ChartView vs JBChartView
A data-driven comparison of two iOS & Swift chart libraries: popularity, development activity, licensing and installation. Updated .
ChartViewLine, bar and pie chart views built with SwiftUI.
JBChartViewCharting library for both line and bar graphs.
Key differences
- ChartView has 1.5× as many GitHub stars as JBChartView (5.6K vs 3.7K).
- ChartView had more development activity over the last 12 months: 15 commits vs 0.
- ChartView is licensed under MIT; JBChartView under Other.
- ChartView is written primarily in Swift, JBChartView in Objective-C.
- JBChartView is the older project: its repository was created in 2013, ChartView's in 2019.
- JBChartView has had no commits since Feb 8, 2017.
By the numbers
- ChartView
- JBChartView
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| Metric | ChartView | JBChartView |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 5,646 | 3,693 |
| Commits, last 12 months | 15 | 0 |
| Contributors | 29 | 23 |
| Forks | 635 | 402 |
Development activity
Commits per month to each default branch, last 12 complete months.
- ChartView
- JBChartView
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| Month | ChartView | JBChartView |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 15 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 |
Side by side
| Attribute | ChartView | JBChartView |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Line, bar and pie chart views built with SwiftUI. | Charting library for both line and bar graphs. |
| Category | iOS & Swift chart libraries | iOS & Swift chart libraries |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Language | Swift | Objective-C |
| Status | Maintained | Inactive |
| Latest release | 2.0.0 () | – |
| Last commit | ||
| Repository created | ||
| Open issues | 79 | 6 |
| Install | – | – |
Which should you choose?
Popularity and activity are only part of the story. Consider which ecosystem you work in, the chart types and interactions you need, how much data you render, and whether the license fits your project. Both tool pages list alternatives if neither is quite right.
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ChartView
Line, bar and pie chart views built with SwiftUI.
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JBChartView
Charting library for both line and bar graphs.