Comparison

Fonts Reference vs Fonts Inside

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

Head to head
About

Fonts Reference

Explore all fonts installed on your iPhone or iPad. View each font with various character sets, organized by family. Ideal for designers and developers.

Highlights
  • Lists all available device fonts
  • Organized by font family
  • View fonts with different character sets
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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For both font lovers and developers, TouchFonts lists every font that is available on your iPhone or iPad. Grouped by font family, view each font using several different character sets.

About

Fonts Inside

Explore and preview over 200 iOS system fonts with interactive tools. Visualize font metrics, compare styles side-by-side, and export code snippets for design and development.

Highlights
  • Browse 200+ font families
  • Interactive size slider
  • Dark mode preview
  • Font metrics visualization
  • Compare fonts side-by-side
  • Copy code snippets
  • Export font specimens
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Discover and preview all iOS system fonts with powerful tools for designers and developers. KEY FEATURES: • Browse 200+ font families • Interactive size slider (10-144pt) • Dark mode preview • Font metrics visualization • Favorites & recent fonts • Compare fonts side-by-side • Copy code snippets (Obj-C/Swift) • Export font specimens • Search & filter

Screenshots

Fonts Reference4 screens
Fonts Inside4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fonts Inside at 5.0 against Fonts Reference's 3.4. Fonts Inside also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Fonts Reference's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and device support. On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fonts Inside holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fonts Reference has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fonts Reference versus Fonts Inside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFonts ReferenceFonts Inside
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — better—
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBayhoff Software小康 刘

In-app purchases

None

Fonts Reference

No in-app purchases

None

Fonts Inside

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fonts Reference free?
Fonts Reference is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fonts Inside free?
Fonts Inside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fonts Reference or Fonts Inside?
Fonts Inside is rated higher. Fonts Reference averages 3.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Fonts Inside averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

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