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Top 20 User Interface and Graphics SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play
Last update: 18 Sep 2023 CET
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Top 20 User Interface and Graphics SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play

We at 42matters have identified the 20 most popular User Interface and Graphics SDKs leveraged by Android apps available on the Android app market.

User Interface and Graphics SDKs can be used to build apps that require graphical user interfaces (GUI) and high-quality graphics. These SDKs enable developers to leverage UI components, layouts, styling, animation, and other graphical user interface-related capabilities for their apps.

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 User Interface and Graphics 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 interface and graphics SDKs, 18.44% have integrated Lottie by Airbnb. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

Lottie is an iOS, Android, and React Native SDK. It renders After Effects animations in real time, allowing apps to use animations as if they used static images.

Total Apps
335.39k
Google Play
App Share
18.44%
Google Play
Apps
328.94k
Games
6.45k
Total Downloads
413.37b
Google Play
Download Share
66.73%
Google Play
App Downloads
407.34b
Game Downloads
6.03b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Lottie by Airbnb.

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 22.66% have integrated CircleImageView. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

CircleImageView is a component SDK which displays circular images, such as profile images, with customization options.

Total Apps
302.75k
Google Play
App Share
22.66%
Google Play
Apps
293.92k
Games
8.83k
Total Downloads
49.91b
Google Play
Download Share
8.06%
Google Play
App Downloads
47.98b
Game Downloads
1.93b

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

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 12.48% have integrated ShortcutBadger. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

The ShortcutBadger SDK enables your Android App to show the count of unread messages as a badge on your App shortcut. It's an Android library that supports badge notifications similar to those found in iOS for Samsung, LG, Sony, and HTC launchers.

Total Apps
219.01k
Google Play
App Share
12.48%
Google Play
Apps
215.83k
Games
3.18k
Total Downloads
33.14b
Google Play
Download Share
5.35%
Google Play
App Downloads
26.54b
Game Downloads
6.60b

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

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 10.08% have integrated FlexboxLayout. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

Total Apps
198.46k
Google Play
App Share
10.08%
Google Play
Apps
187.87k
Games
10.59k
Total Downloads
276.06b
Google Play
Download Share
44.57%
Google Play
App Downloads
267.99b
Game Downloads
8.07b

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

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 8.15% have integrated Shimmer by Facebook. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

The Shimmer SDK is an easy way to add a simple, shimmering effect to any view in an iOS app.

Total Apps
160.59k
Google Play
App Share
8.15%
Google Play
Apps
159.25k
Games
1.34k
Total Downloads
107.93b
Google Play
Download Share
17.42%
Google Play
App Downloads
106.63b
Game Downloads
1.30b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Shimmer by Facebook.

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 9.12% have integrated RoundedImageView. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

The RoundedImageView SDK offers a fast ImageView that supports rounded corners, ovals, and circles.

Total Apps
95.07k
Google Play
App Share
9.12%
Google Play
Apps
86.49k
Games
8.58k
Total Downloads
33.40b
Google Play
Download Share
5.39%
Google Play
App Downloads
32.11b
Game Downloads
1.28b

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

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 8.74% have integrated Material Design ProgressBar. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

Material Design ProgressBar is a Software Development Kit (SDK) that offers a Material Design progress bar consistent in appearance with Android 4.0+.

Total Apps
92.46k
Google Play
App Share
8.74%
Google Play
Apps
85.45k
Games
7.01k
Total Downloads
29.24b
Google Play
Download Share
4.72%
Google Play
App Downloads
27.67b
Game Downloads
1.57b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Material Design ProgressBar.

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 6.62% have integrated Android-SpinKit. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

Android-SpinKit offers Android loading animations via SDK.

Total Apps
76.58k
Google Play
App Share
6.62%
Google Play
Apps
74.46k
Games
2.12k
Total Downloads
13.69b
Google Play
Download Share
2.21%
Google Play
App Downloads
13.30b
Game Downloads
386.57m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Android-SpinKit.

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 7.01% have integrated Material Dialogs. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

Material Dialogs is an SDK that offers beautiful, fluid, and extensible smartphone dialogs for both Kotlin and Android mobile apps and games.

Total Apps
67.12k
Google Play
App Share
7.01%
Google Play
Apps
60.60k
Games
6.53k
Total Downloads
19.29b
Google Play
Download Share
3.11%
Google Play
App Downloads
18.03b
Game Downloads
1.26b

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

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 5.38% have integrated Material Ripple Layout. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

The Material Ripple Layout SDK is an Android L Ripple effect wrapper for Views.

