Comparison

Calligraphy Art vs Festello

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

Head to head
About

Calligraphy Art

Learn and practice the art of calligraphy on your iPad. This app replicates real pen strokes with adjustable angle, thickness, and color. Create beautiful letters and designs with guided exercises for Western and Chinese alphabets.

Highlights
  • Realistic pen stroke simulation
  • Western and Chinese alphabet exercises
  • Adjustable pen angle, thickness, and color
  • Zoom and undo/redo functionality
  • Save and share creations
  • Import photos as textures
Features
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Calligraphy is an ancient art that just anyone can do. Now comes on the iPad. CALLIGRAPHY ART replicates the strokes of the pen in real life: angle, thickness and colors. You can really enjoy calligraphy with this app for its learning ability, then draw beautiful letters on papers with the same easiness. ********** REVIEWS ********** 1/ PRODUCT-REVIEWS: "Every writing page has help and guidelines that coincide with the font. Calligraphy Art uses the same functions that you would find using a pen including different colors, width and the angles. Practice to get beautiful letters in this easy to use application and adapt your own authentic style." "With Calligraphy Art, you will find a beautiful ancient technique to drawing letters that are currently used for all types of great looking documents." --------------------------- 2/ APPADVICE: "Calligraphy Art is a beautiful and functional app that will teach you how to create graceful lettering in traditional calligraphy style or help you perfect your letter art. This app stands out from others because of the way that the virtual pens perfectly mimic their real counterparts." --------------------------- This application is not for language learning. It is divided is 3 parts: - A main page for freehand calligraphy and creation. This is the most complete featured page with ALL TOOLS available. - Western alphabets exercises - Chinese words exercises All writing surfaces are pre-filled with guidelines according to the hand (font) presented. Today calligraphy is used in many documents and papers, giving to them an elegant and unique touch: graphic design, logo design, type design, paintings, scholarship, maps, menus, greeting cards, invitations, legal documents, diplomas, cut stone inscriptions, memorial documents, props and moving images for film and television, business cards, lettering envelopes, place cards, poems and much more. MAIN FEATURES: - Specific long paper size: 1536X458 - 21 Western hands - 3 Chinese writing styles - 16 inkpens, 4 brushes - 24 preselected pen angles - 9 pen sizes - Zoom rate 2000%, undo redo, clear, eraser. - Save to photos gallery with or without background. - Share by email - 12 old style backgrounds - Color palette - Stylish letter textures. Import photo as texture. - 1 flourish tutorial

About

Festello

This app helps attendees plan their Latin dance festival experience with personalized schedules and artist information. Organizers can manage events, send real-time updates, and gather feedback.

Highlights
  • Personalized workshop schedules
  • Artist profiles and workshop details
  • Calendar integration
  • Real-time event updates
  • Attendee feedback collection
  • Effortless event management
Features
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Festello is crafted specifically for the vibrant world of Latin dancing festivals, ensuring every feature caters to your needs. Whether you're mastering your next dance move or organizing the festival of the year, Festello is here to help you shine. For Attendees: - Personalized Schedules: View workshop schedules, filter by difficulty levels, and create your custom itinerary. - Artist Profiles: Explore detailed profiles of your favorite artists and their workshops. - Calendar Integration: Add workshops directly to your phone’s calendar to ensure you never miss a session. - Real-Time Updates: Stay informed with instant notifications about schedule changes and announcements. - Feedback Made Easy: Share your thoughts on workshops, artists, and the festival to make your voice heard. For Organizers: - Effortless Event Management: Streamline schedules, artist profiles, and workshop details with a user-friendly interface. - Real-Time Notifications: Send announcements to attendees in an instant, ensuring everyone stays updated. - Gather Feedback: Collect valuable insights from attendees to improve future events.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Festello at Free against Calligraphy Art's $3.99. Festello also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Calligraphy Art's advantage is ratings volume (160 vs 14) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On ads 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

Festello is free to download; Calligraphy Art costs $3.99 up front. Calligraphy Art sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Festello asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Festello holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calligraphy Art has 160 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Calligraphy Art's written reviews are positive against 100% of Festello's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calligraphy Art ships an update every 3 months, Festello every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Calligraphy Art versus Festello: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalligraphy ArtFestello
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (160 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings160 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size271 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEtienne Nguyen Tan HonProgrammeros Labs LLC

Customer experience

Calligraphy Art

All ratings160 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative4.5%

Festello

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Calligraphy Art

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when using undo function
  • Difficulty exporting work without artifacts
  • Inconsistent behavior when rotating device

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to print or export calligraphy creations
  • More calligraphy font styles and scripts
  • Option to import images and write on them
  • Improved palm rejection and stroke precision
  • Larger practice canvas and ability to save work in-app

Festello

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Calligraphy Art

One-time2
  • Tracing letters pack 1$0.99
  • Tracing letters pack 2$0.99
None

Festello

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calligraphy Art free?
Calligraphy Art costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Festello free?
Festello is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calligraphy Art or Festello?
Festello is rated higher. Calligraphy Art averages 4.7 out of 5 from 160 ratings, while Festello averages 5.0 from 14 ratings.
Do Calligraphy Art or Festello have ads?
Neither Calligraphy Art nor Festello shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calligraphy Art or Festello?
Calligraphy Art ships an update every 3 months, and Festello every 5 weeks. Most recently, Calligraphy Art was updated on September 21, 2026 and Festello on September 9, 2026.

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