Comparison

iFontMaker vs Vector Sketch Limited

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 Bézier 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 — 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 Bézier 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. ■ “iFontMaker is a whole world of font designing fun” — Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2010/oct/11/ipad-ifontmaker-design-app ■ “iFontMaker: Make Your Own Font When Nothing Else Will Do” — Gizmodo https://gizmodo.com/ifontmaker-make-your-own-font-when-nothing-else-will-d-494294426 ■ “FONT-TASTIC!” — 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

Vector Sketch Limited

Create vector drawings with a user-friendly interface on your iPad or iPhone. Easily draw, modify, and align shapes with grid and snapping tools. Print your creations on standard paper sizes.

Highlights
  • Vector line, circle, and rectangle drawing
  • Shape modification and color changes
  • Zoom and pan canvas
  • Adjustable grid for alignment
  • Snapping to grid points
  • Printable drawings
Features
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No ads… No subscription… just a small one time purchase. A vector drawing application for the iPad or iPhone that provides a very simple, user friendly interface to draw vector lines, circles, rectangles, and text labels. The shapes can be moved or modified after placement. For example, such as changing the width of the line or the color. A border line is drawn around the edges of the canvas to represent the drawing area of a standard size sheet of paper (8-1/2 X 11 inches). The canvas is initially displayed showing the entire border, and you can only draw inside of this border. You can use two fingers to zoom in on the canvas, in order to create a more detailed drawing. If you zoomed in such that any portion of the border can’t be seen, then you can use two fingers to pan the canvas around. A grid is displayed over the canvas to help with alignment. There are a couple of different ways to display this grid, or you can hide it completely if you would rather have a blank canvas. You can also change the background color of the canvas. This can be useful depending on your needs. For example, if you wanted to draw with a WHITE pen, you would probably want a darker background. Snapping can be turned ON or OFF. When snapping is ON, as you place new shapes on the screen, or move existing ones, the shape is “snapped” to nearest snap point location (on the grid). This allows you to easily align and place various shapes on the canvas. Snap points are invisible, and are located at the intersection of each line in the grid. Snapping can be still be used, even when the grid is "hidden". Drawings can be printed in landscape, on 8-1/2 X11 inch paper.

Screenshots

Vector Sketch Limited3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vector Sketch Limited at 100% against iFontMaker's 56%. Vector Sketch Limited also leads on price ($0.99 vs $7.99). iFontMaker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

iFontMaker costs $7.99 and Vector Sketch Limited $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iFontMaker ships an update every 2 months, Vector Sketch Limited every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iFontMaker versus Vector Sketch Limited: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFontMakerVector Sketch Limited
Price$7.99$0.99 — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEiji NishidaiDennis Clay

Customer experience

iFontMaker

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

Vector Sketch Limited

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Vector Sketch Limited

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iFontMaker

No in-app purchases

None

Vector Sketch Limited

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iFontMaker free?
iFontMaker costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vector Sketch Limited free?
Vector Sketch Limited costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do iFontMaker or Vector Sketch Limited have ads?
Neither iFontMaker nor Vector Sketch Limited shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iFontMaker or Vector Sketch Limited?
iFontMaker ships an update every 2 months, and Vector Sketch Limited every 8 months. Most recently, iFontMaker was updated on October 16, 2026 and Vector Sketch Limited on October 15, 2026.

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