# Aether - UI Design for iPad

> Design, sketch & edit Figma.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6782822737](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6782822737)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6782822737`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jonas Gunklach
- **Category:** Graphics & Design
- **Version:** 1.4.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-24
- **First published:** 2026-07-02
- **Size:** 40 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aether-ui-design-for-ipad/id6782822737)
- **Website:** [https://aetherdesigner.com](https://aetherdesigner.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.aetherdesigner.com/privacy](https://www.aetherdesigner.com/privacy)

## Description

The design tool Figma should have built for iPad. Sketch, edit, prototype and animate with Apple Pencil - no Mac in the loop.

Aether is a full design tool built from the ground up for iPad.

Open your Figma files and actually edit them - pixel-accurate, fluid, fully
interactive. Then sketch, prototype and animate right there, without ever
opening a Mac.

SKETCH TO DESIGN
- Draw a rough screen with Apple Pencil
- Aether turns it into real, editable layers — not a flat image
- Go from idea to working screen in seconds

PROTOTYPE
- Link screens and add interactions
- Test it on the device in your hands
- No export step, no second app, no handoff

MOTION (beta)
- Animate transitions and micro-interactions
- Runs at full frame rate on device

YOUR FIGMA FILES
- Open and browse your own design files on iPad
- Bring across libraries, components and icons
- Your files, your credentials - your data stays yours

DESIGNED FOR iPad
- An interface rebuilt for touch - not a desktop app stretched to fit
- Gestures, panels and controls tuned for the iPad screen
- A focused workspace that gets out of your way

THE MAGICAL PILL
- A floating control that puts your most-used actions one tap away
- Move between tools without hunting through menus
- Keeps your hands on the canvas and your focus on the work

APPLE PENCIL
- Precise, low-latency input
- Point, select and navigate with pinpoint accuracy
- A direct, natural way to work the canvas

NATIVE CANVAS
- Text, vectors and shapes rendered natively - sharp at every zoom level
- Fluid pan and zoom across large, multi-page documents
- Glass and material effects with real backdrop blur
- Drop shadows, inner shadows, layer blur, blend modes and opacity
- Linear, radial and angular gradients
- Vector paths, boolean operations and precise masking
- Rich typography with real fonts - weights, kerning and effects

Built by an HCI researcher and former Google UX researcher who spent years
studying how designers actually work.

PRICING
Start free - open the sample project and design with it, no account needed.
Aether Pro unlocks your own files and Figma import.

- Monthly - $2.99/month, 7-day free trial. Auto-renews until cancelled;
  cancel anytime in Settings.
- Early Adopter Lifetime - $29.99 one-time. Pay once, yours forever.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://www.aetherdesigner.com/privacy

## Rankings

- #1,179,254 — Overall

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6782822737)