Flowly vs Calligraphy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flowly
This app allows you to trace images and text onto a surface using your mobile device's camera. It offers free fonts and shapes, with a pro version unlocking custom uploads and advanced features.
- Camera-based tracing
- Free fonts and shapes
- Upload custom images
- Access exclusive designs
- Unlimited preset layers
- AR drawing capabilities
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Not ready for a projector? Flowly is a camera based tracing tool that comes with choices of free fonts and shapes for your drawing. How to draw - Put your mobile device on a tall glass with camera lens facing down. - Place your canvas underneath the camera lens. - Trace the image while looking through the camera view. - The app doesn’t physically project images onto the surface because a mobile device doesn’t have the capability to do so. Pro version (monthly or yearly subscription) - Upload your own images and fonts - Access to advanced features - Access to exclusive calligraphy designs and line arts - Unlimited preset layers Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Email: admin@flowlyapp.com
Calligraphy
Learn the art of elegant script with a comprehensive course on calligraphy and cursive handwriting. Develop fine motor skills and master letter formation through theoretical and practical lessons. Unlock your artistic potential in writing.
- Theoretical and hands-on lessons
- Develop writing muscle control
- Master letter shapes
- Practice on a digital pad
- Printable exercises and guidelines
- Full course access with subscription
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Dive into the enchanting universe of calligraphy, a place where every mark bears witness to the sophistication of script. More than just penmanship, calligraphy is a visual concert of alphabets, assembled with delicacy and symmetry, capturing the individuality of each creator. This discipline elevates writing beyond mundane communication, turning it into a unique artistic statement. Becoming proficient in calligraphy is a path filled with ongoing education and practice. The Cursive Writing App serves as a manual for effective cursive handwriting, offering a series of successive theoretical and hands-on lessons. Upon completing this course, you will acquire the necessary writing abilities, develop mastery over the hand's writing muscles, and learn how to practically apply these skills to the shapes of letters. The free version without a subscription includes lessons on basic principles in writing, the first two lessons of more advanced stages, and limited writing on the training pad. With the subscription, you'll get access to all theoretical and practical lessons of the course plus an ability to write on the training pad. You can also print all exercises in the "Practice" section, as well as tune and print a guidelines sheet for practicing on paper. *Calligraphy Course Subscription* • Calligraphy Course requires a subscription to access all books' content. • Once your purchase is confirmed, you will be charged through your iTunes account. • The subscription will automatically renew. • You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal at any time in your App Store account, but at least 24 hrs before the end of the current period. • If you chose an offered trial period and would like not to proceed with subscribing, you have to cancel your subscription at least 24 hrs before the end of the Trial, otherwise, you will be charged for the first billing period. Terms of use: https://penmanship.eu/penman-book/termsofuse/ Privacy policy: https://penmanship.eu/penman-book/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flowly at 4.1 against Calligraphy's 2.9. Flowly also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (42% vs 33%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Flowly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Calligraphy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flowly holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Flowly's written reviews are positive against 33% of Calligraphy's.
Flowly ships an update every 3 weeks, Calligraphy every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flowly | Calligraphy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (54 ratings) — better | 2.9 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flowly LLC | Vladislava Rudetskaia |
Customer experience
Flowly
Calligraphy
In-app purchases
Flowly
- Flowly Pro Features7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Flowly Pro Features7 Days trial$24.991 Year
Calligraphy
- Full Access Weekly Sale$0.997 Days
- Full Access Weekly$1.997 Days
- Full Access$3.991 Month
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- Full Access Monthly Family$7.991 Month









