# Fontise - Font Maker Keyboard — user reviews > 51 indexed App Store user reviews of Fontise by T Nha Hoang, rated 4.20/5 from 11,121 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fontise-font-maker-keyboard/id1095756216/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fontise-font-maker-keyboard/id1095756216.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 7,618 · 4★ 1,155 · 3★ 662 · 2★ 373 · 1★ 1,313 ## What do users think of Fontise? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🎨 Ability to create custom fonts - 💰 Free version available **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches - 💰 Subscription required to fully use fonts - 🔍 Lack of editing options for created fonts - 📱 Poor integration with keyboard and messaging apps **Commonly reported bugs** - Loss of progress when app crashes - Incorrect letter rendering in created fonts - Subscription issues and failed purchases **Most requested features** - Add zoom and more brush options - Allow editing of created fonts - Improve integration with keyboard and messaging ## Newest reviews (12 of 51) ### 2/5 — It Was Okay… Until This Happened. *2023-04-05* This app honestly was pretty cool (at first). It’s free (which I love), though, it did have a couple… inconveniences, like: • I was creating one of my last characters. I can’t exactly remember what it was (this being about five months ago). Then, I went out of the app just to check… I don’t know; something on my settings, or… Well, that’s not important. Anyway, I did my thing, but when I came back to the app, literally all 95 characters I spend forever to do… Gone. All gone. And I worked hard on those, y’know! So, that’s one of the reasons I am strongly disappointed with this app. • Finally, on one of my fonts, I had finally finished all of the 98 characters. I named my font and went back and pressed the button that said 'Texting'. And up popped a dark-green screen with my font-letters all organized into words. But then I saw the letters were way to inky. It hardly looked at all what I had created in the process. Now, this is not something I'm super-duper concerned about, but if I were the creator of this app, I would seriously consider fixing that. • I had just created one of the last fonts I did. I pressed the 'Texting' button, the green screen popped up, but this time, the characters were all messed up. For example, Hello would be w5nng. Crazy, right!?! That would be, above all, something to fix. ### 3/5 — Can’t save your progress *2022-11-14, version 3.11* I put about an hour into making a special font, I got halfway through and the app crashed. When I opened it back up I was back on the start screen. I lost all my progress. Likely will not be trying again until a save feature is implemented. Otherwise I like the controls, fairly easy to use. ### 3/5 — Good But One Problem *2022-07-20, version 3.11* I like this app and haven’t found any others where you draw the letters in-app without scanning or something, so kudos for that. But I had a problem after finishing my font, it filled in gaps in corners and such, my letters are hard to read because there’s chunks of black where I didn’t put them, and it’s also kinda annoying that you can’t edit the font once you finish it, so I’d have to redo the whole thing to fix it and I don’t know what needs to be fixed. ### 3/5 — Good but… *2022-02-12, version 3.11* I love that you can actually send people texts without buying it, but I don’t love how it looks, I wish I could text people with my handwriting and not have to have it look like an image. I think it’s a good idea to make money but I think that paying monthly is too much. Maybe like $5 to write and maybe I’d buy it but monthly is too much. I also don’t think you ever stop paying until you don’t want to, like there’s no end to the money that your spending it’s just keeps adding up. If I used this for 10 years I’d be like $240 it’s already $24 a year which I think is too much for a font, thank you! ### 3/5 — This is the first font maker app I got *2021-10-10, version 3.11* I thought it was cool to design my own fonts. I had some fun with the app and enjoyed it considering it’s the first font app I’ve used. I’d take a star off though if I could, now that I think about it. The app doesn’t show the right letters you type in most of the time. I don’t know if it’s glitchy. I made all the fonts correctly. It deserves only 2 stars in my opinion. If other people like if that’s good. Could you improve it though so we know what letter we’re typing? ### 2/5 — Fun but that’s it *2021-08-20, version 3.11* It’s fun and easy to use. But the integration is so clunky, at least what I got with the free version. The keyboard is slow to respond, the display box doesn’t have a cursor, you can only display so much at a time. You just paste an image of what you wrote into your imessage rather than actually having full keyboard integration. Thus, you don’t have access to autocorrect or any other features. Maybe it’s better if you pay for the font? Otherwise it’s basically unusable. ### 3/5 — It’s not worth your time. *2021-08-19, version 3.11* Okay. This app is good, but not as good as you may wish. First, it’s easy to use and manage. You can make the fonts pretty easily and it’s