Comparison

Fontself vs Font Visualizer Pro

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

Head to head
About

Fontself

Easily create your own custom vector fonts from your handwriting or drawings. Turn your alphabet into installable font files for use in various design software and on any computer. Enjoy a streamlined workflow with automated spacing and kerning.

Highlights
  • Draw handmade vector fonts
  • Export OpenType font files (.otf)
  • Pressure-sensitive brushes
  • Automated spacing and kerning
  • Real-time preview
  • Customizable layout templates
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Create fonts in seconds, and use them as real vector font files anywhere (Procreate, Photoshop, Mac or PC) It’s really easy: just draw letters & enjoy typing with your custom typefaces. Fontself turns your alphabet into a font file you can install on any computer. Fontself is a font creation app that allows you to draw handmade fonts, export them as OpenType files. Key superpowers: - Vector brushes (Brush, Pencil, Pen, Qalam reed pen & Marker) - Pressure-sensitive brushes (via Apple Pencil) - Export OpenType font files (.otf) to use on any Mac or Windows PC - Preview in real-time sample texts as you draw - Showcase your fonts by viewing or sharing customizable layout templates - Save hours of tedious work with automated spacing & kerning Streamlined workflow: - Draw & generate vector fonts in a single app - Export your fonts straight into Procreate to use them on your designs - Manually upload fonts for instant use on Canva, Photoshop, Illustrator or else Yes, it’s the hard truth: making actual fonts is usually a painful process which requires countless hours learning complex software, outstanding eagle-eye type design expertise, and working forever as a 14th century monk on arduous tasks like spacing and kerning your glyphs. But at Fontself we aim to bring easy font creation to all, and thus provide you with an enjoyable app so anyone can embrace this cool medium: typography. Fontself is powered by our advanced vector-brush engine developed from scratch and crafted with passionate indy designers & developers to match calligraphers and letterers demands. You will also benefit from over 20 years of expertise in this field, because our goal has always been to truly democratize type-making. We call this #Typocracy :) The Fontself app on iPad is still a young work-in-progress so we will improve its features based on your feedback. And we plan a lot more typographic fun in the months & years to come. Yeah! We hope you enjoy this app: if so, please leave a review, and in any case we are eager to see what you will create, and to learn how it can better suit your needs. ... and Welcome to Typocracy ;)

About

Font Visualizer Pro

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Font Visualizer Pro is a tool for the graphics and font designers to view, study, and inspect the glyphs of the TrueType and OpenType fonts. With its Map-like user interface, the user can explore all the glyphs in the font. It supports both iOS internal fonts, as well as the font files you specify, e.g., the fonts you downloaded from the websites like Google Fonts. It shows all the glyphs defined in the font, including dingbat symbols. - Glance over all the glyphs of the selected font at once. - View both iOS internal fonts as well as fonts you supply. - View all the glyphs including dingbats and symbols. - Each glyph in details with metrics. - View the effect of the kerning for all the combinations. - Smooth navigation with panning and zooming.

Screenshots

Font Visualizer Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Font Visualizer Pro at $9.99 against Fontself's $19.99. Font Visualizer Pro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Fontself's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On 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

Fontself costs $19.99 and Font Visualizer Pro $9.99 up front. Fontself sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Font Visualizer Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fontself versus Font Visualizer Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFontselfFont Visualizer Pro
Price$19.99$9.99 — better
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size245 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFontselfSHOICHIRO YAMANISHI

Bugs and requests

Fontself

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sign-in issues with Apple ID
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent behavior when drawing

Requested features

7 requests
  • Import custom brushes and templates
  • Add support for more languages and characters
  • Implement color and gradient options for fonts
  • Improve vector editing tools and precision
  • Streamline workflow for creating font families
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  • Integrate font export directly to system font library
  • Provide more brush and stroke customization options

Font Visualizer Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fontself

One-time1
  • FUN Pack$14.99
None

Font Visualizer Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fontself free?
Fontself costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Font Visualizer Pro free?
Font Visualizer Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fontself or Font Visualizer Pro have ads?
Fontself shows ads; Font Visualizer Pro does not.

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