Top 20 Image Processing SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store
We at 42matters have identified the 20 most popular Image Processing SDKs leveraged by iOS apps available on the iOS app market.
Image Processing SDKs enable app developers to add image processing, editing, and manipulation functionalities to their mobile apps. These SDKs typically include features like image recognition, image filtering, image enhancement, and other image such 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 Image 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 20 most widely-integrated image processing SDKs:
Apple Core Graphics
Check “Apple Core Graphics” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 98.29% have integrated Apple Core Graphics. This accounts for 99.94% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Apple Core Graphics.
SDWebImage
Check “SDWebImage” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 24.29% have integrated SDWebImage. This accounts for 21.17% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
SDWebImage is an asynchronous image downloader with cache support as a UIImageView category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use SDWebImage.
TOCropViewController
Check “TOCropViewController” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 5.25% have integrated TOCropViewController. This accounts for 2.55% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
TOCropViewController is an open-source UIViewController subclass SDK for cropping out sections of UIImage objects, as well as performing basic rotations.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use TOCropViewController.
SwiftyGif
Check “SwiftyGif” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 4.73% have integrated SwiftyGif. This accounts for 1.66% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
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Kingfisher
Check “Kingfisher” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 4.52% have integrated Kingfisher. This accounts for 5.28% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
Kingfisher is a powerful, pure-Swift library SDK for downloading and caching images from the web. It provides you a chance to use a pure-Swift way to work with remote images in your next app.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Kingfisher.
DKImagePickerController
Check “DKImagePickerController” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 4.13% have integrated DKImagePickerController. This accounts for 1.13% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
DKImagePickerController is a highly customizable, pure-Swift library SDK.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use DKImagePickerController.
FLAnimatedImage
Check “FLAnimatedImage” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 3.42% have integrated FLAnimatedImage. This accounts for 6.74% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
FLAnimatedImage is a performant animated GIF engine SDK for iOS.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use FLAnimatedImage.
Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 3.22% have integrated Webp. This accounts for 3.26% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
WebP is a modern image format that provides superior, lossless and lossy compression for images on the web. Using the WebP SDK, webmasters and web developers can create smaller, richer images that make the web faster.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Webp.
QBImagePicker
Check “QBImagePicker” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 2.93% have integrated QBImagePicker. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
The QBImagePicker SDK is a clone of UIImagePickerController with multiple selection support.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use QBImagePicker.
AlamofireImage
Check “AlamofireImage” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 1.72% have integrated AlamofireImage. This accounts for 1.20% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
AlamofireImage is an image component library SDK for Alamofire.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use AlamofireImage.
ML Kit by Google
Check “ML Kit by Google” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 1.58% have integrated ML Kit by Google. This accounts for 2.24% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
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GPUImage
Check “GPUImage” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, 1.04% have integrated GPUImage. This accounts for 2.75% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
The GPUImage framework is a BSD-licensed iOS library SDK that lets you apply GPU-accelerated filters and other effects to images, live camera video, and movies.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use GPUImage.
RSKImageCropper
Check “RSKImageCropper” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, <1% have integrated RSKImageCropper. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
RSKImageCropper is an image cropper / photo cropper SDK for iOS, similar to the Contacts app, with support for landscape orientation.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use RSKImageCropper.
ImageSlideshow
Check “ImageSlideshow” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, <1% have integrated ImageSlideshow. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
ImageSlideshow is a customizable Swift image slideshow SDK. It facilitates circular scrolling and has both a timer mechanism and a full screen viewer.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use ImageSlideshow.
MWPhotoBrowser
Check “MWPhotoBrowser” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, <1% have integrated MWPhotoBrowser. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
The MWPhotoBrowser SDK offers a simple iOS photo and video browser with optional grid view, captions, and selections.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use MWPhotoBrowser.
PINRemoteImage
Check “PINRemoteImage” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, <1% have integrated PINRemoteImage. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
PINRemoteImage is an SDK that offers a fast, non-deadlocking parallel image downloader and cache for iOS.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use PINRemoteImage.
Among all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, <1% have integrated Nuke. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
The Nuke SDK is a powerful image loading and caching system. Nuke provides a simple and efficient way to download and display images in your app.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Nuke.
YYWebImage
Check “YYWebImage” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, <1% have integrated YYWebImage. This accounts for 2.08% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
The YYWebImage SDK is an asynchronous image loading framework (a component of YYKit).
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use YYWebImage.
SKPhotoBrowser
Check “SKPhotoBrowser” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, <1% have integrated SKPhotoBrowser. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
SKPhotoBrowser is an SDK that offers a simple PhotoBrowser/Viewer, inspired by the Facebook and Twitter photo browsers, written in swift.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use SKPhotoBrowser.
NYTPhotoViewer
Check “NYTPhotoViewer” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing image processing SDKs, <1% have integrated NYTPhotoViewer. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the image processing SDK category.
The NYTPhotoViewer SDK is a slideshow and image viewer that includes double-tap to zoom, captions, support for multiple images, interactive flick to dismiss, animated zooming presentation, and more.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use NYTPhotoViewer.
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