Adaptivity (A) 9.5

Adaptivity is an invaluable tool for developers and designers. It provides a comprehensive set of features that allow users to visualize and understand the intricacies of Size Classes, margins for layout, readable content, and the safe area on real devices. With Adaptivity, users can easily observe how these elements change with different orientations, iPad multitasking, and Dynamic Type size changes. Additionally, the app offers a System Images browser that showcases various SF Symbols data sets across iOS versions, complete with availability, localization, and name change information. Users can also explore other views such as Dynamic Type styles, System Colors, System Fonts, and System Materials.

Testimonials

• “Adaptivity is not just highly recommended – it’s essential” — Paul Hudson, Hacking With Swift article “8 essential apps for iOS developers”, 30th March 2020.
• “It's a very, very good tool as a reference for both developers and designers” — Gui Rambo, Stacktrace podcast episode #77, 1st April 2020.
• “I'm not trying to spend your money, but to me this is a no-brainer” — Sean Allen YouTube video “Indie Dev Apps”, 12th April 2020.

Main Features

• Visualize sizes for full view, layout margins, readable content guide, and safe area layout guide.
• Sizes displayed in points or pixels.
• Option to use regular or large navigation bar titles.
• Toggle visibility of status bar and navigation bar/toolbar/tab bar.
• Activity View Controller support enables easy sharing of snapshot images of each view.
• iPad multitasking and multiple window support (see note).
• Dark appearance support (requires iOS/iPadOS 13 or later).
• Setting to force right-to-left layout.
• Keyboard shortcuts.
• Keyboard navigation (requires iPadOS 15 or later).
• Handoff actions from Adaptivity (A), (B), or (C) on one device to Adaptivity (A) on another.
• External display support.

Other Views

• Popover, Form/Page Sheet, Full Screen, and Automatic modal presentations.
• Customize Sheet Presentations on iOS/iPadOS 15 or later.
• Tab Bar Controller.
• Table View Controller.
• Classic style Split View Controller.
• Double and triple column style Split View Controllers (requires iOS/iPadOS 14 or later).
• Keyboard Dodging and Custom Keyboard.
• Dynamic Type styles for the current Content Size Category.
• Explore Pointer Interactions (requires iPadOS 13.4 or later and a trackpad or mouse).
• Explore System Colors.
• Explore System Fonts.
• Explore System Images (requires iOS/iPadOS 13 or later). Choose which SF Symbols data set to view, configure rendering modes, and more.
• Explore System Materials (requires iOS/iPadOS 13 or later).

Extension Targets

• Siri shortcut with custom response UI (requires iOS 12 or later).
• Pre- and post-iOS 14 style Widgets to show layout.
• iOS 14 style Widgets to show random System Images.
• iOS 14 style Widgets to show Dynamic Type text styles.
• iOS 16 lock screen Widgets to show layout.
• iOS 16 lock screen Widgets to show random System Images.
• Notification Content Extension.
• Watch App (requires watchOS 4 or later).
• iMessage App.

Note: Adaptivity (A) supports multiple windows on iPadOS 13 or later. On earlier iOS versions, Adaptivity (B) must also be downloaded to run Adaptivity twice using Split View or Slide Over iPad multitasking.

Adaptivity (A) is a universal purchase and includes a Mac Catalyst version of the app. Buying one allows the other to be downloaded at no extra cost using the same Apple ID.

Adaptivity (C) has the same reduced features as Adaptivity (B) but only supports iPhone. Use it to visualize how an iPhone‑only app appears on iPad.

For more information, visit the Adaptivity website.