Topics / #ios-app

iOS-app projects on GitHub

Open source applications built for the iOS platform.

As of , the most-starred iOS-app projects on GitHub are expo (52.8K stars), UTM (36K stars) and SteamTools (27.2K stars). GitHub.Locker tracks 57 iOS-app repositories with 470.9K stars combined. The fastest-growing on October 17 was Concat, with +630 stars in a day.

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Hot right now

Most stars gained in a day · Oct 17

+630

Concat

jub0t/Concat · ★ 8.5K

Concat is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor built as a CapCut alternative, with no watermark, no account and no subscription.

+101

Husk

Leviidev/Husk · ★ 2.2K

Husk is an Android app launcher for iPhone: drop in an APK, tap it, and the Android app opens full-screen, running either natively or through emulation.

+51

nanoMuse

nano-muse/nanoMuse · ★ 1.4K

nanoMuse is an open-source personal AI agent that runs across every device you own. It does things rather than just answering questions, keeps working while the app is closed, remembers you, and stops to ask before doing anything irreversible.

+49

AltStore

altstoreio/AltStore · ★ 14.6K

AltStore is an alternative app store that lets you sideload .ipa apps onto a non-jailbroken iOS device using only your Apple ID, no jailbreak required.

The all-time top

57 projects · by stars

  1. #1 · expo/expo

    expo

    Expo is an open-source framework for building universal native apps with React: you write React and JavaScript, and the resulting apps run on Android, iOS, and the web.

    52.8K
  2. #2 · utmapp/UTM

    UTM

    UTM is a full system emulator and virtual machine host for iOS and macOS, built on QEMU, that lets you run Windows, Linux, and other operating systems directly on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad.

    36K
  3. #3 · BeyondDimension/SteamTools

    SteamTools

    Watt Toolkit (formerly Steam++) is an open-source, cross-platform multi-functional Steam and gaming toolbox. Version 3.0 ships its features as default plugins — network acceleration, account switching, inventory management, local authenticator tokens and game tools — which you can remove or disable.

    27.2K
  1. 4

    chinese-programmer-wrong-pronunciation

    23.3Kshimohq/chinese-programmer-wrong-pronunciation · JavaScript

    A reference list of English programming and tech terms that Chinese programmers commonly mispronounce, pairing each word with correct British and American audio pronunciations, the typical wrong pronunciation, and a Chinese meaning.

  2. 5

    CodeHub

    22.5KCodeHubApp/CodeHub · C#

    CodeHub is an iOS app for browsing and maintaining your GitHub repositories from an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad — from pull requests down to comments on individual file diffs.

  3. 6

    TrollStore

    22.4Kopa334/TrollStore · Objective-C

    TrollStore is a permasigned jailed app for iOS that permanently installs any IPA you open in it. It works via an AMFI/CoreTrust bug: iOS doesn't correctly verify code signatures when a binary has multiple signers, so TrollStore can resign apps with its fake root certificate and keep them installed for good.

  4. 7

    ish

    20.6Kish-app/ish · C

    iSH is an open-source iOS app that gives you a Linux shell on your iPhone or iPad. It emulates an x86 processor in usermode and translates Linux syscalls, so Linux command-line programs run on iOS as they are.

  5. 8

    Masonry

    18.1KSnapKit/Masonry · Objective-C

    Masonry is a lightweight Objective-C library that wraps Apple's AutoLayout NSLayoutConstraints in a chainable, expressive syntax, making layout code far more concise and readable than writing raw constraints.

  6. 9

    AltStore

    14.6Kaltstoreio/AltStore · Swift

    AltStore is an alternative app store that lets you sideload .ipa apps onto a non-jailbroken iOS device using only your Apple ID, no jailbreak required.

  7. 10

    FLEX

    14.6KFLEXTool/FLEX · Objective-C

    FLEX (Flipboard Explorer) is a set of in-app debugging and exploration tools for iOS apps. It shows a toolbar window over your running app that lets you inspect and modify nearly every piece of app state.

