Stringler vs Fontster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stringler
Easily add fun text transformations to your messages. Apply effects like italics, bold, or spaced-out text to convey different tones and emotions. Combine and reorder effects for creative expression.
- Add italics and bold text
- Create spaced-out text
- Apply mixed case text
- Combine and reorder effects
- Enhance messaging with fun text
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With Stringler, you can quickly and easily add some fun to plain text. Just type like normal, and Stringler adds the effects you select. Perfect for messaging with friends • Feeling expressive? Italics and bold text always add an air of drama to an exciting story • Want to tell your friend about the a m b i g u o u s v i b e s you got during a date? • Or the "VeRy iMpOrTaNt MeEtiNg" your boss called that could have just been an email? • Or the Guy-Who-Always-Talks-Too-Close-But-Also-Too-Quietly-Somehow you keep running into at the store? Stringler can do all that for you. Plus, you can combine and re-order the effects to keep things lively
Fontster
Explore and manage fonts installed on your device. Discover over 2,000 new fonts for installation and import your own TTF/OTF files for easy use across applications. Preview fonts with detailed metrics and typographic features.
- Font preview with metrics
- Detailed font attributes
- Glyph and character set overview
- Variable font variation inspection
- Typographic feature exploration
- Import and manage TTF/OTF fonts
- Install/uninstall fonts and families
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Explore comprehensive details about the fonts installed on your device and discover over 2500 new fonts available for installation. Import, manage, and update your own TTF and OTF fonts effortlessly. Simply import your font files and enjoy easy installation on your device, making your custom fonts available for all applications that support them. Key features include: - Font Preview: View a live preview of each font with an overlay of key metrics. - Detailed Metrics: Access essential metrics such as Ascender, Descender, Italic Angle, and more. - Font Attributes: Get information on the font's Version, Family, PostScript Name, Supported Languages, and additional attributes. - Glyph Overview: Browse a complete list of all font glyphs, with detailed information. - Classes and Traits: Review the various classes and traits associated with each font. - Character Set: Check the character sets supported by each font, including letters, numbers, and symbols. - Variable Font Support: - View a comprehensive list of all supported variations, including the hidden ones. - Inspect the list of variations applied to the font. - You can inspect the font variations, change their values, and preview the results. You can even modify hidden variations. - Typographic Features: - View and inspect the features available in each font. - Enable features individually to see their effects on the text. - The app supports Open Type and Apple Advanced Typography features. - Swipe through the features to view more information. - Write with Fonts: Preview fonts directly without the need for installation. - Font Management: - Easily install or uninstall individual fonts or entire font families at once. - Import and install your TTF and OTF fonts using configuration profiles. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://artandsoulperiod.wordpress.com/fonts-manager-by-as-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stringler at 100% against Fontster's 0%. Stringler also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4). Fontster's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Stringler sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Fontster sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stringler holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Stringler's written reviews are positive against 0% of Fontster's.
Stringler ships an update every 23 months, Fontster every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Stringler | Fontster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Rennow | Salvatore Petrazzuolo |
Customer experience
Stringler
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In-app purchases
Stringler
- $0.99 Tip$0.99
- $1.99 Tip$1.99
- $4.99 Tip$4.99
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- $9.99 Tip$9.99
Fontster
- All features$1.991 Month









