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Dev tools · December 20, 2013

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Wondering which SDKs are in iOS and Android apps & how they were made?

I started SourceDNA because I wanted to build a highly scalable, cross-platform binary similarity engine. We can dump in libraries and apps from all over and discern patterns in their code. We've been scanning thousands of mobile apps and finding what's inside, and we wanted to make this data available now for others to explore. Clickable link: http://sourcedna.com/stats/ This interface lets you see which SDKs (ads, analytics, optimization, etc.) or cross-platform tools (Unity, Adobe AIR, Xamarin, etc.) were used to create the top 500 free apps on both iTunes and Google…

Wondering which SDKs are in iOS and Android apps & how they were made? launched on December 20, 2013 with 16 votes, #429 of 927 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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SourceDNA provides a searchable database showing which SDKs and development tools are used inside popular iOS and Android apps. The tool analyzes the top 500 free apps from iTunes and Google Play, revealing embedded libraries for advertising, analytics, optimization, and cross-platform frameworks like Unity and Xamarin. Users can explore which SDKs appear in specific apps or see which apps contain code from particular SDK vendors, making it useful for developers, app analysts, and those researching mobile development practices.

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I started SourceDNA because I wanted to build a highly scalable, cross-platform binary similarity engine. We can dump in libraries and apps from all over and discern patterns in their code. We've been scanning thousands of mobile apps and finding what's inside, and we wanted to make this data available now for others…

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