I left a reply here in Nov 2022, and still nothing happened. The iPad is getting more powerful with each model where you can use it with the Pencil or plug a keyboard and mouse for a desktop experience. Meanwhile:
—Affinity apps are almost a carbon-copy of the desktop version and they are becoming more complex with every update. Working graphic designers can deliver full branding projects with the Affnity suite. This signifies the importance of the iPad platform for graphic designers, a segment which I imagine overlaps with typeface design and thus Glyphs.
—Professional woodworkers, jewelry designers, industrial designers, and engineers rely heavily on Shapr3D with a significant portions of the users being iPad based. That signifies the seriousness of the iPad Pro as the device of the future for professionals, and explains why Shapr3D is still investing in their iPad platform.
—Hand-lettering artists work entirely with Procreate and Adobe Fresco. I can imagine these guys would love to turn their hand-lettering projects into typefaces.
—Even Blender 3D teased a few weeks ago that they are bringing their software into the iPad platform because they see the massive potential of it thus yet again solidifying the iPad as the device for future designers and creatives.
—And even FontSelf, a peer in your field, took the first steps and is recognizing the importance of investing in the iPad platform. I purchased their relaunch app to start prototyping fonts on my iPad Pro.
We’re not asking for a massive undertaking here. And we’re not asking for a carbon-copy Glyphs desktop. Introduce it as a lite version first with the fundamentals typeface design tools and a clean professional UI, and improve upon that with future updates. The people at Glyphs have the chance to take the 1st steps and recognize the important of the iPad platform like every design software developers I listed above.
Much love,