FontImage vs Fontastic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FontImage
Transform text into images using a variety of fonts. Customize font size and color, and export your creations as PNG files. Supports drag and drop functionality on iPad.
- Convert text to images
- Multiple font options
- Adjustable font size
- Customizable text color
- PNG image export
- Drag and drop support (iPad)
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Convert characters of various fonts to images. Font size and color can be changed. Images are output in PNG format. [iPad]You can drag and drop images to other applications.
Fontastic
Easily browse and install over 1,000 open-source fonts on your Apple devices. Preview fonts with your own text and use them instantly in various apps. Enjoy a clean, ad-free, and subscription-free experience.
- Browse 1,000+ open-source fonts
- One-tap font installation
- Works offline after installation
- Preview fonts with custom text
- Sort and filter fonts by category
- No ads, login, or subscriptions
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Install real fonts on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro. Fontastic puts 1,000+ hand-picked open-source font families (4,800+ styles) one tap away, ready to use in Pages, Keynote, Procreate, Photoshop, and every app that supports custom fonts. No subscriptions. No ads. No account. REAL FONTS, NOT A KEYBOARD Fancy-text keyboards swap your letters for look-alike symbols that break in most apps. Fontastic installs genuine fonts through Apple's built-in font system: no configuration profiles, no workarounds. Installed fonts show up in Settings › General › Fonts and in every compatible app. WHY FONTASTIC • 1,000+ families from the Google Fonts library, plus hand-picked extras • One-tap install and uninstall, with all your fonts in one place • Every font previews in its own script, or type your own text • Filter by category (serif, sans serif, display, handwriting, monospace) or by writing system • Sort by name, popularity, or what's trending • Works offline once installed • No tracking, no login, no ads, no subscriptions FOR EVERY LANGUAGE Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Cyrillic, Greek, Devanagari, Thai, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, and 30+ writing systems in total, including Cherokee, Adlam, and N'Ko through the Noto family. EASIER READING OpenDyslexic, Atkinson Hyperlegible, and the Lexend family: typefaces designed to make text easier to read with dyslexia or low vision. FOR DESIGNERS AND DEVELOPERS Calligraphy and handwriting scripts, bold display faces, and timeless serifs for your designs. JetBrains Mono, Fira Code, Cascadia Code, Geist Mono, and Monaspace for your code. Even Bravura and Leland for music notation. USE THEM ANYWHERE Installed fonts work in: • Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and Mail • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Express • Procreate • Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo • GoodNotes and Notability • Canva • Hundreds more apps that support custom fonts EVERYTHING INCLUDED Every font in the catalog is yours to install. Nothing locked behind a paywall, no weekly subscription, no "pro tier." Built by Harf Labs, an indie studio that believes great typography shouldn't be rented by the week. Got feedback or a font request? We read every message: https://tally.so/r/nPXgkb
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FontImage at Free against Fontastic's $3.99. Fontastic's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 2.5) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
FontImage is free to download; Fontastic costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fontastic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fontastic has 48 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of FontImage's written reviews are positive against 67% of Fontastic's.
FontImage ships an update every 3 months, Fontastic every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FontImage | Fontastic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 48 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Motoki Takahashi | Harf Labs |
Customer experience
FontImage
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In-app purchases
FontImage
No in-app purchases
Fontastic
No in-app purchases