  8. 11

    MJRefresh

    13.8KCoderMJLee/MJRefresh · Objective-C

    MJRefresh is an Objective-C library that adds pull-to-refresh (drop-down) and pull-up load-more functionality to iOS scroll views.

  9. 12

    mastg

    13.3KOWASP/mastg · Python

    A comprehensive OWASP manual for mobile app security testing and reverse engineering. It gives technical processes for verifying the weaknesses listed in the OWASP Mobile Security Weakness Enumeration (MASWE).

  10. 13

    firefox-ios

    13.1Kmozilla-mobile/firefox-ios · Swift

    Firefox for iOS — Mozilla's open-source web browser for iPhone and iPad. This one repository also contains Focus iOS, Mozilla's second iOS app.

  11. 14

    SkeletonView

    12.9KJuanpe/SkeletonView · Swift

    SkeletonView is a Swift library for iOS that turns your existing views into animated skeleton (placeholder) loading screens while data loads, so users see what content is coming.

  12. 15

    Signal-iOS

    12.3Ksignalapp/Signal-iOS · Swift

    Signal iOS is the free, open source messaging app for private communication with friends on iPhone, part of the Signal family which also ships for Android and Desktop.

  13. 16

    TikTok-Unlock

    12.2KSemporia/TikTok-Unlock · JavaScript

    A README-based guide and rule-set for unlocking region-locked TikTok content on iPhone/iPad without swapping SIM cards, covering region switching, video posting, live streaming, likes, comments, and DMs.

  14. 17

    ipatool

    11.7Kmajd/ipatool · Go

    ipatool is a command-line tool for searching the App Store and downloading .ipa packages for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS and visionOS apps, as well as .pkg packages for macOS apps.

  15. 18

    venera

    11.2Kvenera-app/venera · Dart

    Venera is a comic reader app for reading local comics as well as comics from online sources. You can also manage favorites, download comics, and view comments, tags and other comic info.

  16. 19

    awesome-ios-ui

    11.2Kcjwirth/awesome-ios-ui

    A curated list of awesome iOS UI/UX libraries, organized by category such as animations, badges, calendars, progress views, and side menus.

  17. 20

    getx

    11.2Kjonataslaw/getx · Dart

    GetX is a lightweight Flutter framework that bundles state management, dependency injection, and route management, letting you open screens, snackbars, dialogs, and bottom sheets without needing a BuildContext.

  18. 21

    animated-tab-bar

    11.1KRamotion/animated-tab-bar · Swift

    RAMAnimatedTabBarController is a Swift UI module library that adds animation to iOS tab bar items and icons.

  19. 22

    dawarich

    10.7KFreika/dawarich · Ruby

    Dawarich is a self-hostable web app that replaces Google Timeline: it tracks your location history, shows it on an interactive map, and analyzes your travels.

  20. 23

    NetNewsWire

    10.5KRanchero-Software/NetNewsWire · Swift

    A free and open-source feed reader for macOS and iOS — an app for following sites via RSS, Atom, JSON Feed and RSS-in-JSON feeds.

  21. 24

    Telegram-iOS

    9.2KTelegramMessenger/Telegram-iOS · Swift

    This is the official source code of the Telegram iOS app, written in Swift.

  22. 25

    Concat

    8.5Kjub0t/Concat · Rust

    Concat is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor built as a CapCut alternative, with no watermark, no account and no subscription.

  23. 26

    app-store-screenshots

    7.4KParthJadhav/app-store-screenshots · TypeScript

    A skill for AI coding agents (like Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenCode, and Codex) that scaffolds a full Next.js editor for creating App Store and Google Play marketing screenshots, complete with device frames, a connected canvas, and one-click export bundles at store-ready sizes.

  24. 27

    opendisplay

    5.7Kpeetzweg/opendisplay · Swift

    OpenDisplay turns a spare iPhone, iPad, or Mac into a true extended second display for your Mac, free and open source, without the subscription or hardware-dongle restrictions of Duet Display or Luna Display.

  25. 28

    textream

    4.1Kf/textream · Swift

    Textream is a free, open-source teleprompter app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad that highlights your script in real time as you speak, shown in a Dynamic Island-style overlay, floating window, or fullscreen.