an easy concept. So why bump it down to not 4, but 3 stars? Well, sometimes the fonts don’t even save. Sometimes the system doesn’t process the ink lines and you have to redraw the letters. I can’t even figure out how to make it work on my keyboard. Sorry, but it’s not worth it. ### 3/5 — ☹︎𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍☹︎ *2021-06-06, version 3.7* Basically I was filming and it froze at E and it also froze at D And even at C and like I couldn’t write anything even in so like I went back on like the App Store and I open the app again and it worked but I didn’t save my things so if you could fix this it’s a five star so yeah the only thing that bothered me was that I couldn’t finish it and I was going to show my viewers me making a font so yeah other than that it’s just a five star I would like if you would fix it because it’s all the other reviews that it was for them to so if you could fix this bug that would like mean a lot to me and I think other people that play this game so yeah I’m playing on mobile ### 2/5 — Messed up half my letters. *2021-05-25, version 3.7* Did my own handwriting and when it was done processing it created white globs from one of of a letter to the other. Example, my capital T looked like a line was drawn from the left side of the horizontal line to the bottom vertical line and colored in like it was part of the letter. It did it to a lot of my letters (T, H, E, F, etc...) so it didn’t look like my handwriting anymore. I’d use it if it didn’t do this. I even redid it thinking it was a one time glitch and it did it again ### 3/5 — It’s cool but.. *2021-05-10, version 3.7* So me and my friend found the app on tiktok, where someone made their own fonts. We decided to download the app excited to make our own fonts. We made them and ended up liking them. We went to go text each other to show each other our fonts and then we found out it was just a copy & paste thing.. We could’ve drawn our message. :/ ### 2/5 — I want to like but the issues are big issues *2021-03-31, version 3.7* The general layout and usage is okay. It would be nice to have some more brushes and options but that’s fine. I have two major beefs with this app. #1: Once you export your font that’s it you are done. There is no going back to edit and re-export. #2: I just spent a chunk of time making a font only to have it look vastly different once I exported it... ugh very annoying. Side frustration you can’t save and come back later, it’ll prompt you that you will lose your work (goes back to not being able to edit once exported I’m guessing).... so yeah if you want to make a quick font for a one time deal or something sure it’s fine, but not the way to go for professional use at all. ### 2/5 — 🤷‍♀️ not really worth *2021-03-28, version 3.7* eh, it was fun creating my font but I found a multitude of problems. 1.) Some of my letters after downloading my font would come out thicker or just messed up. My, H’s middle line would not look the same as I drew it. Along with a few other letters and symbols. 2.) Sending the text is like sending an image and was not what I was expecting. The whole point of me downloading the app was expecting it to have it look like a regular message :/ 3.) Trying to change the letters at the very end doesn’t even let you change them apparently? so I changed a few and it didn’t even save lol. I don’t think it’s worth it and I’m paying the extra for my handwriting to be sent to someone else. It’s just not worth the time. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 😡PLZ READ IF U ARE GONNA GET THIS😡 *2022-12-11, version 3.11* This app is horrible. When I downloaded it I was super exited bc I always wanted to make my own font. I wanted to make a super fancy one and I did but it took hours to make, but then when I was working on the zero, it just kicked me out of the app. I thought it would save bc like, that would just be wrong if it didn’t, but when I got into app, IT DID NOT SAVE. I spent so much work and time into that font and it just disappeared. This app is horrible and a waste of time. I regret getting this 100%. Don’t get this if u really want to make a beautiful font that u are gonna put work into bc it’s just gonna kick u out and make u cry. I was so sad when it did not save bc it took SO long to make it and it’s gone. Plz read this bc I don’t want anyone else to feel sad when their font doesn’t save. This app is basically an accidental scam. ### 1/5 — Don’t get this app *2022-03-27, version 3.11* I got this app because I was bored and it looked like it would be fun. I wanted to show it off to people and tell others to get it. But after I got it it went horrible. When I first went into the app I tapped the button to make a new font and when I tried writing the letter the app started to glitch. This happened for all of the letters and symbols. I’m not sure if it was just my phone or the app. After I finished making my font the app glitched and the screen turned black. Then my phone tired off for a long time. I would say for about five or ten minutes. Then when my phone turned back on I went back onto the app and it deleted my font. Also while this was happening I was on my phone for about five minutes making the font and my phone went down 