# Alight Motion vs Fontmaker

The clearest difference is ads: Fontmaker at none against Alight Motion's shown. Alight Motion's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Alight Motion sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Fontmaker sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Alight Motion against 4.4 for Fontmaker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 80K and 125K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Alight Motion's written reviews are positive against 67% of Fontmaker's.

Alight Motion ships an update fortnightly, Fontmaker monthly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Alight Motion | Fontmaker |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.4 (80K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alight-motion/id1459833443/reviews)** | [4.4 (125K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fontmaker-font-keyboard-app/id1573791613/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 80K | **125K** |
| Positive reviews | 62.0% of reviews | **66.6% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Fortnightly** | Monthly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #64 | **#52** |
| Size | 191 MB | 103 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.4** | 15.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Bending Spoons Apps ApS](https://appshunter.io/developer/1280299077) | [Sociaaal LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1642802351) |

## What reviewers say

### Alight Motion

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alight-motion/id1459833443)

**Currently charting:** #64 Top Free · Photo & Video, #88 Top Grossing · Photo & Video (US App Store)

Create professional animations, motion graphics, and visual effects on your mobile device. This app offers advanced tools for video editing, compositing, and animation with support for multiple layers, vector graphics, and keyframe animation.

**Highlights:** Multiple layers of graphics, video, and audio, Vector and bitmap editing, 160+ visual effect building blocks, Keyframe animation for all settings, Camera controls with pan, zoom, and focus blur, Grouping and masking, Customizable animation easing

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (14)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly Subscription | $0.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription | $0.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription | $1.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly with 2 weeks offer 0.99 | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription with Free Trial | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly Subscription | $6.99 | per month |
| Weekly Cloud Subscription | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Cloud Subscription | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Alight Motion with Free Trial | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Cloud Subscription | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Annual Subscription | $28.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great for editing and animating
- 👍 Lots of features and effects
- 💡 Ability to watch ads to unlock premium features

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and lag issues
- 🔒 Watermark issues and premium features locked behind paywall
- 🔋 App performance issues, especially on older devices

**Reported bugs**

- Crashing when trying to export videos
- Inability to add text or photos/videos
- Grouping issues causing projects to become unusable

**Requested features**

- Add speed graphs and time remapping
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Allow more customization of watermark


### Fontmaker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fontmaker-font-keyboard-app/id1573791613)

**Currently charting:** #52 Top Free · Photo & Video, #108 Top Grossing · Photo & Video (US App Store)

Create custom fonts using your own handwriting and use them as a keyboard across various social media and messaging apps. Personalize your chats and messages with a unique touch.

**Highlights:** Create custom fonts with handwriting, Use as a keyboard in iMessage, Supports Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, Personalize chats and messages, Unique font creation tool

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (19)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fontmaker+ Weekly | $1.99 | per 7 days |
| Fontmaker+ Weekly | $3.99 | per 7 days |
| Fontmaker + Weekly | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Fontmaker+ Weekly | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| Fontmaker+ Weekly 3 | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| Fontmaker+ Weekly 4 | $8.99 | per 7 days |
| Fontmaker+ Weekly | $14.99 | per 7 days |
| Fontmaker+ Weekly | $14.99 | per 7 days |
| Fontmaker+ | $14.99 | per 7 days |
| Fontmaker+ Weekly | $18.99 | per 7 days |
| Fontmaker+ Weekly | $18.99 | per 7 days |
| Fontmaker+ Weekly | $24.99 | per 7 days |
| Fontmaker+ Annually | $26.99 | per year |
| Fontmaker+ Annually | $39.99 | per year |
| Fontmaker+ Annually | $59.99 | per year |
| Fontmaker+ Annually | $77.90 | per year |
| Fontmaker+ Annually | $87.99 | per year |
| Fontmaker+ Annually | $87.99 | per year |
| Fontmaker+ Annually | $89.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Customizable handwriting font
- 👍 Easy to create custom font
- 🎨 Ability to express yourself through handwriting
- 🤩 Cool and fun app

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Expensive subscription required to use custom font
- 🙄 Forced to watch ads to continue creating font
- 🤖 Developers unresponsive to user feedback
- 🤔 Confusing and misleading about free usage
- 🔒 Requires full keyboard access, potential privacy concerns

**Reported bugs**

- Font creation process glitchy and inconsistent
- Keyboard integration issues, unable to properly use custom font
- App crashes or freezes during font creation

**Requested features**

- Allow free usage of custom font without subscription
- Implement font gallery to share and discover new fonts
- Improve keyboard integration to seamlessly use custom font
- Offer more affordable subscription options


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Alight Motion free?

Alight Motion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Fontmaker free?

Fontmaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Alight Motion or Fontmaker?

Alight Motion is rated higher. Alight Motion averages 4.4 out of 5 from 80K ratings, while Fontmaker averages 4.4 from 125K ratings.

### Do Alight Motion or Fontmaker have ads?

Alight Motion shows ads; Fontmaker does not.

### Which is updated more often, Alight Motion or Fontmaker?

Alight Motion ships an update fortnightly, and Fontmaker monthly. Most recently, Alight Motion was updated on October 26, 2026 and Fontmaker on October 26, 2026.

### Which is more popular, Alight Motion or Fontmaker?

Alight Motion currently peaks at #64 in the App Store charts, and Fontmaker at #52. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*