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Top 20 Crash Reporting and Performance SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play
Last update: 26 Jul 2024 CET
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Top 20 Crash Reporting and Performance SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play

We at 42matters have identified the 20 most popular Crash Reporting and Performance SDKs leveraged by Android apps available on the Android app market.

Crash Reporting and Performance SDKs help developers monitor the performance of their mobile apps. By integrating these SDKs into their products, developers can leverage the crash detection, error reporting, performance monitoring, real-time analytics, and other related capabilities that they offer.

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 Google Play 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 Crash Reporting and Performance 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 crash reporting and performance SDKs, 99.18% have integrated Google Firebase. This accounts for 98.96% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Firebase is Google's mobile platform SDK that helps you quickly develop high-quality apps and grow your business.

Total Apps
1.70m
Google Play
App Share
99.18%
Google Play
Apps
1.50m
Games
197.74k
Total Downloads
1.17t
Google Play
Download Share
98.96%
Google Play
App Downloads
799.93b
Game Downloads
371.91b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 30.72% have integrated Firebase Crashlytics Fabric. This accounts for 41.31% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Firebase Crashlytics is an app that helps you track, prioritize, and fix stability issues that erode app quality, in realtime. Spend less time triaging and troubleshooting crashes and more time building app features that delight users.

Total Apps
527.15k
Google Play
App Share
30.72%
Google Play
Apps
490.64k
Games
36.51k
Total Downloads
489.23b
Google Play
Download Share
41.31%
Google Play
App Downloads
313.82b
Game Downloads
175.41b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 7.03% have integrated Sentry. This accounts for 3.04% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

The official Sentry SDK for iOS, tvOS, macOS, watchOS. This SDK is written in Objective-C, but also provides a nice Swift interface.

Total Apps
120.71k
Google Play
App Share
7.03%
Google Play
Apps
118.17k
Games
2.54k
Total Downloads
35.95b
Google Play
Download Share
3.04%
Google Play
App Downloads
25.38b
Game Downloads
10.57b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 6.39% have integrated Firebase Performance Monitoring. This accounts for 11.32% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Total Apps
109.71k
Google Play
App Share
6.39%
Google Play
Apps
106.86k
Games
2.85k
Total Downloads
134.10b
Google Play
Download Share
11.32%
Google Play
App Downloads
122.94b
Game Downloads
11.16b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 6.01% have integrated Firebase Crashlytics NDK. This accounts for 16.22% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Total Apps
103.16k
Google Play
App Share
6.01%
Google Play
Apps
79.54k
Games
23.62k
Total Downloads
192.08b
Google Play
Download Share
16.22%
Google Play
App Downloads
57.14b
Game Downloads
134.93b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 3.74% have integrated CodePush by Microsoft. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Total Apps
64.24k
Google Play
App Share
3.74%
Google Play
Apps
64.04k
Games
195
Total Downloads
9.21b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
9.10b
Game Downloads
119.19m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use CodePush by Microsoft.

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 1.29% have integrated Opencensus OpenTelemetry. This accounts for 3.47% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Opencensus OpenTelemetry is an SDK that makes robust, portable telemetry a built-in feature of cloud-native software.

Total Apps
22.13k
Google Play
App Share
1.29%
Google Play
Apps
21.26k
Games
868
Total Downloads
41.05b
Google Play
Download Share
3.47%
Google Play
App Downloads
32.28b
Game Downloads
8.77b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 1.10% have integrated Bugsnag. This accounts for 2.13% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

The Bugsnag SDK monitors application stability so you can make data-driven decisions on whether you should be building new features, or fixing bugs.

Total Apps
18.90k
Google Play
App Share
1.10%
Google Play
Apps
18.22k
Games
685
Total Downloads
25.20b
Google Play
Download Share
2.13%
Google Play
App Downloads
14.86b
Game Downloads
10.35b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Datadog. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Total Apps
15.20k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
15.14k
Games
55
Total Downloads
9.32b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
8.25b
Game Downloads
1.07b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Huawei AppGallery Connect. This accounts for 1.34% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Huawei AppGallery Connect is your one-stop open platform covering the entire app lifecycle: innovation, development, distribution, operation, and analysis. Build and run your apps faster and better, while growing your experience and revenue.

