Calligraphy Penmanship vs LED Board Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calligraphy Penmanship
Create digital calligraphy artworks with a realistic pointed pen experience. Adjust pressure and smoothness for elegant shades and fine strokes. Learn and practice lettering with guided exercises and decorative elements.
- Realistic pointed pen simulation
- Adjustable pressure and smoothness
- Stroke-by-stroke learning exercises
- Letter tracing with guide lines
- Ornamental frame creation
- Text typing with embellishments
- Gradient and alternated color effects
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Most of penmen use only a pointed pen to create all their artworks. This seems incredible to realize digitally on a mobile device. Except if you have in hands the appropriate tool and an excellent app. Calligraphy Penmanship is bringing the best experience ever to calligraphers and letters lovers to create digital artworks on a famous mobile device. Just use it like a pointed ink pen. A tiny variation of your hand pressure will create elegant and majestic shades. We have added a bonus to your freehand drawing: the ability to adjust to your hand the pressure and smoothness of the pen. The fineness of the strokes is really surprising. We have found some advantages of the digital Penmanship: - You don't need to reload your pen with ink. - You don't need to clean your pen nibs when changing the colors. - The undo function let you create a great number of variation of a single stroke. Free your imagination without pain. Main features: - Flourished hands to learn and practice Penmanship. The most important technique to master is to push or pull your pencil in order to create thin and fat lines in one single stroke. - Learning: you can evaluate your progress with stroke by stroke exercises. Try your best to trace the models and hit the high scores. This is the best way to understand the anatomy of each letter. and each decorative curve. - Training: with each letter, a full training page provides models to trace, guide lines and grids. - Learn to decorate beautifully your lettering works. You can find simple patterns to trace, to change or to improve. With this updated version, you have the ability to create ornamental frames where to insert your works. Frame creating is based on a multiple combination of different types of symmetry drawing. This function is really easy to understand and practice. - Want to create your own lettering words and quotes ? Try out the text typing keyboard. How it works: type your text, validate, then trace them with embellishments and ornaments. - A set of plain color for your pen. But also two specific effects: gradient and alternated colors. This is on of our best deal for unique lettering creations. - A 3 day free trial is activated when you open the app for the first time. Enough time to have the pleasure to perform your lettering. What's your next project ? Why not sending a beautifully framed quote or invitation to a friend, entirely created with your lettering ? Warning: even you can draw with your fingers, this app offers the best experience with the Apple Pencil.
LED Board Plus
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LED Board emulates an LED display on your iPhone or iPad. Customize LED style, text, font, color, and adjust text scrolling speed. The message is shown as a large banner on your screen, making it easy for others to read - even from a distance. Features: • Supports any message or language. • Multiple font selections. • Custom LED styles. • LED size options: Small, Medium, and Large. • Adjustable scrolling speed. • Custom color selection. • Random color mode. • Supports both portrait and landscape orientations. • User-friendly UI with a simple interface. Usage: • Display messages for others. • Use during concerts. • Use at disco or dance parties. • Display banner ads, electronic signs, or marquee messages. • Use as an electronic bulletin board. • And much more - limited only by your imagination! [*] The settings button at the bottom right will fade out after a while. Tap the same spot again to reopen the settings panel. [*] To record your screen: Go to Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls, then add Screen Recording. Once you're done recording, open the Photos app to view your screen capture. Thanks for your support and do visit nitrio.com for more apps for your iOS devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Calligraphy Penmanship at Free against LED Board Plus's $2.99. Calligraphy Penmanship also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 38 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). LED Board Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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
Calligraphy Penmanship is free to download; LED Board Plus costs $2.99 up front. Calligraphy Penmanship sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. LED Board Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Calligraphy Penmanship ships an update every 4 months, LED Board Plus every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calligraphy Penmanship | LED Board Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (843 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 843 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 306 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Etienne Nguyen Tan Hon | Heng Jia Liang |
Bugs and requests
Calligraphy Penmanship
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and app freezes
- Issues with in-app purchases and restoring purchases
- Incompatibility with certain devices and iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- More font and style options
- Ability to move and resize letter guides
- Improved pressure sensitivity and responsiveness
- Option to switch sidebar to right side for lefties
LED Board Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calligraphy Penmanship
- The Old School French Cursive Hand$1.99
- Copperplate Hand$1.99
- Unlock tools and 6 basic alphabets$3.99
LED Board Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Calligraphy Penmanship free?
Is LED Board Plus free?
Do Calligraphy Penmanship or LED Board Plus have ads?
Which is updated more often, Calligraphy Penmanship or LED Board Plus?
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