Comparison

Letterforms vs Knitify

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

Knitify

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Turn any image into a printable knitting pattern in seconds. Knitify is the knitting pattern generator built by a maker, for makers. Upload an image, choose a grid size, and Knitify produces a ready-to-knit chart with row-by-row knitting instructions, a color legend, and a one-tap PDF export. KEY FEATURES • Image to knitting pattern Turn any image into a knitting chart. Pick the grid width and Knitify handles the rest — color quantization, dithering, edge smoothing, and a color legend. • Project tracking Mark knitted rows as completed, undo mistakes, and switch between knit-preview and chart views. Your progress syncs across all your devices. • PDF export Generate print-ready PDFs with the knitting chart, color legend, yarn estimates, and row-by-row knitting instructions. Share via email, AirDrop, or any system share sheet. • Color and palette tools Pick the number of colors that fits your yarn stash. Adjust the palette before generating to match real yarn colors. • Stitch-aware gauge Compensates for non-square knit and crochet stitches so the printed chart matches the proportions of your image. • 14 languages Knitify is fully localized in English, Ukrainian, Polish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, and Chinese. • Privacy-first No tracking SDKs. No advertising. No data sales. Your images and patterns stay private to your account. Account deletion is one tap in-app or available via a public web form. FREE & PRO Create your first pattern for free. Upgrade to Knitify Pro for unlimited patterns and a larger color palette (up to 50 colors). Legal: Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://knitify-app.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Letterforms4 screens
Knitify4 screens

Verdict

The call

Letterforms and Knitify are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Knitify sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Letterforms ships an update weekly, Knitify every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Letterforms versus Knitify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetterformsKnitify
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews31.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer久乔 魏Roman Karankevych

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
2 purchases

Knitify

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock This Project$2.99

Questions

Is Letterforms free?
Letterforms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Knitify free?
Knitify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Letterforms or Knitify have ads?
Neither Letterforms nor Knitify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Letterforms or Knitify?
Letterforms ships an update weekly, and Knitify every 9 days. Most recently, Letterforms was updated on November 3, 2026 and Knitify on October 24, 2026.

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