Comparison

Font Maker vs Calligraphy Master

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

Head to head
About

Font Maker

Design your own unique fonts by drawing characters with your finger or choose from a wide collection of pre-made styles. Personalize your keyboard with custom skins to make your messages and social media posts stand out. Express your individuality with endless creative possibilities.

Highlights
  • Create custom fonts by drawing
  • Browse ready-to-use font collection
  • Customize keyboard with new skins
  • Make messages and posts stand out
  • Express unique personality
Features
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Font Maker is your go-to tool for letting your unique personality shine in messages and social media posts. Say goodbye to dull default fonts and hello to boundless creativity! Whether you're a doodling pro or just love getting creative, with Font Maker features, you can express yourself like never before. Create Custom Fonts Connect with your inner artist and design your own fonts by drawing characters with your finger. From elegant scripts to bold block letters, the possibilities are endless. Browse our Collection of Ready-to-Use Fonts Instantly jazz up your texts with the help of a diverse collection of pre-made fonts boasting a variety of styles and designs to match your vibe. Give Your Keyboard a Makeover with a New Skin We spend so much time on our phone keyboards—let's swap the gray, white, and boring for something more exciting! Select from a range of colorful and eye-catching keyboard skins for your mood today. Feeling quirky, confident, or maybe dreamy? There's something for everyone. Make your Messages and Posts Stand Out Chat with friends and family on iMessage or Snapchat, using your very own letters and numbers. Or let the world see your creative side with custom fonts in Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter posts. It takes just a few taps and swipes to customize your keyboard and fonts to reflect your unique style. With endless font possibilities and bright skins at your fingertips, expressing yourself has never been more fun. Download Font Maker today and stand out in style! * Font Maker Subscription Terms * - Payments will be charged to your iTunes account as soon as you confirm the purchase. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal anytime from your Account Settings. - When canceling your subscription, you can still enjoy Font Maker until the end of the period. While auto-renewal will be turned off, please note that the current subscription won't be refunded. Privacy Policy: https://sci-bronze.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sci-bronze.com/terms-of-service

About

Calligraphy Master

Generate custom calligraphy templates with hundreds of font styles. Practice cursive writing with Apple Pencil support and export your designs for printing. Personalize your practice with various colors, grids, and text options.

Highlights
  • Generate custom font templates
  • Hundreds of font styles
  • Export and print templates
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Customizable grids and colors
  • Practice with classic texts
Features
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Calligraphy Master is a professional application for calligraphy lovers. Calligraphy Master can generate any font style templates on iPhone or iPad. Users can export and print their custom font practice templates as many as they want. Calligraphy Master supports hundreds font templates, such as Copperplate, Italic, Uncial, Spencerian, Gothic, Business, Penmanship, Cadels and so on. Calligraphy Master perfectly supports Apple Pencil for iPad users for calligraphy. Calligraphy Master App is the perfect tool to emphasize the beauty and history of the written word. --------- Main Features --------- 1、 Free export and print any font templates for calligraphy practice 2、 Provide all kinds of grid calligraphy paper 3、Provide custome content for calligraphy practice, such as Old Testament, New Testament and classic poems 4、Provide more than 100 different font color metrix 5、Provide more than 100 different grid color metrix 6、Provide more than 100 different background color metrix 7、Custom and set the number of practice grid as you like 8、Allocate text position on your fingertip 9、Adjust text size on your fingertip 10、Adjust text thickness on your fingertip 11、Delete or add punctuation marks on the templates --------- Include Font Templates --------- 1、HengShui Handwrite 2、Italian Italic 3、Segoe Italic 3、Cursive Handwriting 4、Gessele 5、Rain 6、Copperplate 7、Uncial 8、Spencerian 9、Gothic 10、Penmanship 11、Alako 12、AlexBrush Regular 13、Allura Regular 14、Arenski 15、Beautiful ES 16、BlackJack 17、BrockScript 18、CAC Champagne 19、CAC Pinafore 20、Champignon 21、ChopinScript 22、Cotillion Regular 23、Cursive standard bold 24、Cursive standard 25、CygnetRound 26、Damion 27、Dancing Script 28、Dynalight Regular 29、Easy Street Alt EPS 30、England Hand DB 31、English 32、Grand Hotel 33、Grandam 34、Great VibesRegular 34、Honey Script Light 35、ItaliannoRegular 36、La Jolla ES 37、Lobster Two Regular 38、Lovers Quarrel Regular 39、Marketing Script 40、Mural Script 41、Odstemplik 42、Pacifico 43、Parisienne Regular 44、PreludeFLF 45、Rochester Regular 46、Sacramento Regular 47、Sail Regular 48、Scriptina 49、Sevillana Regular 50、Sofia Regular 51、Splendid ES 52、Yellowtail 53、Learning Curve Regular --------- Premium Function --------- 1, all types of paper 2, custom import post function 3, custom import text function 4, use all colors, type, punctuation and other functions to customize the post 5, can use all the characters in all applications 6, can be exported in the form of pdf or pictures 7, can be directly connected to the printer for font printing Payment will be charged to subscriber’s iTunes account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriber’s account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscribers can manage their subscriptions by going to their account settings on the App Store. Privacy policy:https://www.calligraphymaster.cn/en_privacy.html Term of service:https://www.calligraphymaster.cn/en_terms.html Please feel free to contact us for any suggestions or feedback

