Comparison

Fonts vs Calligraphy Master

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fonts

This app provides a wide variety of custom fonts, symbols, and kaomojis to enhance your text messages and social media content. Customize your keyboard with over 50 themes to express yourself creatively and make your online presence stand out.

Highlights
  • Custom fonts and symbols
  • Sticker fonts
  • Kaomojis
  • Customizable keyboard themes
  • Regular content updates
Features
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Express yourself the way you want, with the most downloaded Fonts keyboard in the world! Feeling gothic? Or maybe looking for something more romantic? What are you today: bold or playful? Or do you just wanna keep it fancy? Fonts has got you covered! Make your social media profiles stand out with Fonts, or send cool texts to your friends. Turn heads, stand out, get creative! You can use Fonts keyboard for your: • Text messages • Social media bios • Post descriptions • Stories … the only limit is your imagination! Fonts works on Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Messenger, Clubhouse, Telegram, TikTok, Roblox, WhatsApp, Twitch, Discord, and many, many more! THE BEST FONTS AND SYMBOLS Choose among dozens of: • Fonts • Sticker Fonts • Symbols • Kaomojis ...and more! Express yourself like never before! (^.~) CUSTOMIZE YOUR KEYBOARD Still not sure this is the fonts and emojis app you’re looking for? What if we told you that with Fonts you can also customize your keyboard? w(°o°)w Yes, 50+ customised keyboards! Don’t forget to check out our updates. New content is added regularly! If you’re enjoying Fonts, then please leave a review! You’ll make us happy and help others discover your favorite app for custom fonts and symbols. \(≧▽≦)/ What are you waiting for? Join millions of Fonts enthusiasts! ⊂( ´ ▽ ` )⊃ SUBSCRIPTION INFO Subscribe to get access to: • The Keyboard Themes. • More Cool Fonts. A payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of service: https://bendingspoons.com/tos.html?app=1454061614 Privacy policy: https://bendingspoons.com/privacy.html?app=1454061614 Have a feature request you would like to see in a future version of the app? Do not hesitate to contact us at fonts@bendingspoons.com

About

Calligraphy Master

Generate custom calligraphy templates with hundreds of font styles. Practice cursive writing with Apple Pencil support and export your designs for printing. Personalize your practice with various colors, grids, and text options.

Highlights
  • Generate custom font templates
  • Hundreds of font styles
  • Export and print templates
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Customizable grids and colors
  • Practice with classic texts
Features
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Calligraphy Master is a professional application for calligraphy lovers. Calligraphy Master can generate any font style templates on iPhone or iPad. Users can export and print their custom font practice templates as many as they want. Calligraphy Master supports hundreds font templates, such as Copperplate, Italic, Uncial, Spencerian, Gothic, Business, Penmanship, Cadels and so on. Calligraphy Master perfectly supports Apple Pencil for iPad users for calligraphy. Calligraphy Master App is the perfect tool to emphasize the beauty and history of the written word. --------- Main Features --------- 1、 Free export and print any font templates for calligraphy practice 2、 Provide all kinds of grid calligraphy paper 3、Provide custome content for calligraphy practice, such as Old Testament, New Testament and classic poems 4、Provide more than 100 different font color metrix 5、Provide more than 100 different grid color metrix 6、Provide more than 100 different background color metrix 7、Custom and set the number of practice grid as you like 8、Allocate text position on your fingertip 9、Adjust text size on your fingertip 10、Adjust text thickness on your fingertip 11、Delete or add punctuation marks on the templates --------- Include Font Templates --------- 1、HengShui Handwrite 2、Italian Italic 3、Segoe Italic 3、Cursive Handwriting 4、Gessele 5、Rain 6、Copperplate 7、Uncial 8、Spencerian 9、Gothic 10、Penmanship 11、Alako 12、AlexBrush Regular 13、Allura Regular 14、Arenski 15、Beautiful ES 16、BlackJack 17、BrockScript 18、CAC Champagne 19、CAC Pinafore 20、Champignon 21、ChopinScript 22、Cotillion Regular 23、Cursive standard bold 24、Cursive standard 25、CygnetRound 26、Damion 27、Dancing Script 28、Dynalight Regular 29、Easy Street Alt EPS 30、England Hand DB 31、English 32、Grand Hotel 33、Grandam 34、Great VibesRegular 34、Honey Script Light 35、ItaliannoRegular 36、La Jolla ES 37、Lobster Two Regular 38、Lovers Quarrel Regular 39、Marketing Script 40、Mural Script 41、Odstemplik 42、Pacifico 43、Parisienne Regular 44、PreludeFLF 45、Rochester Regular 46、Sacramento Regular 47、Sail Regular 48、Scriptina 49、Sevillana Regular 50、Sofia Regular 51、Splendid ES 52、Yellowtail 53、Learning Curve Regular --------- Premium Function --------- 1, all types of paper 2, custom import post function 3, custom import text function 4, use all colors, type, punctuation and other functions to customize the post 5, can use all the characters in all applications 6, can be exported in the form of pdf or pictures 7, can be directly connected to the printer for font printing Payment will be charged to subscriber’s iTunes account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriber’s account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscribers can manage their subscriptions by going to their account settings on the App Store. Privacy policy:https://www.calligraphymaster.cn/en_privacy.html Term of service:https://www.calligraphymaster.cn/en_terms.html Please feel free to contact us for any suggestions or feedback

