Typography Insight 6.0 - App Store

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About Typography Insight

Featured as ‘App of the Day’ in 119 countries. “This app could be just your type. Typography Insight will make you think differently about the words you see every day... It’s excitingly interactive.” - Apple Typography...

Featured as ‘App of the Day’ in 119 countries. “This app could be just your type. Typography Insight will make you think differently about the words you see every day... It’s excitingly interactive.” - Apple Typography Insight is an immersive environment for exploring historically important typefaces, observing their details, and comparing them side-by-side. Designed for students, designers, and type lovers, it bridges the gap between textbooks and interactive learning. Now updated with support for Apple Vision Pro & System Font Picker. PRESS & REVIEWS "It's more like an exquisite museum exhibit than a musty textbook... Intoxicating as Wikipedia and as fun as a video game." - Fast Company "Learning the subtleties of Helvetica and Garamond used to be a pain-but a sleek new app has made the process easier." - The Atlantic "Typography Insight is sort of like an iPad typeface encyclopedia. Only encyclopedias are boring, and Typography Insight is beautiful and fun." - Gizmodo FEATURES . Type Inspector: Observe the finest details of typefaces-serifs, counters, and ears-at a massive scale using standard gestures. . Side-by-Side Comparison: Understand the subtle differences between typefaces instantly. . Overlay View: Compare two typefaces by stacking them on top of each other to spot structural variations. . Custom Font Support: Access system and downloaded fonts using the native iOS System Font Picker. . Spatial Ready: Experience typography in a new dimension on Apple Vision Pro with eye gaze and hand gesture input. . Kerning Training: Train your eye for balanced letter spacing with interactive exercises. . The Basics: Learn typeface anatomy, historical classifications, and typesetting fundamentals. . Tracing Mode: Experience kinesthetic learning by tracing historical typefaces with Apple Pencil. It is the best way to understand the physical structure and tension of type. Perfect for: . Design Students learning the fundamentals of type. . Educators looking for a visual teaching aid. . App Designers needing to visualize system fonts on device.

