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Top 20 Payments and Commerce SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store
Last update: 5 Dec 2024 CET
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Top 20 Payments and Commerce SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store

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

Payment and Commerce SDKs enable developers to include payment processing, payment gateways, shopping carts, inventory management, order tracking, and other e-commerce features in their mobile apps. These SDKs are typically provided by payment processors and e-commerce platforms so that third-party developers can leverage their solutions rather than build their own from scratch.

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 Payments and Commerce 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 payments and commerce SDKs, 94.70% have integrated Apple StoreKit In-App Purchases. This accounts for 98.39% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

Total Apps
1.06m
App Store
App Share
94.70%
App Store
Apps
867.29k
Games
189.46k
Total Downloads
435.93b
App Store
Download Share
98.39%
App Store
App Downloads
325.43b
Game Downloads
110.50b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Apple StoreKit In-App Purchases.

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, 12.39% have integrated Apple PassKit (Apple Pay and Wallet). This accounts for 22.82% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

Total Apps
138.20k
App Store
App Share
12.39%
App Store
Apps
129.97k
Games
8.23k
Total Downloads
101.09b
App Store
Download Share
22.82%
App Store
App Downloads
91.84b
Game Downloads
9.25b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Apple PassKit (Apple Pay and Wallet).

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, 5.68% have integrated Stripe. This accounts for 1.85% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Stripe combines a payments platform with applications that put revenue data at the heart of business operations.

Total Apps
63.41k
App Store
App Share
5.68%
App Store
Apps
63.30k
Games
108
Total Downloads
8.19b
App Store
Download Share
1.85%
App Store
App Downloads
8.13b
Game Downloads
54.90m

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

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, 3.10% have integrated Alipay. This accounts for 5.36% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

Alipay is a third-party mobile and online payment platform SDK.

Total Apps
34.60k
App Store
App Share
3.10%
App Store
Apps
34.55k
Games
50
Total Downloads
23.73b
App Store
Download Share
5.36%
App Store
App Downloads
23.58b
Game Downloads
150.09m

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

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, 1.94% have integrated RevenueCat. This accounts for 1.63% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

Total Apps
21.62k
App Store
App Share
1.94%
App Store
Apps
20.31k
Games
1.31k
Total Downloads
7.22b
App Store
Download Share
1.63%
App Store
App Downloads
5.84b
Game Downloads
1.38b

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

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, 1.49% have integrated Braintree. This accounts for 3.10% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

Braintree reaches more buyers and drives higher conversion. It is the only payments platform SDK that delivers PayPal, Venmo (in the US), credit and debit cards, and popular digital wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay in a single, seamless integration.

Total Apps
16.57k
App Store
App Share
1.49%
App Store
Apps
16.47k
Games
100
Total Downloads
13.73b
App Store
Download Share
3.10%
App Store
App Downloads
13.42b
Game Downloads
315.13m

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

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, 1.42% have integrated Razorpay. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

Razorpay is a payment gateway SDK for digital and online payments. It enables businesses to accept payments from customers and automate payouts to vendors and employees.

Total Apps
15.84k
App Store
App Share
1.42%
App Store
Apps
15.79k
Games
53
Total Downloads
1.34b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
1.26b
Game Downloads
80.71m

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

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, 1.21% have integrated Card.io. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

The card.io SDK provides fast, easy credit card scanning in mobile apps.

Total Apps
13.52k
App Store
App Share
1.21%
App Store
Apps
13.49k
Games
28
Total Downloads
3.33b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
3.18b
Game Downloads
150.86m

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

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, <1% have integrated iFlyChat. This accounts for 1.12% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

iFlyChat is a real-time chat SDK and messaging API that helps small to large businesses manage and streamline in-app communication for community applications.

Total Apps
10.73k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
10.52k
Games
212
Total Downloads
4.95b
App Store
Download Share
1.12%
App Store
App Downloads
4.53b
Game Downloads
416.98m

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

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, <1% have integrated Cardinal Mobile by Visa. This accounts for 2.03% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

Total Apps
8.18k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
8.10k
Games
80
Total Downloads
8.99b
App Store
Download Share
2.03%
App Store
App Downloads
8.69b
Game Downloads
301.69m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Cardinal Mobile by Visa.

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, <1% have integrated Shopify Buy. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

Shopify provides a number of software development kits / SDKs and libraries to help you build with the Storefront API.

Total Apps
6.52k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
6.52k
Games
2
Total Downloads
175.39m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
175.35m
Game Downloads
40.32k

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

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, <1% have integrated PayPal. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

The PayPal SDK offers access to the PayPal online payments system that supports online money transfers and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods like checks and money orders.

Total Apps
6.32k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
6.24k
Games
73
Total Downloads
1.98b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
1.90b
Game Downloads
77.42m

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

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, <1% have integrated RMStore. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

RMStore is a lightweight iOS library SDK for In-App Purchases.

Total Apps
5.34k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
3.92k
Games
1.42k
Total Downloads
3.37b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
2.49b
Game Downloads
879.96m

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

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, <1% have integrated ACI Worldwide. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

Total Apps
5.24k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
5.24k
Games
1
Total Downloads
636.06m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
633.92m
Game Downloads
2.14m

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

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, <1% have integrated Wirecard Payment. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

Total Apps
4.80k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
4.80k
Games
3
Total Downloads
1.05b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
1.05b
Game Downloads
243.59k

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

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, <1% have integrated Checkout.com. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

Total Apps
4.61k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
4.59k
Games
26
Total Downloads
2.70b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
2.48b
Game Downloads
220.33m

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

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, <1% have integrated Line by LineCorp. This accounts for 1.92% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

Total Apps
4.21k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
3.69k
Games
526
Total Downloads
8.52b
App Store
Download Share
1.92%
App Store
App Downloads
6.58b
Game Downloads
1.93b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Line by LineCorp.

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, <1% have integrated Sift. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

Sift is a leader in digital trust and safety, empowering organizations of all sizes to unlock new revenue without risk. Sift helps businesses make accurate, real-time decisions that both improve user experience and increase revenue.

Total Apps
3.99k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
3.98k
Games
8
Total Downloads
2.68b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
2.63b
Game Downloads
47.46m

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

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, <1% have integrated Square In-App Payments. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

Total Apps
3.74k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
3.74k
Games
0
Total Downloads
226.00m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
226.00m
Game Downloads
653

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Square In-App Payments.

Among all apps utilizing payments and commerce SDKs, <1% have integrated PayUMoney PayTouch by PayU. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the payments and commerce SDK category.

Total Apps
2.86k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
2.85k
Games
9
Total Downloads
693.27m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
682.89m
Game Downloads
10.38m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use PayUMoney PayTouch by PayU.

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