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Top 20 User Authentication SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store
Last update: 23 Mar 2025 CET
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Top 20 User Authentication SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store

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

User Authentication SDKs enable developers to add user authentication capabilities, such as login, registration, and access control, to their mobile apps. They commonly offer user management, identity verification, password reset, and other related 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 User Authentication 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 user authentication SDKs, 45.14% have integrated AppAuth by OpenID. This accounts for 44.79% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

AppAuth for Android is a client SDK for communicating with OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect providers. It strives to directly map the requests and responses of those specifications, while following the idiomatic style of the implementation language.

Total Apps
191.77k
App Store
App Share
45.14%
App Store
Apps
186.19k
Games
5.57k
Total Downloads
84.66b
App Store
Download Share
44.79%
App Store
App Downloads
76.14b
Game Downloads
8.52b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use AppAuth by OpenID.

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, 42.23% have integrated Apple Accounts. This accounts for 38.84% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

Total Apps
179.38k
App Store
App Share
42.23%
App Store
Apps
146.23k
Games
33.16k
Total Downloads
73.42b
App Store
Download Share
38.84%
App Store
App Downloads
50.89b
Game Downloads
22.53b

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

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, 39.71% have integrated Firebase Authentication. This accounts for 19.76% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

Total Apps
168.69k
App Store
App Share
39.71%
App Store
Apps
158.19k
Games
10.49k
Total Downloads
37.36b
App Store
Download Share
19.76%
App Store
App Downloads
26.91b
Game Downloads
10.45b

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

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, 11.30% have integrated Google reCAPTCHA. This accounts for 10.21% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

Total Apps
47.99k
App Store
App Share
11.30%
App Store
Apps
45.58k
Games
2.40k
Total Downloads
19.31b
App Store
Download Share
10.21%
App Store
App Downloads
12.87b
Game Downloads
6.44b

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

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, 3.35% have integrated Amazon AWS Cognito Federated Identities. This accounts for 3.31% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

Total Apps
14.21k
App Store
App Share
3.35%
App Store
Apps
13.81k
Games
400
Total Downloads
6.26b
App Store
Download Share
3.31%
App Store
App Downloads
4.28b
Game Downloads
1.98b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS Cognito Federated Identities.

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, 1.25% have integrated Mitek MiSnap. This accounts for 2.27% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

Mitek MiSnap is a patented mobile capture SDK that enables an intuitive user experience and instant capture of quality images.

Total Apps
5.32k
App Store
App Share
1.25%
App Store
Apps
5.32k
Games
0
Total Downloads
4.29b
App Store
Download Share
2.27%
App Store
App Downloads
4.29b
Game Downloads
343

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

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, 1.12% have integrated OAuthSwift. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

OAuthSwift is a Swift-based OAuth library SDK for iOS and macOS.

Total Apps
4.77k
App Store
App Share
1.12%
App Store
Apps
4.76k
Games
6
Total Downloads
593.07m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
583.67m
Game Downloads
9.41m

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

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, 1.07% have integrated Microsoft Authentication Library. This accounts for 2.29% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

Total Apps
4.56k
App Store
App Share
1.07%
App Store
Apps
4.55k
Games
13
Total Downloads
4.33b
App Store
Download Share
2.29%
App Store
App Downloads
4.32b
Game Downloads
2.79m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Microsoft Authentication Library.

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, <1% have integrated FCUUID. This accounts for 1.24% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

FCUUID is an iOS UUID library SDK and an alternative to UDID and identifierForVendor. This library provides the simplest API to obtain universally unique identifiers with different levels of persistence.

Total Apps
4.04k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
3.85k
Games
182
Total Downloads
2.35b
App Store
Download Share
1.24%
App Store
App Downloads
2.12b
Game Downloads
227.27m

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

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, <1% have integrated Auth0. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

Auth0 is an easy to implement, adaptable authentication and authorization platform. They make your login box awesome.

Total Apps
3.49k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
3.48k
Games
8
Total Downloads
1.11b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
1.10b
Game Downloads
4.41m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Auth0.

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, <1% have integrated FraudForce by iovation. This accounts for 2.59% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

Total Apps
2.40k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
2.39k
Games
15
Total Downloads
4.90b
App Store
Download Share
2.59%
App Store
App Downloads
4.89b
Game Downloads
2.59m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use FraudForce by iovation.

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, <1% have integrated OTPless. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

Total Apps
1.96k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.96k
Games
7
Total Downloads
576.98m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
570.78m
Game Downloads
6.20m

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

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, <1% have integrated Kount by Equifax. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

Total Apps
1.13k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.13k
Games
6
Total Downloads
882.53m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
882.40m
Game Downloads
124.95k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Kount by Equifax.

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, <1% have integrated Sinch. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

Sinch is an SDK that enables developers to connect with customers and make engagement personal with simple, programmable SMS, voice, video, and verification tools.

Total Apps
1.10k
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
1.10k
Games
1
Total Downloads
251.93m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
251.92m
Game Downloads
10.31k

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

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, <1% have integrated SumSub. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

Total Apps
900
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
859
Games
41
Total Downloads
819.86m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
653.49m
Game Downloads
166.37m

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

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, <1% have integrated Onfido Capture. This accounts for 1.21% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

The Onfido Capture SDK is an AI-based technology that assesses whether a user’s government-issued ID is genuine or fraudulent. It then compares it against their facial biometrics.

Total Apps
738
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
717
Games
21
Total Downloads
2.29b
App Store
Download Share
1.21%
App Store
App Downloads
2.26b
Game Downloads
28.28m

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

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, <1% have integrated Facetec. This accounts for 2.72% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

Total Apps
689
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
684
Games
5
Total Downloads
5.13b
App Store
Download Share
2.72%
App Store
App Downloads
5.12b
Game Downloads
9.47m

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

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, <1% have integrated Truecaller. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

Total Apps
674
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
664
Games
10
Total Downloads
810.95m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
793.22m
Game Downloads
17.73m

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

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, <1% have integrated iProov. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

Total Apps
611
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
607
Games
4
Total Downloads
1.60b
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
1.59b
Game Downloads
562.88k

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

Among all apps utilizing user authentication SDKs, <1% have integrated FingerprintJS. This accounts for 1.34% of app downloads within the user authentication SDK category.

Total Apps
556
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
524
Games
32
Total Downloads
2.53b
App Store
Download Share
1.34%
App Store
App Downloads
2.32b
Game Downloads
213.42m

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

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