Comparison

iFontMaker vs Chesspie

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

Head to head
About

iFontMaker

Easily create your own unique fonts for Mac, iOS, PC, and the web in minutes. This app offers a fun and accessible way to design custom typefaces, suitable for both beginners and experienced designers working with advanced features.

Highlights
  • Create handmade fonts
  • Design for Mac, iOS, PC, and web
  • Intuitive font creation process
  • Supports BΓ©zier curves, SVGs, kerning, and ligatures
  • Install fonts directly on iOS devices
Features
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iFontMaker 3 for iPad Create Your Own Handmade Fonts Stop choosing fonts and start making your own today β€” font creation has never been easier or more fun. With iFontMaker, you can create original fonts for Mac, iOS, PC, and the web in just 4 minutes. From beginners to experts working with BΓ©zier curves, SVGs, kerning, and custom ligatures*, everyone can enjoy iFontMaker. Create unique, one-of-a-kind fonts on your iPad! *Offered as a free update since version 3.0. β–  β€œiFontMaker is a whole world of font designing fun” β€” Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2010/oct/11/ipad-ifontmaker-design-app β–  β€œiFontMaker: Make Your Own Font When Nothing Else Will Do” β€” Gizmodo https://gizmodo.com/ifontmaker-make-your-own-font-when-nothing-else-will-d-494294426 β–  β€œFONT-TASTIC!” β€” 148apps.com https://www.148apps.com/reviews/ifontmaker-review/ ## Now you can install your own font on iOS devices!! ## https://2ttf.tumblr.com/post/86875545787/install-fonts-from-2ttf-on-ios-devices

About

Chesspie

Easily create and customize chess diagrams on your mobile device. Add figures, colors, symbols, text, and images to design professional-looking boards. Save, print, or share your creations instantly.

Highlights
  • Create chess diagrams
  • Customize figure forms and field colors
  • Add symbols, text, and images
  • Save diagrams in PNG or PDF
  • Print diagrams directly
  • Share diagrams via social networks
Features
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App for creation of chess diagrams of all kind. Create chess diagrams easily with your smartphone or tablet from everywhere. Using the menue you can insert the kind of figures, the field colours, symbols (arrows, geometrical forms), markings, texts and even pictures. All created chess diagrams will be safed in the APP. Anytime you will be able to work on safed files and add or delete data. Designing within the Chesspie App is unbelievable simple! The user interface is self-explaining and designed intuitively. It will allow you to create your first diagram very simple. All chess diagrams can be safed, printed or sent immediately in PNG or PDF format. Chesspie App applications: - create chess diagrams - safe your diagrams in PNG or PDF within the application - print your diagrams using your smartphone or tablet - send your data or public them in social networks Chesspie App selection options: - figure forms (e. g. Staunton, Berlin) - field colours (e. g. 256 colours, for every field separately or completely) - symbols ( arrows, geometrical forms) - comments within diagrams - texts within diagrams - upload of pictures and usage within field Let's start! Create very beautiful chess diagrams by using this App. Force your creativity in any direction. Safe your diagrams. Send your chess tasks to your friends! https://www.gunter-aunkofer.de/meine-projekte/schach-app---chesspie

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iFontMaker at 56% against Chesspie's 0%. iFontMaker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Chesspie's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Chesspie is free to download; iFontMaker costs $7.99 up front. Chesspie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. iFontMaker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard6 real differences Β· 2 level
iFontMaker versus Chesspie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFontMakerChesspie
Price$7.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews β€” better0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium β€” better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS15.010.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEiji NishidaiBastian Aunkofer

Customer experience

iFontMaker

Written reviews369 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral20.1%
Negative24.4%

Chesspie

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

iFontMaker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when trying to load previous projects
  • Issues with importing/exporting fonts
  • Glitches when drawing certain characters
  • Incompatibility with Apple Pencil pressure sensitivity

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add eraser tool
  • Improve brush/pen customization options
  • Implement better vector editing tools
  • Add support for more languages/scripts
  • Improve font installation and usage process
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  • Provide better documentation and tutorials

Chesspie

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iFontMaker

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Chesspie

Subscriptions2
  • Basic7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro$4.991 Year

Questions

Is iFontMaker free?
iFontMaker costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chesspie free?
Chesspie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iFontMaker or Chesspie have ads?
Neither iFontMaker nor Chesspie shows ads.

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