Shift Nudge vs Ampersand ∙ Explore Typography
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Color inspiration from photos
- WCAG and APCA contrast scoring
- Live contrast testing
- Test Unsplash images
- Upload custom images
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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.
Ampersand ∙ Explore Typography
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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/
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Ampersand ∙ Explore Typography sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shift Nudge asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Shift Nudge | Ampersand ∙ Explore Typography |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio Mds | Rafael Guimarães |
In-app purchases
Shift Nudge
No in-app purchases
Ampersand ∙ Explore Typography
- Ampersand Deluxe$3.99
Questions
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