Comparison

Phorma vs Marea Type

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

Head to head
About

Phorma

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Create stunning generative art with Phorma. No coding required and no AI involved. Generate unlimited unique designs with a few simple taps. Features: β€’ 10 Algorithms to choose from: Each offers a unique artistic style. More coming soon! β€’ Customizable parameters: Adjust settings like color, line weight, and tile size for endless combinations. β€’ Pick colors your way: Use a minimal picker or the full system color picker. β€’ Autogenerate designs: Hit play to generate new designs on a timer. β€’ Full screen mode: Hide controls to immerse yourself in your creations. β€’ Save & Share: Easily save your art or share your designs with friends.

About

Marea Type

Features
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Marea Type is a space for typography. Create posters, quotes, covers, and expressive type compositions with precise tools built specifically around text β€” without the clutter of a general-purpose graphics editor. Work across multiple artboards in one workspace, build visual series, and compare different composition ideas. Fine-tune font size, tracking, leading, alignment, and other type settings, explore variable fonts, and shape each text layer with precision. Marea Type is built around type itself: its form, rhythm, scale, and space. Features: multiple artboards in a single project; precise font size, tracking, and leading controls; variable fonts and supported axis controls; alignment and rich text formatting; text layer rotation, horizontal scaling, and opacity; a curated bundled font library; PNG export for selected or all artboards; light and dark appearance. Typography Lab Typography Lab is an integrated space for learning and exploring typography. Learn foundational ideas, experiment with real type controls, explore variable font behavior, and work through practical typography challenges. Selected exercises can be carried directly into the editor and continued as normal compositions. Learn β†’ Try β†’ Explore β†’ Apply

Screenshots

Phorma3 screens
Marea Type4 screens

Verdict

The call

Phorma and Marea Type are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Phorma versus Marea Type: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhormaMarea Type
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.2
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose VillegasNikita Titov

In-app purchases

None

Phorma

No in-app purchases

None

Marea Type

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phorma free?
Phorma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marea Type free?
Marea Type is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Phorma or Marea Type have ads?
Neither Phorma nor Marea Type shows ads.

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