Fontasy – Font Browser App for iPhone Review
If you’re a fan of typography, you’ll find Fontasy Font Browser app for iPhone more than handy. The app let you easily browse hundreds of Google Fonts. You can get Fontasy Font Browser iPhone app for free from iTunes App Store.
Fontasy App Features
Fontasy app for iPhone let you browse through Google Fonts quickly. It boasts hundreds of free, open-source fonts optimized for the web. More specifically, it has got more than 600 font families that are web-optimized. It is certainly great news for web designers and typography fans out there. If you know the name of a particular font, you can find it using the search bar. On the other hand, if you want to pick one from the given list, you may browse through the fonts listed alphabetically, arranged by what is trending and what has been added lately.
Of course, nothing gives you better perspective on the beauty of a typeface than a preview of the same. In Fontasy iPhone app, if you tap one font, you can see a sample sentence along with common punctuations/numbers. You can also tap another icon and enter specific sample sentence of your own. You can add color as you wish, take a screenshot and send that image to your email or print it.
If you’ve zeroed in on any font, you can send it to another app with one tap. A popup menu will list all compatible apps. It should be understood that you can’t send fonts by email or Twitter. But you can send typed examples. Fontasy app for iPhone supports diacritic marks, foreign punctuation, and characters for Greek or Cyrillic alongside English characters. On the downside, there is a bit of a lag in loading fonts as you scroll down the browsing interface. Fontasy is compatible with iOS versions 6.0 or higher.
Conclusion
Fontasy app for iPhone is your window to the world of Google Fonts. The app provides an easy to access interface to browse free fonts. You can either search one by its name or choose yours from the fonts listed alphabetically. The UI is solid and user friendly. A bit of lag in loading fonts can be pointed out as a weakness of the app. But that is not hinder the usability of the app. Verdict: A handy utility for web developers.
Category: Free iPhone Apps
