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Top 13 Audio Processing SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store
Last update: 19 Jul 2026 CET
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Top 13 Audio Processing SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store

We at 42matters have identified the 13 most popular Audio Processing SDKs leveraged by iOS apps available on the iOS app market.

Audio Processing SDKs enable apps to perform a variety of audio processing tasks, such as audio playback, recording, editing, mixing, signal processing, and audio synthesis. These SDKs typically facilitate audio enhancement, noise reduction, echo cancellation, voice recognition, and other advanced audio processing techniques.

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 Audio 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.

The 13 most widely-integrated audio processing SDKs:

1st

EZAudio

Check “EZAudio” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing audio processing SDKs, 26.77% have integrated EZAudio. This accounts for 12.16% of app downloads within the audio processing SDK category.

EZAudio offers six audio components and two interface components to allow you to immediately record, play, and visualize audio data. This SDK has been deprecated.

Total Apps
4.01k
App Store
App Share
26.77%
App Store
Apps
3.99k
Games
27
Total Downloads
1.57b
App Store
Download Share
12.16%
App Store
App Downloads
1.56b
Game Downloads
2.05m

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

2nd

JSQSystemSoundPlayer

Check “JSQSystemSoundPlayer” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing audio processing SDKs, 22.09% have integrated JSQSystemSoundPlayer. This accounts for 2.75% of app downloads within the audio processing SDK category.

The JSQSystemSoundPlayer SDK is a light-weight component to play sound effects in your app. It is a fancy Obj-C wrapper for Cocoa System Sound Services, for iOS and OS X.

Total Apps
3.31k
App Store
App Share
22.09%
App Store
Apps
3.29k
Games
25
Total Downloads
354.01m
App Store
Download Share
2.75%
App Store
App Downloads
349.83m
Game Downloads
4.18m

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

3rd

AudioStreamer

Check “AudioStreamer” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing audio processing SDKs, 12.77% have integrated AudioStreamer. This accounts for 3.27% of app downloads within the audio processing SDK category.

AudioStreamer is a streaming audio player SDK for Mac OSX and iPhone.

Total Apps
1.92k
App Store
App Share
12.77%
App Store
Apps
1.90k
Games
12
Total Downloads
421.65m
App Store
Download Share
3.27%
App Store
App Downloads
420.10m
Game Downloads
1.55m

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

4th

ObjectAL

Check “ObjectAL” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing audio processing SDKs, 10.39% have integrated ObjectAL. This accounts for 3.67% of app downloads within the audio processing SDK category.

The ObjectAL SDK for iPhone and Mac is designed to be a simpler, more intuitive interface to OpenAL and AVAudioPlayer.

Total Apps
1.56k
App Store
App Share
10.39%
App Store
Apps
329
Games
1.23k
Total Downloads
473.08m
App Store
Download Share
3.67%
App Store
App Downloads
83.10m
Game Downloads
389.98m

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

5th

StreamingKit

Check “StreamingKit” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing audio processing SDKs, 7.93% have integrated StreamingKit. This accounts for 4.55% of app downloads within the audio processing SDK category.

StreamingKit (formally Audjustable) is an audio playback and streaming library SDK for iOS and Mac OSX. StreamingKit uses CoreAudio to decompress and playback audio (using hardware or software codecs) whilst providing a clean and simple object-oriented API.

Total Apps
1.19k
App Store
App Share
7.93%
App Store
Apps
1.18k
Games
7
Total Downloads
586.76m
App Store
Download Share
4.55%
App Store
App Downloads
586.27m
Game Downloads
491.60k

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

6th

LiveKit

Check “LiveKit” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing audio processing SDKs, 6.43% have integrated LiveKit. This accounts for 53.49% of app downloads within the audio processing SDK category.

Total Apps
964
App Store
App Share
6.43%
App Store
Apps
950
Games
14
Total Downloads
6.89b
App Store
Download Share
53.49%
App Store
App Downloads
6.87b
Game Downloads
20.06m

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

7th

Nuance

Check “Nuance” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing audio processing SDKs, 5.39% have integrated Nuance. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the audio processing SDK category.

Total Apps
808
App Store
App Share
5.39%
App Store
Apps
567
Games
241
Total Downloads
76.96m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
44.96m
Game Downloads
32.00m

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

8th

DOUAudioStreamer

Check “DOUAudioStreamer” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing audio processing SDKs, 3.52% have integrated DOUAudioStreamer. This accounts for 10.39% of app downloads within the audio processing SDK category.

DOUAudioStreamer is a Core Audio-based audio streaming player SDK for iOS and Mac.

Total Apps
528
App Store
App Share
3.52%
App Store
Apps
527
Games
1
Total Downloads
1.34b
App Store
Download Share
10.39%
App Store
App Downloads
1.34b
Game Downloads
1.58m

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

9th

SoundWave

Check “SoundWave” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing audio processing SDKs, 2.96% have integrated SoundWave. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the audio processing SDK category.

Total Apps
444
App Store
App Share
2.96%
App Store
Apps
442
Games
2
Total Downloads
112.60m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
112.60m
Game Downloads
1.76k

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

10th

JUCE

Check “JUCE” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing audio processing SDKs, 2.13% have integrated JUCE. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the audio processing SDK category.

Total Apps
319
App Store
App Share
2.13%
App Store
Apps
318
Games
1
Total Downloads
43.31m
App Store
Download Share
<1%
App Store
App Downloads
43.31m
Game Downloads
953

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

11th

Cisco Webex

Check “Cisco Webex” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing audio processing SDKs, <1% have integrated Cisco Webex. This accounts for 2.53% of app downloads within the audio processing SDK category.

Total Apps
42
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
42
Games
0
Total Downloads
325.68m
App Store
Download Share
2.53%
App Store
App Downloads
325.68m
Game Downloads
0

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

12th

Yandex SpeechKit

Check “Yandex SpeechKit” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing audio processing SDKs, <1% have integrated Yandex SpeechKit. This accounts for 2.76% of app downloads within the audio processing SDK category.

Yandex SpeechKit is an SDK that allows application developers to use Yandex speech technologies: speech recognition (Speech-to-Text) and speech synthesis (Text-to-Speech).

Total Apps
41
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
41
Games
0
Total Downloads
355.11m
App Store
Download Share
2.76%
App Store
App Downloads
355.11m
Game Downloads
0

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

13th

Houndify

Check “Houndify” SDK Insights

Among all apps utilizing audio processing SDKs, <1% have integrated Houndify. This accounts for 4.06% of app downloads within the audio processing SDK category.

Total Apps
4
App Store
App Share
<1%
App Store
Apps
4
Games
0
Total Downloads
523.08m
App Store
Download Share
4.06%
App Store
App Downloads
523.08m
Game Downloads
0

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

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