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Top 20 Image Processing SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store
Last update: 30 Sep 2024 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, 98.50% have integrated Apple Core Graphics. This accounts for 99.86% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

Total Apps
1.55m
App Store
App Share
98.50%
App Store
Apps
1.35m
Games
202.40k
Total Downloads
429.72b
App Store
Download Share
99.86%
App Store
App Downloads
322.44b
Game Downloads
107.28b

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 25.29% have integrated SDWebImage. This accounts for 23.67% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

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

Total Apps
398.47k
App Store
App Share
25.29%
App Store
Apps
393.66k
Games
4.81k
Total Downloads
101.88b
App Store
Download Share
23.67%
App Store
App Downloads
94.81b
Game Downloads
7.07b

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 5.12% have integrated TOCropViewController. This accounts for 2.83% 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
80.75k
App Store
App Share
5.12%
App Store
Apps
80.38k
Games
373
Total Downloads
12.19b
App Store
Download Share
2.83%
App Store
App Downloads
11.60b
Game Downloads
585.05m

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 4.85% have integrated Kingfisher. This accounts for 5.35% 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
76.49k
App Store
App Share
4.85%
App Store
Apps
76.03k
Games
455
Total Downloads
23.04b
App Store
Download Share
5.35%
App Store
App Downloads
22.54b
Game Downloads
499.40m

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 3.94% have integrated FLAnimatedImage. This accounts for 7.59% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

FLAnimatedImage is a performant animated GIF engine SDK for iOS.

Total Apps
62.13k
App Store
App Share
3.94%
App Store
Apps
61.38k
Games
751
Total Downloads
32.65b
App Store
Download Share
7.59%
App Store
App Downloads
30.70b
Game Downloads
1.95b

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 3.69% have integrated SwiftyGif. This accounts for 1.43% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

Total Apps
58.15k
App Store
App Share
3.69%
App Store
Apps
57.91k
Games
244
Total Downloads
6.15b
App Store
Download Share
1.43%
App Store
App Downloads
6.12b
Game Downloads
21.16m

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 3.22% 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
50.80k
App Store
App Share
3.22%
App Store
Apps
50.61k
Games
184
Total Downloads
4.23b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
3.29b
Game Downloads
943.52m

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 3.16% have integrated DKImagePickerController. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

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

Total Apps
49.80k
App Store
App Share
3.16%
App Store
Apps
49.66k
Games
132
Total Downloads
3.69b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
3.69b
Game Downloads
7.70m

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 2.63% have integrated Webp. This accounts for 3.13% 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
41.47k
App Store
App Share
2.63%
App Store
Apps
41.29k
Games
185
Total Downloads
13.45b
App Store
Download Share
3.13%
App Store
App Downloads
13.08b
Game Downloads
368.36m

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 1.90% have integrated AlamofireImage. This accounts for 1.52% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

AlamofireImage is an image component library SDK for Alamofire.

Total Apps
29.98k
App Store
App Share
1.90%
App Store
Apps
29.83k
Games
149
Total Downloads
6.55b
App Store
Download Share
1.52%
App Store
App Downloads
6.49b
Game Downloads
65.37m

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 1.21% have integrated GPUImage. This accounts for 3.25% 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
19.08k
App Store
App Share
1.21%
App Store
Apps
18.94k
Games
133
Total Downloads
14.00b
App Store
Download Share
3.25%
App Store
App Downloads
13.64b
Game Downloads
360.64m

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
14.24k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
14.18k
Games
66
Total Downloads
4.18b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
4.13b
Game Downloads
45.53m

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

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
11.11k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
10.96k
Games
145
Total Downloads
2.62b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
2.26b
Game Downloads
360.47m

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

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
10.72k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
10.70k
Games
29
Total Downloads
1.67b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
1.67b
Game Downloads
1.78m

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, <1% have integrated ML Kit by Google. This accounts for 2.30% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

Total Apps
10.48k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
10.43k
Games
49
Total Downloads
9.90b
App Store
Download Share
2.30%
App Store
App Downloads
9.89b
Game Downloads
9.59m

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

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
10.16k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
10.13k
Games
27
Total Downloads
4.09b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
4.07b
Game Downloads
12.52m

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

Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, <1% have integrated YYWebImage. This accounts for 2.01% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.

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

Total Apps
8.87k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
8.73k
Games
137
Total Downloads
8.65b
App Store
Download Share
2.01%
App Store
App Downloads
8.07b
Game Downloads
578.72m

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

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
7.61k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
7.57k
Games
38
Total Downloads
2.84b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
2.62b
Game Downloads
217.69m

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
7.42k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
7.41k
Games
14
Total Downloads
1.06b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
1.06b
Game Downloads
1.12m

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

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
6.21k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
6.21k
Games
2
Total Downloads
608.39m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
601.60m
Game Downloads
6.79m

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

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