.10% have integrated Xamarin. This accounts for 88% 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
45.41k
App Store
App Share
7.10%
App Store
Apps
44.88k
Games
538
Total Downloads
1.35b
App Store
Download Share
2.17%
App Store
App Downloads
1.26b
Game Downloads
90.79m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 5.60% have integrated Microsoft Visual Studio App Center. This accounts for 88% 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
44.64k
App Store
App Share
5.60%
App Store
Apps
43.55k
Games
1.10k
Total Downloads
10.90b
App Store
Download Share
17.51%
App Store
App Downloads
6.58b
Game Downloads
4.32b

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, 3.42% have integrated Capacitor. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
29.44k
App Store
App Share
3.42%
App Store
Apps
28.99k
Games
452
Total Downloads
1.02b
App Store
Download Share
1.63%
App Store
App Downloads
982.49m
Game Downloads
34.07m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 3.05% have integrated Parse. This accounts for 88% 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
9.92k
App Store
App Share
3.05%
App Store
Apps
9.18k
Games
745
Total Downloads
1.57b
App Store
Download Share
2.52%
App Store
App Downloads
1.51b
Game Downloads
55.78m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 2.38% have integrated Adobe AIR. This accounts for 88% 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
8.76k
App Store
App Share
2.38%
App Store
Apps
3.65k
Games
5.11k
Total Downloads
1.13b
App Store
Download Share
1.82%
App Store
App Downloads
250.78m
Game Downloads
880.83m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 1.29% have integrated Appcelerator Titanium. This accounts for 88% 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
4.67k
App Store
App Share
1.29%
App Store
Apps
4.63k
Games
49
Total Downloads
65.01m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
58.23m
Game Downloads
6.78m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 1.83% have integrated Tapku. This accounts for 88% 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
4.40k
App Store
App Share
1.83%
App Store
Apps
4.40k
Games
7
Total Downloads
34.14m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
34.12m
Game Downloads
26.41k

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 Kakao API. This accounts for 88% 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
2.47k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
2.38k
Games
99
Total Downloads
1.28b
App Store
Download Share
2.06%
App Store
App Downloads
1.19b
Game Downloads
90.41m

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 Yandex DivKit. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
2.40k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
717
Games
1.68k
Total Downloads
6.51b
App Store
Download Share
10.46%
App Store
App Downloads
2.12b
Game Downloads
4.39b

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 SDKBOX. This accounts for 88% 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
2.25k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
294
Games
1.95k
Total Downloads
318.27m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
38.80m
Game Downloads
279.47m

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 Qt project. This accounts for 88% 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
1.71k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.57k
Games
139
Total Downloads
824.66m
App Store
Download Share
1.33%
App Store
App Downloads
792.57m
Game Downloads
32.09m

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 88% 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
1.56k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.50k
Games
63
Total Downloads
495.34m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
456.49m
Game Downloads
38.86m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, <1% have integrated Wix Branded App. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
1.44k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.44k
Games
3
Total Downloads
10.60m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
10.60m
Game Downloads
4.02k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Wix Branded App.

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, <1% have integrated Seattleclouds. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
885
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
878
Games
7
Total Downloads
126.43m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
126.30m
Game Downloads
134.05k

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, <1% have integrated MAUI by Microsoft. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
390
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
384
Games
6
Total Downloads
9.44m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
5.67m
Game Downloads
3.76m

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

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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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