Comparison

Fonts Browser vs Kanji

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

Head to head
About

Fonts Browser

Explore all fonts installed on your iPhone and iPad. Preview any font with custom text and view detailed metadata including designer and licensing information. Ideal for developers and designers seeking typography inspiration.

Highlights
  • Browse all installed fonts and families
  • Live font preview with custom text
  • View full character sets
  • See supported languages
  • Discover font metadata (designer, license)
  • Wikipedia links for fonts and designers
Features
Currently charting
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Discover Every Font on Your iPhone and iPad – Instantly. Font Browser gives you full access to all fonts and font families installed on your iPhone and iPad. Whether you're an iOS developer, UI/UX designer, or simply passionate about typography – this app is your go-to reference for exploring iOS system fonts across all your devices. Browse, preview, and test any installed font using custom sample text in various sizes. See how your content looks before you build or design it – on any screen size. Each font comes with detailed metadata – including designer, manufacturer, supported languages, and licensing info. When available, direct links to Wikipedia articles provide even deeper insight. Key Features: -------------------- • Browse every font and font family available on your iPhone and iPad • Live preview: test fonts with your own text in multiple sizes • Explore full character sets for each font • See all supported languages for a selected font • Discover font details like designer, brand, and copyright • Wikipedia links for fonts and designers (when available) • Perfect for iOS developers and app designers • Great inspiration tool for brainstorming, sketching, and prototyping • Quickly find the perfect font for your next project Your complete iOS font reference – right in your pocket.

About

Kanji

This app helps users learn and look up Kanji characters. It offers multiple search methods, including handwriting and radicals, along with pronunciation, meaning, and stroke order details. A built-in Japanese-English and Japanese-Japanese dictionary and translator are also included.

Highlights
  • Kanji lookup by handwriting, radicals, or direct input
  • Pronunciation, meaning, and stroke order display
  • Japanese-English dictionary
  • Japanese-Japanese dictionary
  • Built-in translator
Features
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Look up and study Kanji with Kanji-Kun! The best and fastest app for people learning Kanji! Look upp kanjis by handwriting, radicals or by inputting them directly in the search box! There's also a japanese-english and japanese-japanese dictionary and translator built in! You can see how each kanjis is pronounced, the meaning, stroke count and stroke order.

Screenshots

Fonts Browser4 screens
Kanji4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kanji at Free against Fonts Browser's $0.99. Kanji also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 22 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Fonts Browser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Kanji is free to download; Fonts Browser costs $0.99 up front. Kanji sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fonts Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Fonts Browser against 4.0 for Kanji. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fonts Browser ships an update every 22 months, Kanji weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Fonts Browser versus Kanji: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFonts BrowserKanji
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#194 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB68 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDirk EineckePenzo

Customer experience

Fonts Browser

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

Kanji

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fonts Browser

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Kanji

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Fonts Browser free?
Fonts Browser costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kanji free?
Kanji is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fonts Browser or Kanji?
Fonts Browser and Kanji are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Fonts Browser or Kanji have ads?
Kanji shows ads; Fonts Browser does not.
Which is updated more often, Fonts Browser or Kanji?
Fonts Browser ships an update every 22 months, and Kanji weekly. Most recently, Fonts Browser was updated on October 7, 2026 and Kanji on October 9, 2026.

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