Comparison

Calligraphy Master vs 爱练字

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

Head to head
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

About

爱练字

This app helps users practice handwriting with various templates and tracing modes. It offers guided stroke demonstrations and personalized字帖 generation for focused improvement. Users can also export their practice sheets for printing.

Highlights
  • Multiple字帖 templates
  • Tracing and free writing modes
  • Stroke decomposition demos
  • Personalized字帖 generation
  • Practice record saving
  • Export for printing
Features
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爱练字是一款专为练习书写设计的应用。提供多种字帖模板和临摹模式,支持自由书写。无论是日常练字,还是书法兴趣培养,都能轻松使用。 在练习过程中,用户可以选择临摹模式,通过透明字帖描红,逐步掌握笔画的顺序与结构;也可以使用自由书写模式,在空白画布上练习,提升独立书写的流畅度。同时,应用支持笔画分解演示与实时书写引导,帮助用户更快理解汉字的结构规律。 此外,爱练字还提供个性化字帖生成功能,用户可以输入自己想练习的文字,快速生成专属字帖,方便针对性训练。练习记录会自动保存,便于对比前后效果,见证书写水平的提升。 支持一键导出打印字帖,支持各种练字纸(田字格、米字格、方格纸等)。 无论是日常作业练字、书法兴趣培养,还是备考书写规范训练,爱练字都能成为你随身的练字助手,让书写更规范、更优美。

Screenshots

Calligraphy Master4 screens
爱练字4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 爱练字 at 100% against Calligraphy Master's 34%. 爱练字 also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Calligraphy Master's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 9). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Calligraphy Master sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and 爱练字 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

爱练字 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calligraphy Master has 2.5K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Calligraphy Master's written reviews are positive against 100% of 爱练字's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calligraphy Master ships an update every 3 months, 爱练字 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Calligraphy Master versus 爱练字: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalligraphy Master爱练字
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.5K ratings)4.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.5K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCalligraphy Master LTD珍 吴

Customer experience

Calligraphy Master

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

爱练字

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

爱练字

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
1 purchases

爱练字

One-time1
  • VIP$0.99

Questions

Is Calligraphy Master free?
Calligraphy Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 爱练字 free?
爱练字 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calligraphy Master or 爱练字?
爱练字 is rated higher. Calligraphy Master averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while 爱练字 averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Calligraphy Master or 爱练字 have ads?
爱练字 shows ads; Calligraphy Master does not.
Which is updated more often, Calligraphy Master or 爱练字?
Calligraphy Master ships an update every 3 months, and 爱练字 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Calligraphy Master was updated on October 13, 2026 and 爱练字 on October 3, 2026.

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