Comparison

Letterforms vs Font Maker

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

Head to head
About

Letterforms

Design professional-quality variable fonts from sketches to screen. This app offers intuitive tools for crafting unique typefaces, with features like touch-first drawing, advanced typography controls, and seamless cross-device syncing. Export your creations as TTF/OTF files.

Highlights
  • Design variable fonts
  • Touch-first vector drawing
  • Professional typography tools
  • Scan sketches to vector
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Export TTF/OTF files
Features
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Make Your Own Creative Variable Fonts. From Sketch to Screen. Letterforms is a professional font design app for iOS and Mac. Craft unique variable fonts from the ground up with a precise and intuitive set of tools. Key Features: True Font Creation:​ Design, interpolate, and export professional-quality variable fonts as TTF/OTF files. Touch-First Design:​ A vector drawing tool built for your fingers. Edit glyphs with precision on any device. Professional Typography Tools:​ Fine-tune kerning, font metrics, guides, composite glyphs, and anchors. Scan to Vector:​ Turn your paper sketches into editable, refined vector paths in seconds. Seamless Workflow:​ Sync projects across your Apple devices. Copy and paste paths between Letterforms and your favorite design apps.* Clean Preview:​ Instantly visualize your font with a beautiful, uncluttered preview pane. Unlock the full creative potential of Letterforms with a subscription. Manage your subscription easily through your App Store account settings. For more details on subscription terms, privacy, and data handling, please visit our full policy page. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Font Maker

Easily transform your handwritten letters into custom fonts. Design unique cards, social media content, or personal branding elements with your own handwriting. Pro users can download their creations and enjoy an ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Create custom fonts from drawings
  • Design greeting cards
  • Personal branding tools
  • Download created fonts (Pro)
  • Ad-free experience (Pro)
  • Unlimited access to features (Pro)
Features
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Turn your handwriting into a real font. Draw each letter with your finger and Font Maker builds a font that is truly yours. Use it to write cards and messages in your own hand, or export it as a TTF file for your computer. MAKE YOUR FONT • Draw letters, numbers and symbols on a guided canvas • Choose from four pen thicknesses, with undo and redo • Adjust each letter's position so your writing lines up • Pick up where you left off: your progress is saved WRITE CARDS IN YOUR OWN HAND • Birthday, thank-you and love notes from ready-made templates • Sizes for chats, stories, wide and square posts • Change colors, alignment and spacing while your card stays in view • Share to WhatsApp, Instagram, iMessage and more EXPORT A REAL FONT FILE • Download your font as a TTF file • Install it and use it in Word, Canva, GoodNotes and other apps that support custom fonts Your first font is free to create and export. Please note: Font Maker is not a keyboard. iOS keyboards cannot use custom fonts, so use the card maker to send messages in your handwriting. FONT MAKER PRO • Create as many fonts as you like • Remove the watermark from your cards • Transparent card backgrounds • No ads Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Privacy policy: https://gokselpirnal.com/font_maker_privacy_policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions or ideas? Email gokselpirnal@gmail.com

Screenshots

Letterforms4 screens
Font Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Letterforms at 3.9 against Font Maker's 3.1. Letterforms also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Font Maker's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (57% vs 32%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Letterforms sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Font Maker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Letterforms holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 26 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of Letterforms's written reviews are positive against 57% of Font Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Letterforms ships an update weekly, Font Maker every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Letterforms versus Font Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetterformsFont Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (9 ratings) — better3.1 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews31.8% of reviews56.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings926 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer久乔 魏Goksel Pirnal

Customer experience

Letterforms

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral33.3%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive31.8%
Neutral13.6%
Negative54.5%

Font Maker

All ratings26 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Letterforms

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Legacy purchase$49.99
10 purchases

Font Maker

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Plan$0.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan$12.491 Year
One-time5
  • Premium Paper Editor$0.99
  • Ads Free$0.99
  • Remove Watermark$0.99
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  • Special Bundle: All in one$1.99
  • Lifetime Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Letterforms free?
Letterforms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Font Maker free?
Font Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Letterforms or Font Maker?
Letterforms is rated higher. Letterforms averages 3.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Font Maker averages 3.1 from 26 ratings.
Do Letterforms or Font Maker have ads?
Font Maker shows ads; Letterforms does not.
Which is updated more often, Letterforms or Font Maker?
Letterforms ships an update weekly, and Font Maker every 3 months. Most recently, Letterforms was updated on November 3, 2026 and Font Maker on November 3, 2026.

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