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Languages, frameworks, and third-party SDKs detected inside Pinterest — extracted from the iOS App Store build.

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v14.20 · latestMetal shadersDeclares tracking

Stack profile

C/C++ · Metal (shaders) · Objective-C · 29 third-party SDKs across 10 categories · notable detections include Google, Branch, Apollo

Analysis

Analyzed
June 3, 2026
Bundle ID
pinterest
Detection floor
Lower bound

Languages

4

C/C++ · Metal (shaders) · Objective-C

Third-party SDKs

29

10 categories

Apple frameworks

16

63 total frameworks

Signals

41

capabilities, APIs, fonts

Build

Build & platform

Compiler, target OS, supported device families, and localization footprint detected from the bundle.

Min iOS

16.0

Built with

Xcode 26.2

iphoneos26.2

Devices

iPhone · iPad

Localizations

45

12030 strings in base locale

Method

How this is detected

  • Detected SDKs are a lower bound — Pinterest may bundle more than static analysis can attribute.
  • The App Store binary is encrypted with Apple FairPlay, so detection is limited to what is observable without decryption.

Runtime

Languages & runtimes

Primary runtimes and language signatures observed in the app binary.
C/C++37MMetal (shaders)30Objective-C37Swift39

Dependencies

Third-party SDKs

Grouped by purpose. Select any SDK to see other tracked apps that use it.
29 of 29 SDKs shown

Analytics

2
BBranch7FFacebook SDK12

Ads

1
Google Mobile Ads (AdMob)7

Crash & Performance

1
BBugsnag6.32.23

Authentication

1
GoogleSignIn11

GraphQL / API

2
AApollo14AApolloAPI14

Media

1
YYouTubeiOSPlayerHelper2

Storage

1
ZZIPFoundation4

Firebase

2
FBLPromises14PPromises11

Rendering

1
Lottie4.4.219

Other

17
BBasics1.04CCreationExtension14.20CCronet109.0.5414DDGCharts2DDifferenceKit1.03FFBAEMKit1.04FFBSDKCoreKit1.04FFBSDKLoginKit1.03FFBSDKShareKit1.03FFMDB2.7.7QQuikkly3.4.18SSCSDKCoreKit1.155SSCSDKCreativeKit1.154SShuffleCoreWWidgetIntent1XXRendererSwiftWrapperFramework1.0ZZipArchive

Apple

Apple frameworks

Native frameworks and system libraries linked into the build.
AApp Intents21AAVFoundation (audio/video)37AAVKit34CCore Data26CCore Location32CCore ML20MMapKit27MMetalKit33PPencilKit5SStoreKit (in-app purchase)37SwiftData (persistence)6SwiftUI37UUIKit37UUser Notifications37VVision24WWidgetKit (widgets)32

Extensions

App extensions

7 bundled app extensions for widgets, notifications, share sheets, and Siri intents.
MessageExtensionMessages
NotificationContentExtensionNotification Content
NotificationServiceExtensionNotification Service
ShareExtensionShare
SiriExtensionSiri Intents
ActionExtensionUi Services
WidgetExtensionWidget

Shortcuts

App Intents

Actions exposed to Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight through the App Intents framework.
5 actions1 entityApp Shortcuts

Interface

UI & graphics

Frameworks and libraries Pinterest uses to render its interface and animations.
Lottie (animations)SwiftUIUIKit

GPU

Metal shaders

504 custom GPU shader functions across 11 metallib files.
RGBtoXYZXYZtoRGB_Z15normalizeCutoutDv2_fS_S__Z3arcDv2_ffff_Z3lumDv3_f_Z3palfDv3_fS_S_S__Z6circleDv2_fS_ff_Z6rotateDv2_ff_Z6scaledDv2_fS_S__Z6scaledfff_Z6setLumDv3_ff_Z7hsv2rgbDv3_f_Z7rgb2hsvDv3_f_Z7rgb2xyzDv3_fS_S__Z7xyz2rgbDv3_fS_S__Z9clipColorDv3_f_Z9watermarkDv2_fffiPU11MTLconstantKfadaptMulanimateParticlesGlittercolorizeKernelcomponent_frag_simplecomponent_fragmentcomponent_fragment_carouselcomponent_fragment_echocomponent_fragment_echo_2

Models

On-device ML models

Core ML and ML model bundles shipped inside the app for local inference.
MLModelOptimizedPrefetchingModel

Assets

Bundled fonts

Custom font families packaged in the app bundle.
Pin-Sans-BoldPin-Sans-Bold-ItalicPin-Sans-HeavyPin-Sans-Heavy-ItalicPin-Sans-MediumPin-Sans-Medium-ItalicPin-Sans-RegularPin-Sans-Regular-Italicpincode-icon-font

Packaging

Build & packaging

Dependency managers and build tooling detected in the app bundle.
Swift Package Manager (SwiftPM)

Integrations

Services & integrations

Service configuration, URL schemes, universal links, and integration keys observed in the sanitized audit.

SDK config keys

branch_key

Branch · Info.plist

FacebookAppID

Facebook SDK · Info.plist

FacebookClientToken

Facebook SDK · Info.plist

GADApplicationIdentifier

Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) · Info.plist

Registered URL schemes

com.googleusercontent.apps.694505692171-f4at4i7eihpho6k22foo17sd5q6ael6bfb274266067164gsd-pinterestline3rdp.pinterestpinitpinterestpinterestsdk.v1

Queries other apps

aliexpressanthrobackmarketbarcelonabookingcom.amazon.mobile.map.3pssocom.amazon.mobile.map.3pssov2com.amazon.mobile.shoppingcom.pinterest.enterprisecomgooglemapscupshedramaboxebayecsappetsyfacebook-storiesfb-messengerfb-messenger-share-apifb1470805829635940fb289934484538965fb947721122456367fbapifloinstagraminstagram-storiesklarnalazadaline

ATS exception domains

akamaihd.netapi.twitter.comfbcdn.netgraph.facebook.com

Network

Backend & API

Backend hosts, GraphQL operations, and certificate pinning signals surfaced by static analysis.

Backend hosts

akamaihd.netapi.twitter.comfbcdn.netgraph.facebook.com

First party

App modules

Likely first-party modules and resource bundles detected in Pinterest.
DGChartsPinterestShuffleCoreZipArchive

Entitlements

Capabilities

System capabilities and entitlement flags included with the app.
App GroupsAssociated Domains (Universal Links)Background App RefreshBackground AudioBackground PushCommunication NotificationsKeychain SharingPush Notifications (APNs)Sign in with AppleSiriKit

Privacy

Privacy manifest

Declares tracking in its App Store privacy manifest.

Collected data types

AdvertisingDataProductInteraction

Tracking domains

att-attr.appsflyer-cn.comatt-attr.appsflyersdk.comatt-attr.hevents.appsflyer-cn.comatt-attr.whappsflyer.comatt-conversions.appsflyer-cn.comatt-conversions.appsflyersdk.comatt-conversions.hevents.appsflyer-cn.comatt-conversions.whappsflyer.comatt-dlsdk.appsflyer-cn.comatt-dlsdk.appsflyersdk.comatt-dlsdk.hevents.appsflyer-cn.comatt-dlsdk.whappsflyer.comatt-launches.appsflyer-cn.comatt-launches.appsflyersdk.comatt-launches.hevents.appsflyer-cn.comatt-launches.whappsflyer.com

Required-reason API categories

DiskSpaceFileTimestampSystemBootTimeUserDefaults

Architecture

Architecture details

Additional build and bundle signals that help explain how the app is structured.

Storyboards

2

Launch: LaunchScreen

Nibs

4

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