# tapwork/HeapInspector-for-iOS

Find memory issues & leaks in your iOS app without instruments

Repository: https://github.com/tapwork/HeapInspector-for-iOS
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/heapinspector-for-ios
Language: Objective-C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: memory-heap, heapinspector, heap-snapshot, arc, backtrace, ios, retain-cycles, leaks, instruments, memory-allocation, memory-leaks, memory-management, monitoring, performance-analysis, performance, performance-visualization, allocations, objective-c, cocoapods, carthage
Last push: 2017-03-08T17:08:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4303, "days_push": 3465, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1888, forks 136 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:49.325096+00:00)

## What it is
HeapInspector is an Objective-C debug library that records memory heap snapshots with backtraces directly on an iOS device, letting developers find leaks, retain cycles, and abandoned memory without Apple's Instruments. It provides detailed object info including retain/release history, responder chains, and screenshots of inspected views.

## Use cases
- find memory leaks in my ios app
- detect retain cycles under arc
- profile heap allocations on device
- debug view controllers not being deallocated
- record heap snapshot while navigating screens
- alternative to instruments for memory debugging

## When to choose
- debugging memory issues in an Objective-C iOS app on-device
- you want Instruments-like heap analysis without launching Instruments
- tracking down retain cycles and abandoned objects during a screen flow

## When to avoid
- maintaining a Swift-first or modern iOS project (tool predates Swift era)
- you need actively maintained tooling or recent iOS support
- profiling non-iOS platforms

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: monitoring, developer-tools
- domain: mobile-development, performance, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: memory-leaks, heap-snapshot, retain-cycles, objective-c, instruments-alternative, cocoapods, carthage, memory-profiling, debugging, ios, mobile

## Member repositories
- tapwork/HeapInspector-for-iOS (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:49.325096+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:13:31.124235+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tapwork/HeapInspector-for-iOS (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:49.325096+00:00, sha b8e4a7c9df4d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.