Comparison

Adaptivity (A) vs DetailsPro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Adaptivity (A)

Visualize how app layouts adapt to different screen sizes, orientations, and dynamic text settings on iOS and iPadOS devices. Explore SF Symbols, system colors, fonts, and materials with detailed information and previews.

Highlights
  • Visualize layout sizes and margins
  • Explore SF Symbols across iOS versions
  • Preview Dynamic Type styles
  • View System Colors, Fonts, and Materials
  • Support for iPad multitasking and external displays
  • Widget and Siri shortcut integration
Features
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Adaptivity is an invaluable tool for developers and designers. Use it to visualize how Size Classes and margins for layout, readable content and the safe area look on real devices and how they change with respect to orientation, iPad multitasking and Dynamic Type size changes. A comprehensive System Images browser shows the different SF Symbols data sets across iOS versions with availability, localization and name change information. There are also views for visualizing 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. • Regular or large navigation bar titles. • Toggle status bar and navigation bar/toolbar/tab bar visibility. • Activity View Controller support for sharing a snapshot image 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. • Customise 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 much 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 see https://hacknicity.com/adaptivity

About

DetailsPro

A design tool for Apple developers to create SwiftUI interfaces visually without coding. It supports various SwiftUI views, modifiers, and SF Symbols, with options to export to Xcode and Swift Playgrounds. An optional premium upgrade offers advanced prototyping and templates.

Highlights
  • Visual SwiftUI view creation
  • Code-free design
  • Export to Xcode and Swift Playgrounds
  • SF Symbols integration
  • Prototyping tools (Premium)
  • Community templates
Features
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DetailsPro is a design tool made for Apple designers and SwiftUI. - Create with SwiftUI views like VStack, Text, Image, and more - Make real designs without writing any code - Export to Xcode, Swift Playgrounds, and more - Available free forever with unlimited files - Optionally upgrade to Premium for all tools and templates - Design from iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro - Browse SF Symbols categories - Test widget designs natively on your Home Screen - Preview designs live on a second device Features: - VStack, HStack, ZStack - Text, Images, Shapes - Intuitive Overlays, Backgrounds, and Masks - Dividers, Spacers - Grids, Scrolls - Visual Effect Blur Views - SF Symbols - Gradients - Maps - Frame, Padding modifiers - All Text modifiers like kerning, lineHeight, font, fontWeight, and more - Liquid Glass modifiers - Effects modifiers like colorMultiply, opacity, offset, rotate, and scale - Dark mode and light mode - Built-in size templates for iPhone, iPad, and other devices - Import and export as .detailspro files - Export to Swift Playgrounds - Export to Xcode as Swift files - Download community templates Templates: Kick start your next design update with built-in SwiftUI design templates and community templates that are being updated all the time. Save time and get straight to your idea without having to set up a full development environment. Split Mode: Check your design in Dark Mode and Light Mode more easily than ever by previewing both at the same time. Choose from System, Dark, Light, or Split Mode for your design environment and switch between them instantly. "...the tools you need to start designing an app in SwiftUI using just an iOS device." - 9to5Mac Your DetailsPro subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to Settings > iTunes & App Store > Apple ID > Subscriptions to manage your membership. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Read more about our terms and conditions here: https://detailspro.app/terms Read more about our privacy policy here: https://detailspro.app/privacy

Screenshots

Adaptivity (A)4 screens
DetailsPro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DetailsPro at Free against Adaptivity (A)'s $7.99. DetailsPro also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (382 vs 92). Adaptivity (A)'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (94% vs 81%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DetailsPro is free to download; Adaptivity (A) costs $7.99 up front. Adaptivity (A) sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and DetailsPro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Adaptivity (A) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 92 and 382 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Adaptivity (A)'s written reviews are positive against 81% of DetailsPro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Adaptivity (A) ships an update every 3 weeks, DetailsPro every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Adaptivity (A) versus DetailsPro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdaptivity (A)DetailsPro
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (92 ratings) — better4.8 (382 ratings)
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews — better81.2% of reviews
Number of ratings92382 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#69 — better#129
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeoff HackworthFun Focus Software LLC

Customer experience

Adaptivity (A)

All ratings92 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%

DetailsPro

All ratings382 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive81.2%
Neutral8.9%
Negative9.9%

Bugs and requests

Adaptivity (A)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DetailsPro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when modifying certain properties
  • Designs disappearing or reverting unexpectedly
  • Compatibility issues on M1 Macs
  • Blurry text rendering on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Support for more UI elements like text fields
  • Integration with GitHub and other tools
  • More examples and community designs
  • Ability to create reusable components
  • Support for additional SwiftUI features

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Adaptivity (A)

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • Enormous Tip$9.99
3 purchases

DetailsPro

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-Time Purchase$129.00

Questions

Is Adaptivity (A) free?
Adaptivity (A) costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is DetailsPro free?
DetailsPro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Adaptivity (A) or DetailsPro?
Adaptivity (A) is rated higher. Adaptivity (A) averages 5.0 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while DetailsPro averages 4.8 from 382 ratings.
Do Adaptivity (A) or DetailsPro have ads?
Neither Adaptivity (A) nor DetailsPro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Adaptivity (A) or DetailsPro?
Adaptivity (A) ships an update every 3 weeks, and DetailsPro every 5 days. Most recently, Adaptivity (A) was updated on September 25, 2026 and DetailsPro on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Adaptivity (A) or DetailsPro?
Adaptivity (A) currently peaks at #69 in the App Store charts, and DetailsPro at #129. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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