Comparison

Font Diner vs Font Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Font Diner

Access a vast collection of retro-inspired typefaces for your iOS device. This app brings over 400 original fonts, drawing inspiration from 1950s popular culture, to graphic designers and enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Premium quality retro fonts
  • Over 400 original typefaces
  • Inspired by 1950s popular culture
  • Complete font sets for iOS
  • Easy installation on iPhone/iPad
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New to Custom Fonts in iOS 13? Check out this awesome video that explains how to use your new Font Diner fonts on your iPhone or iPad once they're installed: https://youtu.be/oAdzJxp0jcY Now you can enjoy our complete Font Diner Font Sets on your iOS device with our spiffy new app for iOS. Launched in 1996, the Font Diner has become a major resource for retro design software products. With more than 400 original typefaces for the graphic design industry, we've established a reputation as the premier retro display type foundry inspired by 1950s popular culture. Prior to installing or working with the Font Diner app, please review our Terms of Use and Privacy Policies here: https://www.fontdiner.com/app-policies/

About

Font Keyboard

Enhance your social media presence with unique fonts and custom keyboards. Easily customize captions, bios, and stories to stand out. This app prioritizes your privacy by not requiring full keyboard access.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of custom fonts
  • Custom keyboard themes
  • Use across all apps
  • Customize social media profiles
  • Privacy-focused design
  • No full keyboard access required
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Smart Fonts has everything you need to customize your social media captions, bios, Instagram highlights, stories, and more. Stand out from the crowd on the busy, overcrowded social media apps with Smart Fonts. ———————————————————— Here’s what you can do with the Smart Fonts app: ● Smart Fonts allows you to use hundreds of custom fonts all from your iPhone ● Custom Fonts makes easy for you to stand out in a comment section on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, et cetera (which helps you to achieve one of top comments) ● You can use your custom fonts keyboard across any other app on your iPhone (every social media platform, email apps, in stories, and more) ● Customize your names on social media using fonts and symbols ———————————————————— ◆ Here’s what makes Smart Fonts different from our competitors ◆ The top custom keyboard apps all required you to give them full access to your keyboard (meaning, they could potentially be data mining every single key you press across all of yours app until you remember to disavow them access). We don’t want full access to your keyboard… we don’t want any sort of access to your personal data. Simply download Smart Fonts, enable the custom keyboard in your settings, and that’s it. You can now access all of the customizable fonts that the other big guys offer, and we’re not harvesting every single key that you press on your keyboard. If you’re using a keyboard app that is demanding that you give them FULL ACCESS to your keyboard, delete it immediately (especially if you do banking or sensitive things like input passwords on your iPhone). ———————————————————— If you want to help us fight against the big apps who shamelessly sell off their users’ data, please consider leaving Smart Fonts a review. Every single review helps and really makes a big impact on helping my app grow and reach more people in the App Store. ———————————————————— Smart Fonts Premium policy: Once you sign up to Smart Fonts Premium, you will have full access to all of Smart Fonts's features. You can cancel your subscription any time and you will be sent a reminder before your Smart Fonts subscription begins after your trial. With Smart Fonts Premium, you get access to the full app: ● Full access to 40+ beautiful fonts and 20+ custom keyboards ● Use your custom fonts and keyboards from any app ● No ads ● Cancel anytime Smart Fonts Premium options: ● Smart Fonts Weekly: 3 days free and then $4.99/week ● Smart Fonts Yearly: 3 days free and then $39.99/year Terms of Service: https://andrewlee.ventures/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://andrewlee.ventures/privacy ———————————————————— Connect with us on Instagram and Twitter: @SmartFontsApp Have any questions or recommendations? Feel free to reach out to me at: Andrew@AndrewLee.Ventures Privacy Policy: https://smartfontsapp.com/privacy Terms of use: https://smartfontsapp.com/terms

Screenshots

Font Diner4 screens
Font Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Font Keyboard at 75% against Font Diner's 14%. Font Keyboard also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 75). Font Diner's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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. Font Diner sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Font Keyboard sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Font Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Font Keyboard has 2.3K ratings behind it against 75, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Font Diner's written reviews are positive against 75% of Font Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Font Diner ships an update every 8 days, Font Keyboard every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Font Diner versus Font Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFont DinerFont Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (75 ratings)4.5 (2.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.5% of reviews75.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings752.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMister RetroAndrew Lee

Customer experience

Font Diner

All ratings74 ratings
Positive39.2%
Neutral5.4%
Negative55.4%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive14.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative81.6%

Font Keyboard

All ratings2,278 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral5.8%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews310 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative14.5%

User reviews

Font Diner

From 75 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works in supported apps
  • 👍 Good selection of fonts
  • 👍 Supports iOS font features

Room to improve

  • 💸 All fonts require payment
  • 💸 Expensive subscription/purchase
  • 💸 Fonts are rented, not owned
  • 💸 Limited app compatibility
  • 💸 Fonts don't work in many apps

Font Keyboard

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Smooth and efficient
  • 🔒 No data tracking
  • 💡 Unique font options
  • 👍 Customizable keyboards

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Laggy keyboard response
  • 🔒 Limited free fonts
  • 🔒 Paywall for additional features
  • 🐛 Crashes or freezes
  • 🐛 Inconsistent functionality across apps

Bugs and requests

Font Diner

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Fonts don't show up
  • Fonts don't work
  • Activate button doesn't work
  • Cannot cancel subscription
  • App doesn't work on iPhone 11 Pro Max
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  • Fonts not accessible
  • App doesn't open

Requested features

5 requests
  • Full system font styling
  • More free fonts
  • Ability to buy fonts outright
  • Support for more apps
  • Russian language fonts

Font Keyboard

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Keyboard freezes or lags
  • Fonts not working as expected
  • Subscription issues

Requested features

6 requests
  • More free font options
  • Improved keyboard responsiveness
  • Predictive text and autocorrect
  • Custom keyboard themes
  • Expanded emoji support
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  • Compatibility with more apps

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Font Diner

Subscriptions8
  • County Fair Picnic Font Set$4.991 Year
  • TV Dinner Font Set$4.991 Year
  • Brown Bag Font Set$4.991 Year
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  • Casino Buffet Font Set$4.991 Year
  • Doggie Bag Font Set$4.991 Year
  • In-Flight Meal Font Set$4.991 Year
  • Lunch Box Font Set$4.991 Year
  • Update to Commercial$4.991 Year
10 purchases

Font Keyboard

Subscriptions10
  • SmartFonts Premium: Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Smart Fonts Premium (1 Week)3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • SmartFonts Premium: Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • SmartFonts Premium: Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • SmartFonts Premium: Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • SmartFonts Premium: Weekly3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Smart Fonts: Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Smart Fonts: Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Smart Fonts: Premium3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Smart Fonts Premium (1 Year)3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Font Diner free?
Font Diner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Font Keyboard free?
Font Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Font Diner or Font Keyboard?
Font Keyboard is rated higher. Font Diner averages 2.6 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while Font Keyboard averages 4.5 from 2.3K ratings.
Do Font Diner or Font Keyboard have ads?
Font Keyboard shows ads; Font Diner does not.
Which is updated more often, Font Diner or Font Keyboard?
Font Diner ships an update every 8 days, and Font Keyboard every 6 weeks. Most recently, Font Diner was updated on November 3, 2026 and Font Keyboard on November 3, 2026.

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