  26. 29

    misaka26

    4Kstraight-tamago/misaka26

    misaka26 is an iOS/iPadOS customization tool that uses the same underlying bug as TrollRestore to unlock hidden system features on supported devices, running iOS 16.0 through 26.1 and the 26.2 beta 1, without a full jailbreak.

  27. 30

    Madeira

    2.6Kwillfaust/Madeira · C

    Madeira runs x86-64 Windows PC games on a non-jailbroken iPhone by combining Wine (ARM64EC), FEX-Emu (x86-64 to ARM64 translation), and DXMT (D3D11 to Metal), all running inside a single Mach process on iOS.

  28. 31

    Husk

    2.2KLeviidev/Husk · Java

    Husk is an Android app launcher for iPhone: drop in an APK, tap it, and the Android app opens full-screen, running either natively or through emulation.

  29. 32

    AirCard-iOS

    1.9KMak5er/AirCard-iOS · Swift

    AirCard-iOS lets you customize Apple Wallet card artwork, lock screen passcode dialer themes, and PosterBoard wallpapers directly on an iPhone running iOS 27 or newer.

  30. 33

    omarchy-apple-dev

    1.7Kjoshuaswarren/omarchy-apple-dev · Python

    A toolchain that builds Swift/SwiftUI iOS apps on Omarchy Linux (Apple Silicon or x86-64) and installs them on a physical iPhone over USB, with no Mac, no macOS and no Xcode app installed anywhere.

  31. 34

    nanoMuse

    1.4Knano-muse/nanoMuse · Swift

    nanoMuse is an open-source personal AI agent that runs across every device you own. It does things rather than just answering questions, keeps working while the app is closed, remembers you, and stops to ask before doing anything irreversible.

  32. 35

    taskview-community

    1.3KGimanh/taskview-community · TypeScript

    TaskView is a self-hosted project and task management platform that combines task tracking, custom workflows, developer integrations, analytics, and AI-assisted automation, built for teams that want a transparent alternative to SaaS task managers.

  33. 36

    kumone

    1.2Kmissuo/kumone · Swift

    Kumone is an unofficial native macOS app (with an iOS sideload build too) that acts as a client for NetEase Cloud Music, built in SwiftUI and talking directly to NetEase's real API without any third-party server in between.

  34. 37

    Roam-Control

    1.1Kseanhowarthdev/Roam-Control

    Roam Control is a SwiftUI iOS app that lets you choose, test and move your iPhone's reported GPS location for development, QA and responsible personal testing.

  35. 38

    xsime

    1.1Kscholay/xsime · Swift

    RIMES (rime-scholay) is a modern, cross-platform Chinese input method built on the librime engine, bundled with a text workbench (Buffer), a clipboard/notes/password manager (Capsule), and an AI chat window (Mailbox) so you can translate, generate, and polish text without leaving your current app.

  36. 39

    boop

    1Kchrisgreg/boop · Go

    Boop is a tiny self-hosted notification inbox for developers: your apps POST events to it, and it pushes alerts straight to your iPhone through Apple's APNs, with no hosted relay, account system, or telemetry.

  37. 40

    3105

    906YangJiiii/3105 · Swift

    3105 is a native iOS app for browsing app-container (sandboxed) files, managing portable file patches, cleaning app caches, and installing PosterBoard wallpaper packages, without installing a persistent jailbreak.

  38. 41

    zulu

    888slop-place/zulu · Swift

    Zulu is a native Zulip client for iOS and macOS that treats topics as first-class citizens, grouping channels into folders and letting threads be promoted or hidden locally.

  39. 42

    AirBeep

    829LinkPass888/AirBeep · Swift

    AirBeep is an iOS utility that silences the built-in call-recording disclosure tones (the beeps that signal a call is being recorded), with one switch to toggle the change and restore the originals.

  40. 43

    GestaltEdit

    826frs0n/GestaltEdit · Swift

    GestaltEdit is a utility that runs directly on iPhone and iPad to edit the com.apple.MobileGestalt.plist file, letting you toggle hidden device capabilities, run a full field editor, and back up or restore your changes.

