Comparison

The Developers Font Guide vs blob

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

Head to head
About

The Developers Font Guide

This app helps iOS developers quickly find and use system fonts within their applications. It displays all available iOS fonts, shows their appearance, and provides the exact string needed for implementation.

Highlights
  • Browse all available iOS system fonts
  • View font appearance previews
  • Copy font string for code implementation
  • Designed for iOS developers
  • Fast and easy font reference
Features
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The Developers Font Guide is intended to help iOS developers that wish to use the system fonts that are integrated in iOS inside their apps. The app lists all the available iOS fonts and shows how they look as well as present any font's specific string for using it in the .font(.custom("FontName", size: 16)) modifier, which can be copied directly from inside the app. So who is this app for? - It is for iOS developers that want a fast and easy way to browse fonts for their apps directly on their device.

About

blob

This app provides a unique binary encoding method and supports multiple data formats like hex, decimal, and base64. It ensures type safety for data conversions and keeps a history of performed actions for debugging. Additional tools like substring and random bytes are also included.

Highlights
  • Blob encoding (base256)
  • Multiple data formats (binary, hex, base64, etc.)
  • Type-safe data actions
  • Action history log
  • Substring tool
  • Random bytes generator
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blob brings binary to your shortcuts. - blob encoding! a base256 format that makes data distinct and type safe. - other formats! supports binary, hex, decimal, base32, base64, and xxd data. and UTF-8, and ascii text. - type safety! blob actions use consistent parameter and return value labels to ensure you're using what you want, where you want it. - no more encoding blunders! each action either performs text -> data or data -> text, so you never end up encoding your encoded string, or interpreting encoded data as text. - keep track! the app records every action to view, share, and debug. - additional tools! Substring and Random Bytes because they're helpful.

Screenshots

The Developers Font Guide4 screens
blob4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Developers Font Guide at Free against blob's $2.00. The Developers Font Guide also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). blob's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0). On ratings volume, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

The Developers Font Guide is free to download; blob costs $2.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

blob holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Developers Font Guide ships an update every 9 days, blob every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Developers Font Guide versus blob: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Developers Font Guideblob
PriceFree — better$2.00
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrik EllX-AMZ LLC

Customer experience

The Developers Font Guide

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

blob

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Developers Font Guide

No in-app purchases

None

blob

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Developers Font Guide free?
The Developers Font Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is blob free?
blob costs $2.00, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Developers Font Guide or blob?
blob is rated higher. The Developers Font Guide averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while blob averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do The Developers Font Guide or blob have ads?
Neither The Developers Font Guide nor blob shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Developers Font Guide or blob?
The Developers Font Guide ships an update every 9 days, and blob every 3 months. Most recently, The Developers Font Guide was updated on November 3, 2026 and blob on October 30, 2026.

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