Calligraphy Master vs Daily Doodle Desk
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
Daily Doodle Desk
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App concept: Daily Doodle Desk Description: A lightweight digital art app built around quick daily drawing practice, prompts, guided exercises, and simple brush customization. Users can track improvement over time and build a private sketch journal. Exploration path: Daily Doodle Desk IMPORTANT: This must be a true MVP. Distill the concept to its absolute core — 3 features max, simple UI, one clear value proposition. Do NOT pack in extra features. Build the smallest version that proves the app works. FEATURES: • Focused onboarding • Core user workflow • Simple result or progress view SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: • Daily Doodle Desk is a paid membership with no free tier; weekly is $1.99 with no trial, while annual is $19.99 with a 7-day trial • Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to Settings Apple ID Subscriptions Privacy Policy: https://hatchingpoint.com/daily-doodle-desk/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://hatchingpoint.com/daily-doodle-desk/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Calligraphy Master at none against Daily Doodle Desk's shown. Calligraphy Master also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Daily Doodle Desk's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Calligraphy Master sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Daily Doodle Desk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Calligraphy Master ships an update every 3 months, Daily Doodle Desk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calligraphy Master | Daily Doodle Desk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | 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 | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Calligraphy Master LTD | Hatching Point LLC |
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
Daily Doodle Desk
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
Daily Doodle Desk
- Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
- Yearly Premium$19.991 Year
Questions
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