Comparison

Tayasui Calligraphy vs Calligraphy Guidelines

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

Head to head
About

Tayasui Calligraphy

Create beautiful calligraphy with realistic ink pens and brushes on your device. This app offers precise customization of drawing tools and an intuitive interface for elegant line work. Optimized for stylus input, it provides a smooth and detailed artistic experience.

Highlights
  • Realistic ink pens and brushes
  • Customizable tool settings
  • Intuitive and minimal interface
  • Optimized for stylus input
  • Elegant line and curve drawing
Features
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The most beautiful calligraphy ink pen and brush is available on any devices. Drawing harmonious curves and elegant lines has never been easier. With all our knowledge developed over the past 8 years on Tayasui Sketches, we crafted the most delicate and realistic pens and ink brushes. Featuring a very intuitive, slick and minimal interface. Pens, brushes and erasers can be customised very precisely in inclination, texture and size for a remarkable result. Tayasui Calligraphy is fully optimised for Apple Pencil, for even more accurate and detailed results. Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: - Length: monthly, yearly - Your 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 a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Calligraphy Guidelines

Generate custom guidesheets for calligraphy practice or professional work. Tailor every aspect of your practice templates, from line styles and spacing to pen types and page layouts. Export your designs as high-resolution PNG or vector PDF files.

Highlights
  • Customizable guidesheet generation
  • Support for various script styles
  • Adjustable line styles and colors
  • Multiple page layouts and orientations
  • Instant preview of designs
  • Export to PDF and PNG
Features
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Calligraphy Guidelines is a comprehensive generator to design your guidesheets for daily handwriting practice or professional penman work and export them to PDF or high-res PNG formats. Productivity tool number one for every penman! No more buying expensive practice pads! Create and print worksheets on demand. A universal collection of adjustable settings in the application allows the creation of worksheets and templates for any script style Copperplate, Spencerian, Gothic, Italic, and so on. Note: Calligraphy Guidelines application is not for writing on your device. If you wish to train calligraphy using your device, then check out our application "Calligraphy: Cursive Writing". Customize every aspect of calligraphy rulers with the Calligraphy Guidelines app: * Choose Pointed pen or Broad pen guidesheets style. * Select one of 6 popular page layouts, such as A5, A4, A3, US Letter, US Legal and US Junior. * Choose Portrait or Landscape page orientation. * Define left, top, right, and bottom margins. * Select x-height size starting from 2mm. * Set Broad pen width starting from 2mm to 8mm. * Adjust spacing ratios for ascender, descender, and height of interline space. * Select your favorite style for ascenders, descenders, waistlines, and baselines from Solid, Dotted, and Dashed lines. Hide any of the lines using the Hidden style. * Choose a color for each type of line. * Define slant lines angle in diapason from 30 to 90 degrees for pointed pen; select color, and adjust repeating frequency for both pointed pen and broad pen nibs. * Watch your changes with an instant preview. * Export as a high-resolution 300 dpi PNG image. * Export, share or print as a vector PDF file. The free version without a subscription allows customizing all settings for both pointed pen and broad pen nibs and previewing the resulting guidesheet on the screen. With the subscription, you'll get access to exporting and printing vector PDF files with the designed guidesheet, and exporting high-resolution PNG files. *Calligraphy Guidelines Subscription* • Calligraphy Guidelines app requires a subscription to export and print PDF files, or export high-res PNG files. • Once your purchase is confirmed, you will be charged through your iTunes account. • The subscription will automatically renew. • You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal at any time in your App Store account, but at least 24 hrs before the end of the current period. Terms of use: https://calligraphy.app/guidelines/termsofuse/ Privacy policy: https://calligraphy.app/guidelines/privacy/

Screenshots

Tayasui Calligraphy4 screens
Calligraphy Guidelines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tayasui Calligraphy at 4.3 against Calligraphy Guidelines's 3.7. Tayasui Calligraphy also leads on ratings volume (251 vs 15) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Calligraphy Guidelines's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support 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. Tayasui Calligraphy sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Calligraphy Guidelines sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tayasui Calligraphy holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tayasui Calligraphy has 251 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Tayasui Calligraphy's written reviews are positive against 60% of Calligraphy Guidelines's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tayasui Calligraphy ships an update monthly, Calligraphy Guidelines every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tayasui Calligraphy versus Calligraphy Guidelines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTayasui CalligraphyCalligraphy Guidelines
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (251 ratings) — better3.7 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings251 — better15
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSKETCHES SRLVladislava Rudetskaia

Customer experience

Tayasui Calligraphy

All ratings251 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral6.0%
Negative13.1%
Written reviews148 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral11.5%
Negative31.8%

Calligraphy Guidelines

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Tayasui Calligraphy

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • Accidentally undoing when moving canvas
  • App freezes with an error
  • Default pen size is impractically large
  • Difficulty panning without accidentally undoing
  • No way to configure pen to only write
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  • Accidentally delete all layers and app gets stuck
  • App freezes when selecting new paper
  • Lost all calligraphy drawings after reinstall
  • Lost custom colors
  • iCloud backup not working
  • End swish/mark never thins out
  • Auto orientation issues
  • Saves portrait work as landscape
  • Crashes every now and then
  • Lag on iPad 7th Gen
  • No option to add layers
  • Loses work if left app for a few minutes
  • App restarts when returning
  • Bad lag
  • Hand triggers brush unintentionally
  • Zooming is buggy
  • App crashes when editing pen settings

Requested features

22 requests
  • Add photos/files for tracing
  • Turn off gestures
  • Resize canvas
  • Import image as a layer or background
  • Select, move, copy & paste letterforms
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  • Drop shadows
  • Two or three color gradient brushes
  • Metallic looking inks
  • Apply and change colors/effects after drawing
  • Animation layers/timeline
  • More lessons on calligraphy
  • Duplication of drawings
  • More options to adjust brushes
  • Move canvas like Procreate
  • More papers, guides, and snapping
  • Stamping and rake of brush
  • Cut and paste functionality
  • Selection tool
  • More Apple Pencil compatibility (double-tap)
  • Pressure sensitivity on black letter brush
  • Save to camera roll
  • Clean white background option

Calligraphy Guidelines

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tayasui Calligraphy

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly premium$2.997 Days
  • Monthly premium$2.991 Month
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  • Monthly premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly premium$3.997 Days
  • Yearly premium$9.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$69.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$69.991 Year
2 purchases

Calligraphy Guidelines

Subscriptions2
  • Guidelines Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Guidelines Monthly$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Tayasui Calligraphy free?
Tayasui Calligraphy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calligraphy Guidelines free?
Calligraphy Guidelines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tayasui Calligraphy or Calligraphy Guidelines?
Tayasui Calligraphy is rated higher. Tayasui Calligraphy averages 4.3 out of 5 from 251 ratings, while Calligraphy Guidelines averages 3.7 from 15 ratings.
Do Tayasui Calligraphy or Calligraphy Guidelines have ads?
Tayasui Calligraphy shows ads; Calligraphy Guidelines does not.
Which is updated more often, Tayasui Calligraphy or Calligraphy Guidelines?
Tayasui Calligraphy ships an update monthly, and Calligraphy Guidelines every 3 months. Most recently, Tayasui Calligraphy was updated on September 26, 2026 and Calligraphy Guidelines on September 27, 2026.

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