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lottie-ios vs primitives
lottie-ios has 26,882 GitHub stars, 3,840 forks, 44 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. primitives has 19,309 stars, 1,247 forks, 356 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. lottie-ios leads on adoption by 39% (26,882 vs 19,309 stars). lottie-ios is written in Swift under Apache-2.0; primitives is written in TypeScript under MIT. lottie-ios has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, primitives 6%. 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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| lottie-ios | primitives | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 27K | ★ 19K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Swift | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-08-08 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.8K | ⑂ 1.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick lottie-ios if
- You weight community size — 27K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick primitives if
- You want the primitives feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and primitives fits your workflow better
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.
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About primitives
Radix Primitives is an MIT licensed, TypeScript UI component library for React, maintained by WorkOS, that gives teams building design systems and web apps low level components focused on accessibility, customization and developer experience.
read the full primitives overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is lottie-ios or primitives more popular?
lottie-ios has 26,882 GitHub stars and primitives has 19,309. lottie-ios has the larger community by that measure.
Are lottie-ios and primitives free?
Both are open source. lottie-ios is licensed under Apache-2.0 and primitives under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between lottie-ios and primitives?
lottie-ios is written in Swift and primitives in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, lottie-ios or primitives?
Choose lottie-ios if you want the larger community (26,882 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose primitives if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.