Total Apps
13.76k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
13.65k
Games
109
Total Downloads
15.84b
Google Play
Download Share
1.34%
Google Play
App Downloads
15.45b
Game Downloads
391.05m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Huawei AppGallery Connect.

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated ACRA. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

ACRA's SDK is a library that enables Android applications to automatically post their crash reports to a report server.

Total Apps
11.13k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
10.76k
Games
365
Total Downloads
5.98b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
5.63b
Game Downloads
344.13m

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated New Relic Mobile. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

New Relic One is an observability platform SDK built to help engineers create more perfect software.

Total Apps
11.13k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
11.08k
Games
49
Total Downloads
7.37b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
7.14b
Game Downloads
229.58m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use New Relic Mobile.

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Bugly. This accounts for 1.54% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

The Tencent Bugly SDK provides mobile developers with professional reports and operation statistics, helping developers to quickly find and solve issues. At the same time it grasps product operation dynamics, and follows-up user feedback in a timely manner.

Total Apps
5.76k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
3.54k
Games
2.23k
Total Downloads
18.23b
Google Play
Download Share
1.54%
Google Play
App Downloads
6.26b
Game Downloads
11.97b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Instabug. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Instabug is an SDK that enables mobile teams to release with confidence. It offers comprehensive bug and crash reports, real-time user surveys, and user feedback.

Total Apps
5.58k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
5.57k
Games
7
Total Downloads
2.77b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.75b
Game Downloads
16.85m

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Embrace. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Total Apps
4.59k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
4.26k
Games
326
Total Downloads
9.55b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.29b
Game Downloads
7.26b

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated UXCam. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

UXCam is an experience analytics solution for mobile apps. The UXCam SDK captures every micro interaction on your app, allowing you to replay, analyze and optimize the User Experience.

Total Apps
4.25k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
4.20k
Games
51
Total Downloads
2.62b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.55b
Game Downloads
72.94m

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Smartlook. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Smartlook is an SDK that records users on websites and in mobile apps. It has features that allow you to find useful information, even in thousands of recordings, in no time.

Total Apps
3.33k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
3.10k
Games
227
Total Downloads
1.76b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
1.33b
Game Downloads
430.87m

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated FindBugs. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

FindBugs is an SDK that uses static analysis to look for bugs in Java code.

Total Apps
3.30k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
3.28k
Games
21
Total Downloads
5.35b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
5.23b
Game Downloads
114.05m

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated LeakCanary. This accounts for 1.20% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

LeakCanary is a a memory leak detection SDK for Android.

Total Apps
2.96k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
2.92k
Games
41
Total Downloads
14.16b
Google Play
Download Share
1.20%
Google Play
App Downloads
14.06b
Game Downloads
95.38m

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

Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Dynatrace. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.

Total Apps
2.92k
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
2.91k
Games
2
Total Downloads
4.15b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
4.14b
Game Downloads
12.46m

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

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How does 42matters collect this data?'

We’ve developed a number of machine learning algorithms that scan millions of mobile and connected TV (CTV) applications on a regular basis. In addition, we collect ground truth app performance intelligence and use this data to build statistical models that estimate the performance of apps for which we do not have ground truth data.

What SDK data does 42matters collect?'

We track over 2,300 of the most popular SDKs integrated in iOS and Android apps. We collect a variety of SDK insights (title, platform, ID, category, and developer website); performance metrics (the number of apps that have installed each SDK, installation and removal trends, and app downloads); market share statistics (including market share per app category); and more!

How can I access 42matters’ SDK data?'

The most direct way is to use our SDK Explorer, which is a visual, web-based research platform that enables you to peruse all 2,300+ SDKs that we track. It’s great for market research, lead generation, competitor analysis, etc. However, more technically-inclined folks might prefer our APIs and File Dumps, which enable you to query info for specific apps or SDKs. You can also use our other research platform (the Explorer) to view integrated SDKs by app.

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