Comparison

Shift Nudge vs Ampersand ∙ Explore Typography

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

Head to head
About

Shift Nudge

Discover color palettes with contrast scores based on WCAG and APCA standards. Test combinations from loaded photos, Unsplash, or your own uploads. Get inspired by modern interface design principles.

Highlights
  • Color inspiration from photos
  • WCAG and APCA contrast scoring
  • Live contrast testing
  • Test Unsplash images
  • Upload custom images
Features
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Color inspiration pulled from randomly loaded photos. See the contrast score for each combination. Color Shift checks the background and foreground with WCAG and APCA live. Test colors from Unsplash or upload your own. Built by Shift Nudge, the modern standard in interface design training. Download it and get inspired.

About

Ampersand ∙ Explore Typography

Features
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Discover, inspect, and collect free fonts with Ampersand. Ampersand is a beautiful typography browser, designed to make it easy (and delightful) to explore fonts. DISCOVER • Browse thousands of fonts in an infinite, omnidirectional canvas • Filter by category, popularity, italics support, variable axes, language support, and script support • Customize the sample text to see fonts in your own words • Search fonts by name or designer • Search fonts directly on your Home Screen, using Spotlight INSPECT • Try every available style, weight, and italic variant • Fine-tune each variable axis individually • See typographic metrics, glyph counts, supported languages, and scripts • Explore every glyph in the typeface • Learn about each font’s designer, category, date added, and license COLLECT • Save fonts to your collections • Create as many collections as you want • Give a color for each collection • Share fonts with friends or coworkers AMPERSAND DELUXE With Ampersand Deluxe, you get access to beautiful app icons and all future additions, with a one-time purchase. All fonts in Ampersand are open-source and come from the Google Fonts catalog. Google Fonts is a trademark of Google LLC. Ampersand is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google. Terms & Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shift Nudge4 screens
Ampersand ∙ Explore Typography4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shift Nudge at none against Ampersand ∙ Explore Typography's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Ampersand ∙ Explore Typography sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shift Nudge asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Shift Nudge versus Ampersand ∙ Explore Typography: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift NudgeAmpersand ∙ Explore Typography
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudio MdsRafael Guimarães

In-app purchases

None

Shift Nudge

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ampersand ∙ Explore Typography

One-time1
  • Ampersand Deluxe$3.99

Questions

Is Shift Nudge free?
Shift Nudge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ampersand ∙ Explore Typography free?
Ampersand ∙ Explore Typography is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shift Nudge or Ampersand ∙ Explore Typography have ads?
Neither Shift Nudge nor Ampersand ∙ Explore Typography shows ads.

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