Comparison

Letterforms vs AR Text

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

Head to head
About

Letterforms

Design unique variable fonts from sketches to screen with professional typography tools. This app offers a touch-first vector drawing experience and seamless syncing across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Variable font creation
  • Touch-first vector drawing
  • Professional typography tools
  • Scan sketches to vector
  • Cross-device sync
  • Clean font preview
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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

AR Text

Create and display custom 3D text in augmented reality. Personalize your messages with a wide range of fonts and colors, then share them as photos, videos, or directly in AR. Generate AR codes to easily share or anchor your creations.

Highlights
  • Create 3D text in augmented reality
  • 155 font options
  • Full color palette customization
  • Save and edit AR creations
  • Generate AR Codes for sharing
  • Photo and video export
Features
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The AR Text app allows you to create and display texts in Augmented Reality. A 3D preview of your creation is visible before starting your AR modeling. Your 3D texts are fully customizable with 155 fonts and a full color palette. Each of your AR creations is stored in the app and is then easily accessible or editable. Start impressing your friends by sending them your creations in photo, video or directly in AR to immerse them with your messages! Developed in partnership with AR Code, you can within the application generate your Augmented Reality Codes for each of your creations. This code will allow you to easily share your AR creation or anchor them in places of your choice (room, showcase, product, ...). For the moment the generated 3D texts are limited to 15 characters to facilitate the 3D modeling process and limit the weight of your creations. To express your creativity without any limitation, you can also subscribe to the AR Text Premium offer for an unlimited AR modeling: AR Text Premium is a monthly recurring subscription. You will automatically be billed the amount (US$34.99) through the App Store at the end of the free trial period which is 7 days. The monthly subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited. You can manage your subscription in the App Store. Terms of use: https://ar-text.com/terms.html Privacy policy: https://ar-text.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Letterforms4 screens
AR Text4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AR Text at 75% against Letterforms's 32%. AR Text also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and monetization model (freemium vs subscription). Letterforms's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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 AR Text sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $34.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AR Text holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Letterforms's written reviews are positive against 75% of AR Text's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Letterforms ships an update weekly, AR Text every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Letterforms versus AR Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetterformsAR Text
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (9 ratings)4.5 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.8% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings933 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer久乔 魏AR Code Pte. Ltd.

Customer experience

Letterforms

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

AR Text

All ratings33 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Letterforms

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

AR Text

Subscriptions1
  • AR Text Premium7 Days trial$34.991 Month

Questions

Is Letterforms free?
Letterforms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AR Text free?
AR Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Letterforms or AR Text?
AR Text is rated higher. Letterforms averages 3.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while AR Text averages 4.5 from 33 ratings.
Do Letterforms or AR Text have ads?
Neither Letterforms nor AR Text shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Letterforms or AR Text?
Letterforms ships an update weekly, and AR Text every 3 months. Most recently, Letterforms was updated on October 20, 2026 and AR Text on October 18, 2026.

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