Comparison

Tayasui Calligraphy vs Wandfunke

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

Wandfunke

Features
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Most wallpaper apps hand you a folder of images someone else already used. Wandfunke makes yours on the spot. You tap Generate, and your iPhone paints something new. Soft silk one minute, neon noir the next. Twelve little art engines, each with its own mood. It runs on your phone. No signup. No upload. No “please wait while we render in the cloud.” What you can do • Swipe between engines until something clicks • Generate again when you want a fresh seed • Nudge the look with a few simple controls • Tap the image to see it as Lock Screen or Home Screen • Save the keepers to your Library and Photos Sizes for iPhone, iPhone SE, iPad, and landscape. Exports are sharp enough for a real wallpaper, not a blurry preview. New engines open up as you keep creating. Start with Caustic. Earn Nebula, Silk, Streak, Orbit, Marble, and the rest by making art, not by watching ads. If you want a Lock Screen that feels like it belongs to you, this is it.

Screenshots

Tayasui Calligraphy4 screens
Wandfunke4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wandfunke at none against Tayasui Calligraphy's 10. Wandfunke also leads on ads (none vs shown). Tayasui Calligraphy's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price and update cadence 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. Wandfunke asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tayasui Calligraphy ships an update monthly, Wandfunke every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tayasui Calligraphy versus Wandfunke: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTayasui CalligraphyWandfunke
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (261 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings261 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSKETCHES SRLTIBOR CZEKAY

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

Wandfunke

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
None

Wandfunke

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tayasui Calligraphy free?
Tayasui Calligraphy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wandfunke free?
Wandfunke is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tayasui Calligraphy or Wandfunke have ads?
Tayasui Calligraphy shows ads; Wandfunke does not.
Which is updated more often, Tayasui Calligraphy or Wandfunke?
Tayasui Calligraphy ships an update monthly, and Wandfunke every 2 months. Most recently, Tayasui Calligraphy was updated on October 29, 2026 and Wandfunke on October 25, 2026.

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