  41. 44

    kartpad

    674chrissotraidis/kartpad · Python

    KartPad is a native port of Mario Kart Wii (and the Retro Rewind mod) for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and Android, built by statically recompiling the original PowerPC game code into native ARM64 code.

  42. 45

    house-control

    5560xProbabillity/house-control · Swift

    House Control turns your home into a live 3D model shown in the Mac menu bar and on an iPhone, letting you see and control real lights and air conditioners through Smart Life/Tuya, Home Assistant, Philips Hue and Apple Home.

  43. 46

    placard

    553frs0n/placard · Swift

    Placard is an iOS app for browsing, creating, installing, and managing custom PosterBoard wallpapers (the interactive Lock Screen wallpapers introduced in iOS 26).

  44. 47

    Wind-Waker-Recomp

    549elliotttate/Wind-Waker-Recomp · C

    Wind Waker Recomp is a native port of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for Windows, Mac, iPhone and iPad, made by statically recompiling the original GameCube game's PowerPC code into native machine code. It is a personal source fork of the BlueWake project with extra features like 60/120 FPS smooth motion, save states and wall climbing.

  45. 48

    dsh-mobile

    536Clarklevis1995/dsh-mobile · Kotlin

    DeepSeek Harness Mobile (dsh-mobile) is a native mobile client for DeepSeek Harness, bringing your Harness workspaces, sessions, live agent replies and execution trajectories to an Android or iOS phone.

  46. 49

    vibe-aso

    454Kronop/vibe-aso · JavaScript

    Vibe ASO is a Claude Code skill that takes an iOS app from 'ready to submit' to a fully localized App Store presence: keyword research, metadata in up to 50 locales, localized screenshots, worldwide pricing, and in-app string localization, all driven from inside Claude Code.

  47. 50

    FilzaSlop

    4510xjohnnydev/FilzaSlop · Objective-C

    FilzaSlop is a fork of FilzaJailedDS that adds a sandbox escape exploit and app container access to the Filza file manager on iOS 18, iOS 26, and iOS 27 beta 1-4, plus a bundled PosterBoard Wallpaper Lab.

  48. 51

    bluey-by-riley

    424rbrown101010/bluey-by-riley · Swift

    Googly Eyes is a blueberry character that lives on your iPhone screen and points at things on your Mac with his own cursor. It pairs a Mac menu bar app with an iPhone app so he can see your screen, talk through OpenAI's Realtime API, and even control your computer when asked.

  49. 52

    Beans-Music

    407XIaodou0416/Beans-Music · Swift

    Beans Music is an open-source SwiftUI music player for iOS 15+ that lets you browse, search, and play tracks from NetEase Cloud Music, QQ Music, and Kugou Music in one native app, alongside local playlists, lyrics, and offline files.

  50. 53

    zhoop

    272hackyguru/zhoop · Swift

    Zhoop is an iPhone app that pairs with a WHOOP fitness strap over Bluetooth and tracks your daily calorie deficit, weight-loss goal, sleep and heart rate. It's a personal fork of the NOOP app, stripped down and rebuilt entirely around hitting a goal weight by a date.

  51. 54

    Erosion

    247jailbreakdotparty/Erosion · Swift

    Erosion is an iOS customization toolbox that uses the bad_query sandbox escape exploit to apply tweaks on supported iOS/iPadOS versions, no traditional jailbreak required.

  52. 55

    tvbox-silicon

    244jo32/tvbox-silicon · Swift

    Yingxia is a native SwiftUI TVBox player for Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Mac that plays your TVBox subscriptions: live channels, on-demand catalogs, and one search across every source.

  53. 56

    iOS-GPS-Spoofer

    241SegFault42/iOS-GPS-Spoofer · Swift

    A tool that makes a connected iPhone report a fake GPS location for as long as it runs, restoring the real one automatically when you stop. It drives Apple's developer location-simulation service — the same mechanism Xcode's Simulate Location uses.

  54. 57

    Ketamine

    168Nouvborne/Ketamine · Swift

    Ketamine is an on-device MobileGestalt editor for iOS: it changes supported system values straight from your iPhone, with no PC involved.

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