Version History • New Tracing Mode: Experience kinesthetic learning by tracing historical typefaces with Apple Pencil. It is the best way to understand the physical structure and tension of type. • Spatial Ready: Typography Insight now runs beautifully on Apple Vision Pro. Experience type comparison in a completely new dimension with eye gaze and hand gestures. • New System Font Picker: We have replaced the legacy Adobe Typekit integration with the native iOS System Font Picker. You can now access any font installed on your device—including fonts installed from Adobe Creative Cloud, Google Fonts, and local files. 6.0 12/01/2025 Bug fix and improvements. 5.1.1 01/24/2023 Bug fix and content improvements. 5.1.0 01/18/2023 v5.0.3: Bug fixes. v5.0.2: Color polish for dark mode. v5.0: Completely updated 'Typesetting' content. Now several sections are added/updated as interactive contents. - Type Size (Measurements) - Leading & Tracking - Alignment - Kerning Improved content quality and consistency. 5.0.3 01/18/2021 v5.0.2: Color polish for dark mode. v5.0: Completely updated 'Typesetting' content. Now several sections are added/updated as interactive contents. - Type Size (Measurements) - Leading & Tracking - Alignment - Kerning Improved content quality and consistency. 5.0.2 12/07/2020 Completely updated 'Typesetting' content. Now several sections are added/updated as interactive contents. - Type Size (Measurements) - Leading & Tracking - Alignment - Kerning Improved content quality and consistency. 5.0.1 12/06/2020 Completely updated 'Typesetting' content. Now several sections are added/updated as interactive contents. - Type Size (Measurements) - Leading & Tracking - Alignment - Kerning Improved content quality and consistency. 4.1.6 12/01/2020 - Dark Mode support added! - Fixed crash issue on iOS 12 and 11 - Fixed text cropping issues on some font in Type Inspector - Polished dark mode updates 4.1.5 03/31/2020 - Dark Mode support added! - Fixed crash issue on iOS 12 and 11 - Fixed text cropping issues on some font in Type Inspector - Polished dark mode updates 4.1.4 03/03/2020 - Dark Mode support added! - Fixed text cropping issues on some font in Type Inspector - Polished dark mode updates 4.1.3 02/27/2020 Dark Mode support added! 4.1.1 02/25/2020 Dark mode support added! 4.1.0 02/18/2020 4.0.11 - Bug fixes for deprecated API crash - Completely updated and optimized for iPad Pro series! - Interact with beautiful typefaces on iPad Pro's large screen. - Now you can observe and compare all system fonts. - Color support for Type Inspector and Juxtaposed comparison - Redesigned Type Anatomy section. - Added support for color options in Type Inspector. 4.0.11 10/07/2019 4.0.10 - Bug fix and improvements - Completely updated and optimized for iPad Pro series! - Interact with beautiful typefaces on iPad Pro's large screen. - Now you can observe and compare all system fonts. - Color support for Type Inspector and Juxtaposed comparison - Redesigned Type Anatomy section. - Added support for color options in Type Inspector. 4.0.10 10/06/2019 4.0.8 - Bug fix and improvements - Completely updated and optimized for iPad Pro series! - Interact with beautiful typefaces on iPad Pro's large screen. - Now you can observe and compare all system fonts. - Color support for Type Inspector and Juxtaposed comparison - Redesigned Type Anatomy section. - Added support for color options in Type Inspector. 4.0.8 06/04/2019 - Completely updated and optimized for iPad Pro series! - Interact with beautiful typefaces on iPad Pro's large screen. - Now you can observe and compare all system fonts. - Color support for Type Inspector and Juxtaposed comparison - Redesigned Type Anatomy section. - Added support for color options in Type Inspector. 4.0.7 05/27/2019 - Completely updated and optimized for iPad Pro series! - Interact with beautiful typefaces on iPad Pro's large screen. - Now you can observe and compare all system fonts. - Color support for Type Inspector and Juxtaposed comparison - Redesigned Type Anatomy section. - Added support for color options in Type Inspector. 4.0.6 05/15/2019 - Completely updated and optimized for iPad Pro series! - Interact with beautiful typefaces on iPad Pro's large screen. - Now you can observe and compare all system fonts. - Color support for Type Inspector and Juxtaposed comparison - Redesigned Type Anatomy section. - Added support for color options in Type Inspector. 4.0.5 04/05/2019 - Completely updated and optimized for iPad Pro series! - Interact with beautiful typefaces on iPad Pro's large screen. - Now you can observe and compare all system fonts. - Color support for Type Inspector and Juxtaposed comparison - Redesigned Type Anatomy section. - Added support for color options in Type Inspector. 4.0.4 03/16/2019 - Completely updated and optimized for iPad Pro series! - Interact with beautiful typefaces on iPad Pro's large screen. - Now you can observe and compare all system fonts. - Redesigned Type Anatomy section. - Added support for color options in Type Inspector. 4.0.3 02/17/2019 - Completely updated and optimized for iPad Pro series! - Interact with beautiful typefaces on iPad Pro's large screen. - Now you can observe and compare all system fonts. - Redesigned Type Anatomy section. - Added support for color options in Type Inspector. 4.0.2 02/10/2019 - Completely updated and optimized for iPad Pro series! - Interact with beautiful typefaces on iPad Pro's large screen. - Now you can observe and compare all system fonts. - Redesigned Type Anatomy section. - Added support for color options in Type Inspector. 4.0.1 02/07/2019 - Completely updated and optimized for iPad Pro series! - Interact with beautiful typefaces on iPad Pro's large screen. - Now you can observe and compare all system fonts. - Redesigned Type Anatomy section. - Added support for color options in Type Inspector. 4.0 02/06/2019 Gesture interaction refinement & Bug fix 3.8 02/13/2018 Adobe Typekit font library is available in Typography Insight! 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Previous Versions

Here you can find the changelog of Typography Insight since it was posted on our website on 2016-10-03 22:48:40. The latest version is 6.0 and it was updated on 2026-06-13 22:33:34. See below the changes in each version.

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