Screenshots

Font Maker4 screens
Calligraphy Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Calligraphy Master at none against Font Maker's shown. Calligraphy Master also leads on review sentiment (34% vs 20%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Font Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (8.1K vs 2.5K). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Font Maker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Calligraphy Master sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Font Maker against 4.3 for Calligraphy Master. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.1K and 2.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of Font Maker's written reviews are positive against 34% of Calligraphy Master's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Font Maker ships an update every 4 weeks, Calligraphy Master every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Font Maker versus Calligraphy Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFont MakerCalligraphy Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.1K ratings) — better4.3 (2.5K ratings)
Positive reviews19.9% of reviews33.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.1K — better2.5K
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobin Media Apps, SOCIEDAD LIMITADACalligraphy Master LTD

Customer experience

Font Maker

All ratings8,088 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral5.0%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews316 reviews
Positive19.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative75.6%

Calligraphy Master

All ratings2,452 ratings
Positive81.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive33.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative62.3%

User reviews

Font Maker

From 8.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Ability to create custom fonts
  • 👍 Easy to use font creation process
  • ⭐ Some users find the app fun and enjoyable

Room to improve

  • 💰 Requires paid subscription to fully utilize app
  • 🚫 Cannot use self-created fonts outside of the app
  • 📢 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable font creation/usage

Calligraphy Master

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Phenomenal resource
  • 🤓 Great for handwriting practice
  • 👍 Awesome app
  • 🤩 Love it
  • 🎨 Excellent for learning calligraphy

Room to improve

  • 💰 Not free, requires paid subscription
  • 🤔 Confusing, no free fonts available
  • 😕 Difficult to use, not intuitive
  • 🙄 Misleading, claims to be free but isn't
  • 🤷‍♀️ Lacks tutorials and instructions

Bugs and requests

Font Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Fonts not saving properly
  • App freezes and crashes
  • Issues with font rendering and usage

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow free usage of self-created fonts
  • Improve font export and integration with other apps
  • Reduce ads and in-app purchases

Calligraphy Master

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keyboard issues and compatibility problems
  • Tracing feature not working as expected
  • Inconsistent behavior when changing font size
  • Inability to save or export practice work

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more font options, including Chancery
  • Allow importing and editing of custom texts
  • Provide better guidance and tutorials
  • Offer a selection of free fonts to try
  • Improve overall user experience and navigation

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Font Maker

Subscriptions7
  • Font Maker VIP3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • premium3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscribtion w/ Trial3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Monthly Subscribtion w/o Trial$9.991 Month
  • premium3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscribtion w/ Trial3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Font Maker Yearly Subscribtion$19.991 Year
3 purchases

Calligraphy Master

Subscriptions2
  • Calligraphy Master Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Calligraphy Master Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Calligraphy Master Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Font Maker free?
Font Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calligraphy Master free?
Calligraphy Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Font Maker or Calligraphy Master?
Font Maker is rated higher. Font Maker averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8.1K ratings, while Calligraphy Master averages 4.3 from 2.5K ratings.
Do Font Maker or Calligraphy Master have ads?
Font Maker shows ads; Calligraphy Master does not.
Which is updated more often, Font Maker or Calligraphy Master?
Font Maker ships an update every 4 weeks, and Calligraphy Master every 3 months. Most recently, Font Maker was updated on September 23, 2026 and Calligraphy Master on September 23, 2026.

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