Screenshots

Fonts4 screens
Calligraphy Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fonts at 77% against Calligraphy Master's 34%. Fonts also leads on ratings volume (288K vs 2.5K) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Calligraphy Master's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fonts sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Calligraphy Master sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fonts holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fonts has 288K ratings behind it against 2.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Fonts's written reviews are positive against 34% of Calligraphy Master's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fonts ships an update fortnightly, Calligraphy Master every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Fonts versus Calligraphy Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFontsCalligraphy Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (288K ratings) — better4.3 (2.5K ratings)
Positive reviews76.8% of reviews — better33.8% of reviews
Number of ratings288K — better2.5K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#30 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFonts ApSCalligraphy Master LTD

Customer experience

Fonts

All ratings287,667 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews4,566 reviews
Positive76.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative14.9%

Calligraphy Master

All ratings2,452 ratings
Positive81.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive33.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative62.3%

User reviews

Fonts

From 288K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome fonts
  • 👍 Lots of free fonts
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Customizable keyboard
  • 👍 Cute emojis and symbols

Room to improve

  • 💰 Many fonts locked behind paywall
  • 🔒 Requires full keyboard access
  • 🐛 Bugs with font application and keyboard
  • 🔋 Frequent ads required to unlock fonts

Calligraphy Master

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Phenomenal resource
  • 🤓 Great for handwriting practice
  • 👍 Awesome app
  • 🤩 Love it
  • 🎨 Excellent for learning calligraphy

Room to improve

  • 💰 Not free, requires paid subscription
  • 🤔 Confusing, no free fonts available
  • 😕 Difficult to use, not intuitive
  • 🙄 Misleading, claims to be free but isn't
  • 🤷‍♀️ Lacks tutorials and instructions

Bugs and requests

Fonts

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Fonts not applying to numbers and punctuation
  • Keyboard freezing or not opening properly
  • Fonts disappearing after app updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free font options
  • Ability to favorite/save preferred fonts
  • Improved spell check and autocorrect
  • Separate free and premium font sections

Calligraphy Master

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keyboard issues and compatibility problems
  • Tracing feature not working as expected
  • Inconsistent behavior when changing font size
  • Inability to save or export practice work

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more font options, including Chancery
  • Allow importing and editing of custom texts
  • Provide better guidance and tutorials
  • Offer a selection of free fonts to try
  • Improve overall user experience and navigation

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Fonts

Subscriptions9
  • Fonts Weekly With Trial 27 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Bundle Subscription7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Bundle Subscription With Trial7 Days trial2 variants$9.997 Days
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  • Fonts Weekly With Trial7 Days trial2 variants$9.997 Days
  • Bundle Subscription2 variants$9.997 Days
  • Express yourself with Fonts!7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Fonts Weekly2 variants$9.997 Days
  • Fonts bundle with Free Trial7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Fonts Pro3 Days trial$14.991 Month
3 purchases

Calligraphy Master

Subscriptions2
  • Calligraphy Master Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Calligraphy Master Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Calligraphy Master Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Fonts free?
Fonts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calligraphy Master free?
Calligraphy Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fonts or Calligraphy Master?
Fonts is rated higher. Fonts averages 4.5 out of 5 from 288K ratings, while Calligraphy Master averages 4.3 from 2.5K ratings.
Do Fonts or Calligraphy Master have ads?
Neither Fonts nor Calligraphy Master shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fonts or Calligraphy Master?
Fonts ships an update fortnightly, and Calligraphy Master every 3 months. Most recently, Fonts was updated on October 26, 2026 and Calligraphy Master on October 24, 2026.

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