30%. So I would not recommend getting this app! ### 1/5 — How does this even happen *2021-11-14, version 3.11* So I just got this app and I did all the I think 98 characters and then I previewed the font, also up to this point everything was working fine. Then as I was previewing the font I realized that say I clicked on the “G” button an I would show up instead of a g. Like creator the idea was great but how do you mess up a app that’s so simple, I don’t know if this is just for me but it made me so made. ( also when I went to iMessage is was messed up to, and the subscription is stupid no one is going to pay for their own handwriting!) ### 1/5 — Love and Hate it *2021-10-22, version 3.11* In the beginning the app is good, there could be a little more brushes but it's okay, it freezes a little too which can get a little annoying but if you get over it, it's fine. In my opinion the real problem is when you finish making the letters, you have to pay 1.99$ for your own handwriting? I don't get that. And when I did pay it, it said "Purchase Failed" so I check my wallet and it still took my 2 dollars? And I tried restoring the payment but nothing worked. I'm not sure if this is a glitch but it really isn't fair for the people who actually wanna create their own font only to have to pay for it, and when you do pay for it, it takes your money w/o giving you what you bought. Creator please fix this. ### 1/5 — Really? *2021-08-21, version 3.11* I literally JUST downloaded the app. I tried to make a font, and found out you can’t zoom in. At all. This is a big problem for me, because I do not have the best eyesight. I continued on my quest to make a font and finished all the letters I wanted to change, which was pretty much just the vowels. I finished with my vowels and tried to ‘finish’ the font, but it would not let me. There are no different brushes, from what I can tell, no ‘erase’, and no option to have a base font to edit. This is not the best app at all, and I do not recommend it. ### 1/5 — Bad DO NOT RECOMMEND 😡😡😡 *2021-07-01, version 3.11* I hate this app, It glitches so much for me it froze when I went to the letter f and I was about to allow full access until it said it will be able to look at all my data and texts even location, I’m not sure if it’s the same with other people this is just my experience. You do have to spend money on this app tho but my mom would not allow it. It’s a wast of your time it glitches TO MUCH. I love fonts but it is hard to find one for free. I don’t care if dev reply’s just making sure you know this app is a wast of time. It takes so long just to get your font downloaded I had to restart the font process because I was dumb and didn’t read reviews. Because you have to allow all access before you write the font,Like I said before don't download this app it’s a waste of time. 😡 ### 1/5 — Ehhhhhhh *2021-05-30, version 3.7* Ok so l just now got this app! I saw it on TikTok so l thought yea lets get it. The second l get it l go thru all of the “ok’s” and then l go and it starts doing stuff l said no to! Like the subscription and stuff! And then l go to the “C” and then it froze! I got out and got back in and l had to redo it! I pushed the save button but it didnt work! I told one of my friends to see if it works for them bc l was just thinking “Well maybe mine is just glitching” No! Theirs messed up too! They got all the way to the end and then it froze! She couldnt get it to save or anything! The app is almost forcing u to do stuff which is NOT ok!!!!! I have had this app for like a minute now and that app is down the drain for me!!!! NOT RECOMMENDED!!!!!! Idk if it has a bug or what but the fact that other reviews say the same thing gets on my nerves! I hope the creator sees this bc if they dont get it fixed nobody will want to buy it! Now l am going to undo the subscription that it did on its own and that app will never be back on my phone again! Even if it gets fixed it wont be! My friends: ok wait so l have to pay for my OWN handwriting!!??? THIS IS AWFUL! I shouldnt have to sit there tracing all this stuff whenever it turns out l just get to look at it! I AM NOT PAYING 2$ FOR MY OWN HANDWRITING! That is ridiculous!!!!!!! This is an awful app! It really truly is! Ps CREATOR UR APP IS AWFUL ### 1/5 — Not worth it. *2021-04-05, version 3.7* First of all, The lack of tools is limiting my creativity. The tools we are given to be able to come up with a new font is basically only a pen and an eraser. Second, It didn’t even get the letters right! Every time I try to type with it I’m always guessing which letter is which and I am not about to spend half an hour trying to decipher which is which. And lastly, when I try to use the font I made the keyboard stake up for then half of the screen so I can’t see anything I’m typing. I don’t recommend this so please look for another font app. ### 1/5 — I can’t actually use anything *2021-03-15, version 3.7* I saw this on a TikTok and decided to download it. I had fun making the font but when I tried to get it on my keyboard to use it, it literally just used a generic font that was already in the system that I did not create. I think to actually be able to use it, you have to pay a subscription, which I refuse to do for a terrible app. I like the idea of being able to creat your own fonts for texting and whatever, it just doesn’t work without paying money. Would not recommend ### 1/5 — Too hard to use *2020-10-18, version 3.2* This app is great for those who can draw well on a small screen and freehand everything, but for those of us who can’t, we’re just stuck. You can draw straight lines, but if those lines are in the wrong place you’re just out of luck. I wish you could select and move already drawn elements. I also wish you could just “select default”, for lack of a better term, on characters you don’t want to draw and want to leave as normal. All in all, good for the freehanders, not so good for everyone else. