This is an incomplete list of notable applications (apps) that run on iOS where source code is available under a free software/open-source software license. Note however that much of this software is dual-licensed for non-free distribution via the iOS app store; for example, GPL licenses are not compatible with the app store.
Application name | Description | License | Source | Notes | |
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Brave browser | Mobile web browser | MPL 2.0 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. | |
Password manager | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android. | ||
Encrypted XMPP client | GPLv3 | git | |||
Office suite compatible with Microsoft Office, enterprise ready LibreOffice | git | Also available for Android, ChromeOS, iPadOS, Windows, macOS and Linux. | |||
DuckDuckGo search engine client | Apache 2.0 | git | Also available for Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Android. | ||
Matrix collaboration client for iOS | Apache 2.0 | git | Also available for Android, Web and Linux. | ||
Mobile web browser | MPL 2.0 | git | Also available for Android. | ||
Mobile web browser | MPL 2.0 | git | |||
Infomaniak Drive | File sync and share - The secure cloud | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android. | |
Softphone and instant messenger | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android. | ||
Note taking and to-do application with synchronization capabilities | MIT | git | Also available for Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. | ||
App for the website kickstarter.com | Apache 2.0 | git | Also available for Android. | ||
Video SIP/VoIP client | GPLv2 | [git://git.linphone.org/linphone-iphone.git git] | Also available for Android. | ||
Offline maps and navigation using OpenStreetMap data | Apache 2.0 | git | Also available for Android. | ||
MuPDF | PDF reader | AGPL v3+ | git | Also available for Android and Windows and unix-like systems. | |
RSS reader | MIT | git | Also available for macOS. | ||
File sync and share, with encryption possible | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. | ||
Nextcloud Talk | Chat, voice and video calling | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android. | |
AGPL v.3 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. | |||
Open-source and open-data food scanner | Apache 2.0 | git | Also available for Android. | ||
An open-source, privacy-enhancing web browser for iOS, utilizing the Tor anonymity network | own | git | |||
Offline maps and navigation using OpenStreetMap data | Apache 2.0 | git | Also available for Android and on F-Droid and AppGallery. | ||
Offline maps and navigation using OpenStreetMap data | MIT | git | Also available for Android. | ||
File sync and share (the official ownCloud app) | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. | ||
E-Mail client ProtonMail | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android. | ||
Encrypted instant messaging, voice and video calling | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. | ||
Encrypted, decentralized, privacy-focused messaging & calling without any meta-data collected | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. | ||
Encrypted notes | GPLv2 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. | ||
Encrypted instant messaging | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android. | ||
Instant messaging | GPLv2 | git | Also available for Android, Windows Phone, and Firefox OS. | ||
Email client | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. | ||
Free software | git | ||||
A port of the free VLC media player | MPL 2.0 GPLv2+ | git | |||
The official White House app | MIT | git | |||
wikiHow app | GPL | git | |||
The official Wikipedia app | MIT | git | Also available for Android, webOS and Kindle. | ||
Encrypted instant messaging, voice and video calling | GPLv3 | git | Also available for Android, Windows, macOS and Linux. | ||
The official WordPress app | GPLv2 | git | Also available for Android. |