Total Apps
57.08k
Google Play
App Share
5.38%
Google Play
Apps
56.88k
Games
207
Total Downloads
4.81b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
4.77b
Game Downloads
36.24m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Material Ripple Layout.

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 6.87% have integrated ViewPagerIndicator. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

ViewPagerIndicator is a paging indicator SDK compatible with the ViewPager from the Android Support Library and ActionBarSherlock.

Total Apps
56.80k
Google Play
App Share
6.87%
Google Play
Apps
56.51k
Games
293
Total Downloads
18.50b
Google Play
Download Share
2.99%
Google Play
App Downloads
18.28b
Game Downloads
219.22m

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

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 6.21% have integrated AVLoadingIndicatorView. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

The AVLoadingIndicatorView SDK is a collection of nice loading animations for Android.

Total Apps
54.83k
Google Play
App Share
6.21%
Google Play
Apps
54.02k
Games
809
Total Downloads
16.44b
Google Play
Download Share
2.65%
Google Play
App Downloads
16.05b
Game Downloads
392.67m

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

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 2.20% have integrated TextDrawable. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

TextDrawable is a light-weight library SDK that provides images with letter/text like the Gmail app.

Total Apps
49.82k
Google Play
App Share
2.20%
Google Play
Apps
49.77k
Games
55
Total Downloads
1.38b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
1.34b
Game Downloads
40.19m

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

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 5.19% have integrated FloatingActionButton. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

The FloatingActionButton SDK is another implementation of Floating Action Button for Android, with lots of features. The library requires Android API Level 14+. WARNING! FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT IS DISCONTINUED.

Total Apps
48.58k
Google Play
App Share
5.19%
Google Play
Apps
47.25k
Games
1.33k
Total Downloads
12.37b
Google Play
Download Share
2.00%
Google Play
App Downloads
11.81b
Game Downloads
560.50m

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

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 3.26% have integrated CircleIndicator. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

CircleIndicator is a lightweight indicator SDK similar to the nexus 5 launcher.

Total Apps
48.40k
Google Play
App Share
3.26%
Google Play
Apps
45.35k
Games
3.05k
Total Downloads
20.49b
Google Play
Download Share
3.31%
Google Play
App Downloads
20.18b
Game Downloads
309.91m

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

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 2.16% have integrated CircleProgress. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

The CircleProgress SDK provides sleek, circular progress indicators. This includes the following designs: DonutProgress, CircleProgress, ArcProgress.

Total Apps
47.30k
Google Play
App Share
2.16%
Google Play
Apps
47.15k
Games
152
Total Downloads
3.79b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
3.48b
Game Downloads
309.74m

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

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 3.69% have integrated AndroidSlidingUpPanel. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

AndroidSlidingUpPanel is a library SDK that provides a simple way to add a draggable sliding up panel (popularized by Google Music and Google Maps) to your Android application.

Total Apps
46.16k
Google Play
App Share
3.69%
Google Play
Apps
46.10k
Games
58
Total Downloads
10.63b
Google Play
Download Share
1.72%
Google Play
App Downloads
10.60b
Game Downloads
27.37m

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

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 2.55% have integrated MaterialDateTimePicker. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

Material DateTime Picker is an SDK that offers developers the ability to include the date and time pickers shown in the Material Design spec in their apps. The library, which includes an easily themable API, uses the code from the Android frameworks as a base.

Total Apps
39.15k
Google Play
App Share
2.55%
Google Play
Apps
39.08k
Games
65
Total Downloads
6.45b
Google Play
Download Share
1.04%
Google Play
App Downloads
6.44b
Game Downloads
10.54m

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

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 3.61% have integrated Material-ish Progress. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

Material-ish Progress is an SDK that offers a material-style progress wheel compatible with 2.3.

Total Apps
38.47k
Google Play
App Share
3.61%
Google Play
Apps
37.91k
Games
556
Total Downloads
11.86b
Google Play
Download Share
1.91%
Google Play
App Downloads
11.69b
Game Downloads
169.59m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Material-ish Progress.

Among all apps utilizing user interface and graphics SDKs, 3.74% have integrated AndroidViewAnimations. This accounts for 88% of app downloads within the user interface and graphics SDK category.

The AndroidViewAnimations SDk offers a collection of animation effects.

Total Apps
37.98k
Google Play
App Share
3.74%
Google Play
Apps
36.42k
Games
1.56k
Total Downloads
10.00b
Google Play
Download Share
1.61%
Google Play
App Downloads
9.48b
Game Downloads
520.43m

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

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