Comparison

Procreate Dreams vs Font Maker

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

Head to head
About

Procreate Dreams

Create stunning 2D animations, expressive videos, and captivating stories with powerful yet intuitive tools. This app offers a rich brush library, advanced frame-by-frame animation features, and seamless integration of video, audio, and text for professional-quality creations.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame animation tools
  • Multi-track timeline
  • Keyframe animation
  • 300+ textured brushes
  • Video, photo, and audio editing
  • Real-time rendering engine
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Procreate Dreams is an award-winning animation app, packed with powerful tools that anyone can use. Create rich 2D animations, expressive videos, and breathtaking stories on iPad. With over 300 beautifully textured Procreate brushes, Procreate Dreams is perfect for creating gorgeous hand drawn, frame-by-frame animations. Highlights: - Powerful frame-by-frame animation tools. - Responsive Multi-track timeline. - Keyframes for motion and cinematic animations. - Record motion or effects effortlessly through touch. - Handcrafted animation brush library. - Next generation, realtime rendering engine. Create frame-by-frame animations: - Explore over 300 beautifully textured brushes to bring artistic soul to your work. - Compatible with all Procreate brushes - Up to 16K resolution for drawings. - Paint outside your stage. - Customizable onion skins. - Automatic, freehand/lasso, and shape selections. - Permanently transform, warp and distort your drawings. - Blend modes and clipping, luminance, and layer masking - Apply permanent filters & adjustments. Compose video, photos, audio, and type: - Import, edit and trim video. - Draw-over your content. - Add voice-overs and music. - Craft titles, type and credits with typography styling, and design attributes. Add animated motion and effects: - Add keyframes to your content for precise transitions of motion and effects. - Modify easing to refine your timing. - Move, scale, rotate, warp & distort animations. - HSB, opacity, gaussian blur, lens blur, noise, and sharpen effects. - Group content to unlock the power of layered animations. Import existing assets and content: - Import video & photos in JPG, PNG, TGA, Procreate, MP4, GIF, and ProRes format. - Import audio in MP3, AIFF, WAV, FLAC, AAC, CAFF, M4A, AC3, and MP2 format. - Import custom and purchased Procreate brushes. - Import layered Procreate files. - Import Procreate Animation Assist as a Flipbook. Share your work with the world: - Export MP4s and MOVs in H264, HEVC, and ProRes codecs. - Export transparent video. - Export PNG sequences with transparency for professional pipelines. - Export your current frame as a transparent image. - Share your .drm files with your audio and video included. Next generation technology - Seamlessly mix drawing, frame-by-frame animation, keyframing, video editing, and compositing. - Real-time rendering makes waiting a thing of the past. - Never lose artwork again with continuous auto-save and undo history.

About

Font Maker

Design and save your own unique handwriting fonts permanently. Supports over 40 languages and includes a complete character set. Export your creations as .TTF files for use in various design applications and social media.

Highlights
  • Create and save custom handwriting fonts
  • Supports 40+ languages
  • Complete character set (lowercase, uppercase, numbers, symbols)
  • Export as .TTF file
  • Adjustable font thickness
  • Save designs as templates
Features
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Amazing Features in Font Maker: Create Your Font app: - Create & Save Forever: Design your handwriting fonts and save them permanently. - Multilingual Support: Supports 40+ languages and alphabets. Find your own alphabet easily. - Complete Character Set: Add lowercase, uppercase, numbers, and special characters for a comprehensive font. - Export as .TTF: Export your font as a .TTF file and use it directly in any desktop or mobile app like Word, PowerPoint, and other design apps. - Customizable Designs: Create amazing stories and posts, customize your design, and share them on social media to stand out. - Adjustable Thickness: Choose your font's thickness (light, medium, or bold) according to your preference. - Template Saving: Save your designs as templates and reuse them whenever you want. How does Font Maker work? 1. Draw Your Characters: Draw your letters, numbers, and special characters with your own handwriting. 2. Save Your Font: Tap the "Save All" button to process your drawings and create your custom font. 3. Use Your Font: Tap the "Use this font" button and write anything you want on the screen. 4. Customize Your Design: Change the background color, text color, and font size easily. 5. Share & Export: Share your design on social media or export your font file with one tap! Font Maker: Create Your Font offers a one-time payment option for a lifetime premium membership, currently priced at $4.99 in the United States. If you need any assistance, please contact us: support@fontmakerapps.com Privacy Policy: https://fontmakerapps.com/docs/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://fontmakerapps.com/docs/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Font Maker at Free against Procreate Dreams's $12.99. Font Maker also leads on ratings volume (2.1K vs 537). Procreate Dreams's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (41% vs 28%). On rating, update cadence, ads 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

Font Maker is free to download; Procreate Dreams costs $12.99 up front. Font Maker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Procreate Dreams asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Font Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 537 and 2.1K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Procreate Dreams's written reviews are positive against 28% of Font Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Procreate Dreams versus Font Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProcreate DreamsFont Maker
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (537 ratings)4.1 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.8% of reviews — better28.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5372.1K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSavage Interactive Pty LtdBurak Eray Kayis

Customer experience

Procreate Dreams

All ratings537 ratings
Positive71.9%
Neutral10.8%
Negative17.3%
Written reviews2,194 reviews
Positive40.8%
Neutral24.5%
Negative34.7%

Font Maker

All ratings2,064 ratings
Positive75.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews386 reviews
Positive28.0%
Neutral17.4%
Negative54.7%

User reviews

Procreate Dreams

From 537 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Smooth animation experience
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface
  • 💡 Potential for great app
  • 🚀 Powerful animation tools
  • 👍 Clean and simple UI

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Missing key features like lasso tool and layer management
  • 🔍 Lack of brush customization and import options
  • 🔍 Clunky timeline and onion skin functionality
  • 🔍 Unintuitive navigation and hidden features

Font Maker

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Customizable fonts
  • 🎉 Fun app experience

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paid features required to use font
  • 🔒 Can't export or use font outside app
  • 🐛 Glitchy writing experience

Bugs and requests

Procreate Dreams

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Undo/redo issues, sometimes undoing more than intended
  • Crashes and freezes when working with complex animations
  • Inconsistent behavior when importing assets from Procreate

Requested features

6 requests
  • Lasso tool for selecting and transforming parts of drawings
  • Ability to merge, reorder, and manage layers
  • Custom brush creation and import options
  • Improved timeline controls and onion skin visibility
  • More intuitive UI and better discoverability of features
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  • Ability to set custom canvas size and frame rate

Font Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent font rendering
  • Crashes when trying to export
  • Errors when attempting to use font

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow free use of created fonts
  • Improve font export and integration
  • Add more brush/writing options

In-app purchases

None

Procreate Dreams

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Font Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Font Maker Pro$2.997 Days
  • Font Maker Pro$5.991 Month
One-time2
  • Font Maker Pro$5.99
  • Font Maker Pro$7.99

Questions

Is Procreate Dreams free?
Procreate Dreams costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Font Maker free?
Font Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Procreate Dreams or Font Maker?
Font Maker is rated higher. Procreate Dreams averages 3.9 out of 5 from 537 ratings, while Font Maker averages 4.1 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Procreate Dreams or Font Maker have ads?
Neither Procreate Dreams nor Font Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Procreate Dreams or Font Maker?
Procreate Dreams ships an update monthly, and Font Maker monthly. Most recently, Procreate Dreams was updated on September 29, 2026 and Font Maker on October 1, 2026.

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