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danielamitay/iHasApp

The iHasApp iOS Framework allows you to detect installed apps on a user's device. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/danielamitay/iHasApp · Objective-C · NOASSERTION (other) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases archived no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5182
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1454
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1397 stars · 172 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

An Objective-C iOS framework that detects installed apps on a user's device by probing URL schemes via canOpenURL: and enriching results with the iTunes Search API. It was a 2011 proof of concept and is no longer viable since Apple restricts excessive canOpenURL: usage.

Use cases

  • detect which apps are installed on an ios device
  • check if a specific app is installed via url scheme
  • research ios app detection techniques
  • enumerate installed app ids from url schemes
  • look up detected apps in the itunes search api

When to choose

  • studying historical ios app-detection techniques
  • academic or security research on url scheme probing
  • maintaining a legacy codebase that already relies on it

When to avoid

  • shipping a new app to the app store - apple rejects canOpenURL: misuse
  • needing reliable app detection on modern ios versions
  • any production privacy-sensitive feature

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

sdk security developer-tools mobile-development privacy app-detection url-schemes canopenurl proof-of-concept deprecated-technique ios objective-c mobile

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
danielamitay/iHasAppmain10

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