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Top 20 Image Processing SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store
Last update: 2 Aug 2025 CET
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Top 20 Image Processing SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store

We at 42matters have identified the 20 most popular Image Processing SDKs leveraged by iOS apps available on the iOS app market.

Image Processing SDKs enable app developers to add image processing, editing, and manipulation functionalities to their mobile apps. These SDKs typically include features like image recognition, image filtering, image enhancement, and other image such capabilities.

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 Image Processing 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 image processing SDKs, 98.25% have integrated Apple Core Graphics. This accounts for 99.89% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

Total Apps
1.47m
App Store
App Share
98.25%
App Store
Apps
1.30m
Games
165.30k
Total Downloads
459.46b
App Store
Download Share
99.89%
App Store
App Downloads
364.06b
Game Downloads
95.39b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Apple Core Graphics.

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 23.88% have integrated SDWebImage. This accounts for 21.73% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

SDWebImage is an asynchronous image downloader with cache support as a UIImageView category.

Total Apps
356.62k
App Store
App Share
23.88%
App Store
Apps
352.80k
Games
3.82k
Total Downloads
99.94b
App Store
Download Share
21.73%
App Store
App Downloads
93.77b
Game Downloads
6.17b

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 6.58% have integrated TOCropViewController. This accounts for 7.06% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

TOCropViewController is an open-source UIViewController subclass SDK for cropping out sections of UIImage objects, as well as performing basic rotations.

Total Apps
98.25k
App Store
App Share
6.58%
App Store
Apps
97.79k
Games
459
Total Downloads
32.46b
App Store
Download Share
7.06%
App Store
App Downloads
31.60b
Game Downloads
852.29m

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 5.17% have integrated SwiftyGif. This accounts for 1.82% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

Total Apps
77.27k
App Store
App Share
5.17%
App Store
Apps
76.98k
Games
293
Total Downloads
8.38b
App Store
Download Share
1.82%
App Store
App Downloads
8.30b
Game Downloads
74.94m

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 4.56% have integrated DKImagePickerController. This accounts for 1.28% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

DKImagePickerController is a highly customizable, pure-Swift library SDK.

Total Apps
68.06k
App Store
App Share
4.56%
App Store
Apps
67.87k
Games
190
Total Downloads
5.88b
App Store
Download Share
1.28%
App Store
App Downloads
5.82b
Game Downloads
62.12m

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 4.43% have integrated Kingfisher. This accounts for 5.65% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

Kingfisher is a powerful, pure-Swift library SDK for downloading and caching images from the web. It provides you a chance to use a pure-Swift way to work with remote images in your next app.

Total Apps
66.21k
App Store
App Share
4.43%
App Store
Apps
65.75k
Games
462
Total Downloads
25.97b
App Store
Download Share
5.65%
App Store
App Downloads
23.44b
Game Downloads
2.53b

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 3.53% have integrated Webp. This accounts for 3.37% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

WebP is a modern image format that provides superior, lossless and lossy compression for images on the web. Using the WebP SDK, webmasters and web developers can create smaller, richer images that make the web faster.

Total Apps
52.68k
App Store
App Share
3.53%
App Store
Apps
52.42k
Games
253
Total Downloads
15.48b
App Store
Download Share
3.37%
App Store
App Downloads
14.84b
Game Downloads
636.72m

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 3.24% have integrated FLAnimatedImage. This accounts for 6.91% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

FLAnimatedImage is a performant animated GIF engine SDK for iOS.

Total Apps
48.39k
App Store
App Share
3.24%
App Store
Apps
47.67k
Games
718
Total Downloads
31.80b
App Store
Download Share
6.91%
App Store
App Downloads
29.74b
Game Downloads
2.05b

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 2.68% have integrated QBImagePicker. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

The QBImagePicker SDK is a clone of UIImagePickerController with multiple selection support.

Total Apps
39.96k
App Store
App Share
2.68%
App Store
Apps
39.82k
Games
140
Total Downloads
4.12b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
2.81b
Game Downloads
1.31b

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 2.00% have integrated ML Kit by Google. This accounts for 2.41% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

Total Apps
29.89k
App Store
App Share
2.00%
App Store
Apps
29.76k
Games
130
Total Downloads
11.10b
App Store
Download Share
2.41%
App Store
App Downloads
11.08b
Game Downloads
13.74m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use ML Kit by Google.

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 1.63% have integrated AlamofireImage. This accounts for 1.19% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

AlamofireImage is an image component library SDK for Alamofire.

Total Apps
24.38k
App Store
App Share
1.63%
App Store
Apps
24.25k
Games
128
Total Downloads
5.48b
App Store
Download Share
1.19%
App Store
App Downloads
5.40b
Game Downloads
82.34m

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 1.02% have integrated GPUImage. This accounts for 3.12% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

The GPUImage framework is a BSD-licensed iOS library SDK that lets you apply GPU-accelerated filters and other effects to images, live camera video, and movies.

Total Apps
15.26k
App Store
App Share
1.02%
App Store
Apps
15.16k
Games
100
Total Downloads
14.33b
App Store
Download Share
3.12%
App Store
App Downloads
13.90b
Game Downloads
425.71m

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

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

RSKImageCropper is an image cropper / photo cropper SDK for iOS, similar to the Contacts app, with support for landscape orientation.

Total Apps
9.58k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
9.53k
Games
53
Total Downloads
3.99b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
3.94b
Game Downloads
53.23m

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

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

ImageSlideshow is a customizable Swift image slideshow SDK. It facilitates circular scrolling and has both a timer mechanism and a full screen viewer.

Total Apps
8.67k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
8.65k
Games
19
Total Downloads
1.63b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
1.63b
Game Downloads
1.72m

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

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

The MWPhotoBrowser SDK offers a simple iOS photo and video browser with optional grid view, captions, and selections.

Total Apps
8.36k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
8.29k
Games
72
Total Downloads
1.55b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
1.41b
Game Downloads
142.74m

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

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

PINRemoteImage is an SDK that offers a fast, non-deadlocking parallel image downloader and cache for iOS.

Total Apps
8.17k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
8.15k
Games
20
Total Downloads
4.09b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
4.08b
Game Downloads
12.81m

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

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

The Nuke SDK is a powerful image loading and caching system. Nuke provides a simple and efficient way to download and display images in your app.

Total Apps
7.44k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
7.41k
Games
28
Total Downloads
3.54b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
3.31b
Game Downloads
229.53m

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

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

SKPhotoBrowser is an SDK that offers a simple PhotoBrowser/Viewer, inspired by the Facebook and Twitter photo browsers, written in swift.

Total Apps
7.24k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
7.23k
Games
12
Total Downloads
1.05b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
1.05b
Game Downloads
1.25m

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, <1% have integrated YYWebImage. This accounts for 2.66% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

The YYWebImage SDK is an asynchronous image loading framework (a component of YYKit).

Total Apps
7.13k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
7.01k
Games
125
Total Downloads
12.22b
App Store
Download Share
2.66%
App Store
App Downloads
9.85b
Game Downloads
2.37b

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

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

The NYTPhotoViewer SDK is a slideshow and image viewer that includes double-tap to zoom, captions, support for multiple images, interactive flick to dismiss, animated zooming presentation, and more.

Total Apps
4.83k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
4.83k
Games
4
Total Downloads
488.02m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
480.94m
Game Downloads
7.08m

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

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