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Top 20 Developer Frameworks and No-Code-Development SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store
Last update: 23 Mar 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, 34.43% have integrated Flutter. This accounts for 32.18% 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
251.70k
App Store
App Share
34.43%
App Store
Apps
247.44k
Games
4.26k
Total Downloads
30.73b
App Store
Download Share
32.18%
App Store
App Downloads
28.34b
Game Downloads
2.40b

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 33.14% have integrated React Native. This accounts for 34.28% 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
242.23k
App Store
App Share
33.14%
App Store
Apps
239.84k
Games
2.39k
Total Downloads
32.73b
App Store
Download Share
34.28%
App Store
App Downloads
32.02b
Game Downloads
717.67m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 21.10% have integrated Apache Cordova PhoneGap. This accounts for 7.36% 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
154.26k
App Store
App Share
21.10%
App Store
Apps
149.54k
Games
4.72k
Total Downloads
7.03b
App Store
Download Share
7.36%
App Store
App Downloads
6.70b
Game Downloads
331.56m

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, 11.62% have integrated Expo. This accounts for 4.84% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
84.96k
App Store
App Share
11.62%
App Store
Apps
83.56k
Games
1.40k
Total Downloads
4.63b
App Store
Download Share
4.84%
App Store
App Downloads
4.49b
Game Downloads
131.15m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 5.81% have integrated Capacitor. This accounts for 2.73% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
42.47k
App Store
App Share
5.81%
App Store
Apps
41.81k
Games
662
Total Downloads
2.61b
App Store
Download Share
2.73%
App Store
App Downloads
2.54b
Game Downloads
72.28m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 5.59% have integrated Ionic Framework. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
40.84k
App Store
App Share
5.59%
App Store
Apps
40.50k
Games
345
Total Downloads
891.91m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
827.29m
Game Downloads
64.62m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 5.53% have integrated Microsoft Visual Studio App Center. This accounts for 7.41% 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
40.43k
App Store
App Share
5.53%
App Store
Apps
39.20k
Games
1.23k
Total Downloads
7.08b
App Store
Download Share
7.41%
App Store
App Downloads
3.67b
Game Downloads
3.41b

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, 5.49% have integrated Mono Project. This accounts for 1.17% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
40.16k
App Store
App Share
5.49%
App Store
Apps
39.70k
Games
462
Total Downloads
1.12b
App Store
Download Share
1.17%
App Store
App Downloads
1.03b
Game Downloads
85.75m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 5.47% have integrated Xamarin. This accounts for 1.13% 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
39.99k
App Store
App Share
5.47%
App Store
Apps
39.53k
Games
461
Total Downloads
1.07b
App Store
Download Share
1.13%
App Store
App Downloads
989.40m
Game Downloads
85.25m

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

Among all apps utilizing developer frameworks and no-code-development SDKs, 1.11% have integrated Parse. This accounts for 1.28% 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
8.13k
App Store
App Share
1.11%
App Store
Apps
7.49k
Games
640
Total Downloads
1.22b
App Store
Download Share
1.28%
App Store
App Downloads
1.17b
Game Downloads
54.28m

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 1.30% 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
7.10k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
3.23k
Games
3.88k
Total Downloads
1.24b
App Store
Download Share
1.30%
App Store
App Downloads
327.72m
Game Downloads
912.73m

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 17.25% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
5.80k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.32k
Games
4.48k
Total Downloads
16.48b
App Store
Download Share
17.25%
App Store
App Downloads
2.83b
Game Downloads
13.65b

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 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
3.88k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
3.84k
Games
39
Total Downloads
64.54m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
57.82m
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 MAUI by Microsoft. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
3.45k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
3.41k
Games
38
Total Downloads
362.49m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
360.67m
Game Downloads
1.81m

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 RNUILib by Wix. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the developer frameworks and no-code-development SDK category.

Total Apps
2.74k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
2.74k
Games
2
Total Downloads
34.13m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
34.12m
Game Downloads
11.29k

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
2.34k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
2.31k
Games
28
Total Downloads
21.83m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
21.79m
Game Downloads
37.05k

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
1.71k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
241
Games
1.47k
Total Downloads
332.34m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
18.71m
Game Downloads
313.63m

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 1.01% 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
1.60k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.55k
Games
58
Total Downloads
963.25m
App Store
Download Share
1.01%
App Store
App Downloads
915.91m
Game Downloads
47.34m

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 1.00% 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
1.47k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.36k
Games
108
Total Downloads
958.98m
App Store
Download Share
1.00%
App Store
App Downloads
922.61m
Game Downloads
36.37m

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
1.16k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.11k
Games
51
Total Downloads
503.20m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
466.74m
Game Downloads
36.46m

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

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