What risks arise from memory leaks in an application?

Memory leaks in iOS applications lead to several risks:

• Application crash: accumulated unreleased memory over time can cause crashes.
• Performance slowdown: due to resource shortages, the app may lag and respond poorly to user actions.
• Increased power consumption: extra memory management work increases battery drain.
• Poor user experience: crashes and lag can cause users to abandon the app.

To prevent leaks, it is important to manage references properly, especially avoid cyclic strong references, use weak references (weak), and employ memory profiling tools such as Instruments in Xcode.