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daisyui vs lottie-ios
daisyui has 42,429 GitHub stars, 1,690 forks, 49 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. lottie-ios has 26,881 stars, 3,840 forks, 44 open issues and last shipped yesterday. daisyui leads on adoption by 58% (42,429 vs 26,881 stars). daisyui is written in JavaScript under MIT; lottie-ios is written in Swift under Apache-2.0. daisyui has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, lottie-ios 14%. lottie-ios was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| daisyui | lottie-ios | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 42K | ★ 27K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.7K | ⑂ 3.8K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick daisyui if
- You weight community size — 42K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick lottie-ios if
- You want the lottie-ios feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and lottie-ios fits your workflow better
About daisyui
daisyUI is a free, MIT licensed component library for Tailwind CSS, written in JavaScript and aimed at front end developers, Svelte projects, and design system teams that want prebuilt interface components rather than hand authored component CSS.
read the full daisyui overview →
About lottie-ios
Lottie for iOS is an Apache 2.0 Swift library that natively renders After Effects and bodymovin JSON vector animations in realtime on iOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS, and it is aimed at Apple platform developers who want to ship designer authored motion without rebuilding it by hand in code.
read the full lottie-ios overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is daisyui or lottie-ios more popular?
daisyui has 42,429 GitHub stars and lottie-ios has 26,881. daisyui has the larger community by that measure.
Are daisyui and lottie-ios free?
Both are open source. daisyui is licensed under MIT and lottie-ios under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between daisyui and lottie-ios?
daisyui is written in JavaScript and lottie-ios in Swift. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, daisyui or lottie-ios?
Choose daisyui if you want the larger community (42,429 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose lottie-ios if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.