DashScreen vs FontLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DashScreen
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DashScreen is the official iOS companion app for the DashScreen digital signage platform. Monitor your connected screens, publish content, and keep an eye on your fleet right from your iPhone. Key features • Real-time dashboard — Check the status of every screen at a glance: online, offline, currently playing. • Screen details — Open any screen to see its current playlist, live status, and playback information. • Media library — Browse, organize, and preview your photos and videos. Group assets into folders to keep things tidy. • Activity feed & stats — See what's happening across your account: recent uploads, publications, and screen events. • Local weather widget — A quick weather snapshot for the city of your choice, right on your home tab. • Secure access — Sign in once, then unlock the app with Face ID or Touch ID. Sessions are device-bound, and you can review or revoke any active session from your profile. • Native, fast, lightweight — Rebuilt from the ground up with SwiftUI for a smooth, native iOS experience. DashScreen Mobile pairs with your existing DashScreen account — sign in with the same credentials you use on the web. An active DashScreen account is required. Visit client.dashscreen.com to create one.
FontLab
Transform your text with a vast collection of fonts, emojis, and symbols. Easily set up a custom keyboard to use these creative elements in any app that supports custom fonts. Export font files and create unique text stickers for enhanced communication.
- 100+ keyboard fonts
- Install 200+ system fonts
- Use fonts in any app
- Font file export
- Create text stickers
- Includes emojis and symbols
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→ In FontLab, you can set up your font keyboard with 100 fonts and also install 200+ fonts into your system font library. → Once the keyboard is set up, you can use these fonts in Any App. → Installed fonts can only be used in apps that support custom fonts, such as Pages, Keynote, Numbers, Word, etc. → Font file export is supported, and you can also create text stickers. → In addition, FontLab provides various Emojis, Symbols, Kaomojis, Separators, Zalgo Text, etc. Auto‑Renewal Information: This app is free, but you can upgrade to the Pro version via auto‑renewal. The Pro subscription fee will be charged to your credit card through your Apple account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. During the active subscription period, cancellation is not possible. After purchase, you can manage your subscription in your "Account Settings." Terms of Use: https://yuedong56.github.io/2019/01/02/Terms%20of%20VIP%20Service/ Privacy Policy: https://yuedong56.github.io/2019/01/02/Privacy%20Policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DashScreen at none against FontLab's 2. DashScreen also leads on ads (none vs shown). FontLab's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. FontLab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. DashScreen asks for nothing beyond the download.
DashScreen ships an update every 4 months, FontLab every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DashScreen | FontLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (3.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 95.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 273 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thiris | 雪景 潘 |
Bugs and requests
DashScreen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FontLab
Reported bugs
2 issues- Fonts not working on certain apps
- Occasional crashes or freezes
Requested features
3 requests- Add autocorrect feature
- Allow custom keyboard creation
- Expand font library
In-app purchases
DashScreen
No in-app purchases
FontLab
- Yearly$14.991 Year
- Lifetime$39.99









