Calligraphy Master vs Pendulum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Generate custom font templates
- Hundreds of font styles
- Export and print templates
- Apple Pencil support
- Customizable grids and colors
- Practice with classic texts
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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
Pendulum
This app helps you manage your pen pal relationships by tracking correspondence. Record when you send and receive letters, note writing materials, and set reminders to stay in touch. Sync your data across devices for seamless management.
- Track sent and received letters
- Record pen, ink, and paper used
- Set reminders to write and post
- Monitor letter delivery times
- iCloud sync across devices
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Pendulum - keep track of your pen pals! • Add your friends, record when you send them letters or they send something to you. See how long it takes for your letters to arrive! • Record what pen, ink, and paper you used to write to each person, to keep the variety going each time you write. • Reminders to write back, or to post letters you've written but have sat by the front door for ages; you won't forget to stay in touch again. • Sync via iCloud, so you can keep up to date regardless of what device you have to hand.
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Verdict
Calligraphy Master and Pendulum both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Pendulum's written reviews are positive against 34% of Calligraphy Master's. Pendulum also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). Calligraphy Master's advantage is ratings volume (2.5K vs 16) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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. Calligraphy Master sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Pendulum sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Calligraphy Master against 4.2 for Pendulum. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calligraphy Master has 2.5K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Calligraphy Master's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pendulum's.
Calligraphy Master ships an update every 3 months, Pendulum every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calligraphy Master | Pendulum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.5K ratings) — better | 4.2 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.8% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Calligraphy Master LTD | Benjamin Cardy |
Customer experience
Calligraphy Master
Pendulum
Bugs and requests
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
Pendulum
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calligraphy Master
- Calligraphy Master Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Calligraphy Master Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
- Calligraphy Master Lifetime$9.99
Pendulum
- Extra Fine Tip$0.99
- Fine Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$3.99
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- Broad Tip$5.99
- Stub Tip$9.99
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