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Pretty good actually *2022-11-19, version 3.11* Wayyyyy better than that Fontmaker scam. Don’t have to pay for it as long as you are fine with a watermark on your messages and a few side ads. It’s pretty cheap at $2 and even the free version works pretty well. I recommend. ### 5/5 — It won’t work *2020-05-23, version 2.8* I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong, I figured out the Minecraft language and so I made a font for it to confuse my friends but when I tried to use it after adding it on keyboard on settings it wouldn’t work, I don’t know what to do, I allowed full access, I added it on keyboard, but when I tried it out it didn’t work I’m not sure what to do ### 4/5 — Kind of confusing *2023-02-19, version 3.11* It’s ok, personally I think it’s really fun to just create the font but sometimes it doesn’t work properly or I can’t find the font or whatever to send a text or write in my keyboard. SO annoying and the pay is a little frustrating. I recommend but only if your fine with watermarks and finding the font over and over again. Please fix those issues ### 4/5 — Good *2022-04-08, version 3.11* This is a great app for writing with your handwriting or doing cursive or something, however there are some problems. First, you can’t see where you put a space which kind of bugs me, and also I can’t edit the font so if I mess up and I don’t notice I have to redo the whole thing. If you could fix these it would be a 5 star! ### 4/5 — Pretty Good…. *2022-01-16, version 3.11* This app has great potential!! There are a few minor bugs, but other than that it’s a great app!! One complaint I have is that when I write a + , it turns into a blob?! 🤔 other than that I really have no complaints! I would definitely recommend this app… for sure 🙂🙂💕💕 ### 4/5 — Awesome but one problem *2021-11-19, version 3.11* Cool app I really think you should give it a try. It’s easy and very creative. But there is one and only one problem for me. It’s really hard to type. I have to press on the buttons very directly for it to work. So it takes 1/2 the time to just type in normal text. That can he a bit of a pain. Also when your texting with the font, you can’t see the blue bar that shows where you are about to type. For instance say I put a space, I can’t see the blue bar that shows if I took the space or not. So that’s a little bit of a pain. In conclusion if you just trying to do something fun and creative with texting I would recommend. I would love if the creator could fix this problem. That would make it 5 stars for sure. ### 4/5 — Really good but there’s a problem *2021-05-30, version 3.7* I got the app and I was really excited! I made my font and when I tried it I touched H and I popped up and it’s the same with all of my letters. I powered off my iPad to and it still wouldn’t work i’m not sure if anyone else is having this problem but I having it for some reason. I’m not sure if it’s just the thing with iPads. No one else seems to be having this problem. ### 4/5 — Pretty Good, But Time Consuming *2021-04-14, version 3.7* This is a fantastic app, and I love being able to write the letters in my own handwriting, but I wish there was some way to upload a picture of a symbol. I’m trying to make Ranboo’s Ender Language but there is no difference between upper and lowercase letters, so doing the whole thing over again is really time consuming!! Overall fantastic though!! ### 4/5 — Good but This happened *2021-04-09, version 3.7* I was making a thing I spent a lot of time on when I finished it I was thinking of a name for it and then it kicked me out I went to go look and it wasn’t saved all my progress was gone and I couldn’t go back everything I did was gone and I couldn’t finish it and do it in time so now all it was gone and I couldn’t get it back I love that I’ve already made one but the other one I tried to made it kicked me out and I lost all of it I would love if you could fix that so wouldn’t kick you out when you made another one because I root cause I spent a lot of time on that and I would really like still 🅸🅵 🆈🅾︎🆄 🅵🅸🆇 🅸🆃 🆃🅷🅰︎🅽🅺 🆈🅾︎🆄 ### 4/5 — I wish it had an edit option *2021-03-13, version 3.7* I like this app although I wish I could go back and edit certain letters. I made some of my letters smaller than the rest unknowingly until I used the font. I don’t want to have to go back through and do it all over again just to fix the few letters with issues. please add editing to the font manager! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*