Comparison

WhatTheFont vs Tile Poster

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

Head to head
About

WhatTheFont

Instantly identify fonts from images. Simply upload a photo of a design, and this app will recognize the fonts and suggest matches. It's ideal for designers, crafters, and anyone curious about typography, helping you discover and try out new fonts.

Highlights
  • Identify fonts from photos
  • Suggests font matches
  • Type custom text in found fonts
  • Browse similar fonts
  • Font inspiration and learning
Features
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Identify fonts in a snap! Take a photo of a design you love - WhatTheFont recognizes the fonts and shows font matches. Great for designers, crafters, and anyone who loves typography. Perfect for when you see a great design and want to identify the fonts, or when your client sends you an image but doesn’t know what fonts were used. - Type out words in the fonts you find – enter your own text to try them out on the spot. - Get ideas and inspiration for font options for your own projects. - Learn the names of cool fonts. - Browse fonts similar to the one in your image. WhatTheFont is powered by AI, making it fast and easy to use. Brought to you by the friendly people at MyFonts.

About

Tile Poster

Transform any photo into a large, printable poster by splitting it into a grid and generating a multi-page PDF. Customize grid size, paper format, margins, and overlap for easy assembly. Ideal for creating custom decorations and large-format visuals with standard printers.

Highlights
  • Split photos into poster grids
  • Generate multi-page PDFs
  • Customizable grid sizes
  • A4/US Letter paper support
  • Adjustable margins and overlap
  • Alignment guides and labels
Features
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Print a large photo as a wall poster on a normal home printer. Tile Poster splits your picture into pages, adds overlap and trim marks, and exports a PDF you can tape together. Your photo stays on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded. ■Key Features •Pick an image from your Photos library •Choose a grid size (2×2 and up) •Generate multi-page PDFs for A3 / A4 / A5 / A6 / B3 / B4 / B5 / B6 / US Letter •Outer margin: add margin only around the final poster edges •Overlap: add a small overlap between tiles for easy assembly •Alignment guides: lines / dashed trim marks / shaded overlap (optional) •Tile position labels (Row/Col) (optional) •Share and print using the iOS share sheet ■How it Works 1.Select an image 2.Adjust grid, paper size, margin, and overlap 3.Generate the PDF and print it Tip: Use “Actual Size (100%)” when printing, and confirm the paper size in the print dialog. ■Recommended for Teachers and parents making classroom charts and wall displays Event posters and festival displays Birthdays, concerts, and fan decorations Makers and artists preparing exhibition panels Anyone with a home printer who wants a large poster Create large posters without a large-format printer. Just print and assemble.

Screenshots

WhatTheFont4 screens
Tile Poster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tile Poster at 4.7 against WhatTheFont's 2.4. Tile Poster also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 36%). WhatTheFont's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Tile Poster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WhatTheFont asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tile Poster holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WhatTheFont has 591 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of WhatTheFont's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tile Poster's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WhatTheFont ships an update every 4 months, Tile Poster every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
WhatTheFont versus Tile Poster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhatTheFontTile Poster
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (591 ratings)4.7 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.8% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings591 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB8 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperMyFonts Inc.kohei yamane

Customer experience

WhatTheFont

All ratings588 ratings
Positive31.3%
Neutral5.3%
Negative63.4%
Written reviews452 reviews
Positive35.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative56.6%

Tile Poster

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

WhatTheFont

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to accept terms and conditions
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Endless loading and search failures
  • Corrupted image uploads
  • Incorrect font identification and suggestions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save identified fonts
  • Option to search for free font alternatives
  • Improved cropping and text selection tools
  • Landscape mode support
  • Better font database and matching algorithms

Tile Poster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

WhatTheFont

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tile Poster

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is WhatTheFont free?
WhatTheFont is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tile Poster free?
Tile Poster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WhatTheFont or Tile Poster?
Tile Poster is rated higher. WhatTheFont averages 2.4 out of 5 from 591 ratings, while Tile Poster averages 4.7 from 16 ratings.
Do WhatTheFont or Tile Poster have ads?
Tile Poster shows ads; WhatTheFont does not.
Which is updated more often, WhatTheFont or Tile Poster?
WhatTheFont ships an update every 4 months, and Tile Poster every 3 weeks. Most recently, WhatTheFont was updated on October 23, 2026 and Tile Poster on October 25, 2026.

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