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CocoaPods/CocoaPods-app

A full-featured and standalone installation of CocoaPods. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods-app · Swift · NOASSERTION (other) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: archived no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4309
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 2329
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1225 stars · 279 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

CocoaPods.app is a standalone macOS application that bundles a full installation of CocoaPods, the dependency manager for Swift and Objective-C projects, without requiring RubyGems or Homebrew. It also installs the `pod` command-line tool and provides easy in-app updates.

Use cases

  • install cocoapods without rubygems or homebrew
  • get a standalone cocoapods installation on mac
  • install the pod command-line tool easily
  • manage ios dependency manager updates via app
  • set up cocoapods on a fresh mac

When to choose

  • you want a one-click, self-contained CocoaPods install on macOS
  • you avoid configuring Ruby environments or Homebrew
  • you prefer GUI-based updates of CocoaPods

When to avoid

  • you already manage CocoaPods via Bundler or Homebrew
  • you need a maintained tool - the last release was April 2020
  • you develop on Linux or Windows

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

package-manager cli developer-tools developer-tools mobile-development cocoapods ios dependency-management standalone-installer swift command-line macos desktop

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
CocoaPods/CocoaPods-appmain10

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