Comparison

Adaptivity (A) vs Libraried

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

Libraried

Explore a vast library of SwiftUI components to simplify development and design. Easily customize and copy code for your projects, making SwiftUI mastery accessible for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Ever-expanding SwiftUI component library
  • Fully customizable components
  • Native SwiftUI modifier integration
  • Code copying functionality
  • Visual exploration of views and options
  • Developer and designer focused
Features
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Struggling to wrap your head around SwiftUI? Libraried is your new best friend. With our ever-expanding collection of SwiftUI components, mastering this powerful framework has never been easier. Who's this app for? Developers, designers, and anyone with a SwiftUI itch to scratch. - DEVELOPER'S GOLDEN TICKET Scratching your head over that SwiftUI tutorial you just watched? Stuck in UIKit land but dying to dip your toes into SwiftUI without the project setup hassle? Seasoned SwiftUI pro with a case of syntax amnesia? Feast your eyes on our fully customizable components using native SwiftUI modifiers. Tweak options and watch the code transform before your eyes. It's like X-ray vision for SwiftUI! - DESIGNER'S DREAM GUIDE We get it, designers. You lose sleep over whether that font should be "Ultra Thin" or just "Thin". Browse our views, explore all the options, and find your pixel-perfect match. Oh, and that cryptic area at the bottom of the screen? Just pretend it's not there. (It's for the folks who whisper sweet nothings to their computers.) - CODE COPYING BONANZA Let's face it: if you can't copy the code, does it even exist? Developers, you know the drill. We won't tell, if you won't. Wink wink. Designers, next time a developer claims "it can't be done," just casually flick open that mysterious bottom section. Voila! Magical code appears. Send it their way and watch jaws drop. Whether you're slinging code or pushing pixels, our copy-paste wonderland is your new secret weapon. SwiftUI is a trademark of Apple Inc. Terms of use: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Adaptivity (A)4 screens
Libraried4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Libraried at Free against Adaptivity (A)'s $7.99. Adaptivity (A)'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Libraried is free to download; Adaptivity (A) costs $7.99 up front. Adaptivity (A) sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Libraried sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. 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 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 92 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Adaptivity (A)'s written reviews are positive against 93% of Libraried's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Adaptivity (A) ships an update every 3 weeks, Libraried every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Adaptivity (A) versus Libraried: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdaptivity (A)Libraried
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (92 ratings) — better4.7 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews — better92.5% of reviews
Number of ratings92 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#69 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeoff HackworthBizit LLC (Apps)

Customer experience

Adaptivity (A)

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

Libraried

All ratings42 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.5%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Adaptivity (A)

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
Show 1 more
  • Enormous Tip$9.99
7 purchases

Libraried

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Pro Tip$4.99
  • Ultra Tip$14.99
Show 1 more
  • Lifetime Pro$49.99

Questions

Is Adaptivity (A) free?
Adaptivity (A) costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Libraried free?
Libraried is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Adaptivity (A) or Libraried?
Adaptivity (A) is rated higher. Adaptivity (A) averages 5.0 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while Libraried averages 4.7 from 42 ratings.
Do Adaptivity (A) or Libraried have ads?
Neither Adaptivity (A) nor Libraried shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Adaptivity (A) or Libraried?
Adaptivity (A) ships an update every 3 weeks, and Libraried every 2 months. Most recently, Adaptivity (A) was updated on September 25, 2026 and Libraried on September 20, 2026.

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