Comparison

Font Keyboard 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

Font Keyboard

Enhance your messages and social media posts with a wide variety of unique fonts, symbols, and kaomojis. This keyboard app allows your styled text to be visible across all applications and by all recipients, even if they don't have the app installed. Personalize your device with custom themes and wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of unique fonts
  • Thousands of symbols & kaomojis
  • Works in all social and chat apps
  • Styled text visible to recipients
  • Customizable keyboard themes
  • Save and auto-paste text snippets
  • Free wallpapers
Features
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Keyboard with fonts, symbols & kaomojis that work in all apps: everyone can see them. Stand out in messages & stories. Join 10+ million users! Kibik works with Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Signal, Twitter (X), and more. Your contacts and followers can see the fonts, symbols, and kaomojis without installing the app. ▶ FEATURES • Hundreds of unique fonts • Thousands of symbols & kaomojis • Lots of FREE content: fonts, symbols & kaomojis • Works in all social and chat apps • Your contacts & followers can see the styled text without installing the app • Customize your keyboard with beautiful colors & themes • Save and auto-paste your most used text snippets • Text decorators, separators, and aesthetic underlines • Free wallpapers for your iPhone Home Screen • Several fonts also support numbers (0123456789) • All fonts support all accents (é, ñ, ç, ü, å, ô, ...) • Supports QWERTY, AZERTY, QWERTZ, and all keyboard layouts ▶ GREAT FOR • Social media captions, bios, posts, and stories • Text messages and group chats • Saved replies and quick-access text snippets • Personalizing your device with fonts, themes, and wallpapers ▶ MADE BY A SOLO DEVELOPER Feel free to send your questions, suggestions, or feature requests from inside the app. I read and answer them myself! Kevin Privacy Policy & Terms: https://www.cosmictaps.com/kibik/privacy

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

Font Keyboard4 screens
Calligraphy Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Font Keyboard at 74% against Calligraphy Master's 34%. Font Keyboard also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (174K vs 2.5K). Calligraphy Master's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Font Keyboard sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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

Font Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Font Keyboard has 174K ratings behind it against 2.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Font Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 34% of Calligraphy Master's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Font Keyboard ships an update weekly, Calligraphy Master every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Font Keyboard versus Calligraphy Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFont KeyboardCalligraphy Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (174K ratings) — better4.3 (2.5K ratings)
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews — better33.8% of reviews
Number of ratings174K — better2.5K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCosmic Taps SLCalligraphy Master LTD

Customer experience

Font Keyboard

All ratings174,163 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews790 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral6.2%
Negative19.9%

Calligraphy Master

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

User reviews

Font Keyboard

From 174K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Wide range of free fonts
  • 👍 Easy to use and set up
  • 💡 Unique and aesthetic fonts
  • ✨ Lots of customization options

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Many fonts locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 💸 Subscription required for full access
  • 🤔 Unclear which fonts are free

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

Font Keyboard

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Keyboard freezing and unresponsive
  • Fonts disappearing after page reload
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free font options
  • Improved stability and performance
  • Autocorrect and predictive text support
  • Ability to use all fonts without paying

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

11 purchases

Font Keyboard

Subscriptions11
  • Premium$1.997 Days
  • Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Kibik Premium$2.997 Days
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  • Premium3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Kibik Premium3 Days trial2 variants$5.991 Month
  • Kibik Premium2 variants$5.997 Days
  • Kibik Premium2 variants$8.991 Month
  • Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Kibik Premium3 Days trial5 variants$24.991 Year
  • Premium3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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 Font Keyboard free?
Font Keyboard 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, Font Keyboard or Calligraphy Master?
Font Keyboard is rated higher. Font Keyboard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 174K ratings, while Calligraphy Master averages 4.3 from 2.5K ratings.
Do Font Keyboard or Calligraphy Master have ads?
Font Keyboard shows ads; Calligraphy Master does not.
Which is updated more often, Font Keyboard or Calligraphy Master?
Font Keyboard ships an update weekly, and Calligraphy Master every 3 months. Most recently, Font Keyboard was updated on September 24, 2026 and Calligraphy Master on September 23, 2026.

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