Strings vs YWFT Fontlens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Strings
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A simple app that lets you display any text in large letters across your phone screen. Perfect for concerts, festivals, events, or just for fun! 【Main Features】 - Instantly display your custom text - Adjustable text size - Customize text color and background - Easy and intuitive to use Use it to show support messages at concerts, create meeting signs at airports or stations, or stand out at events. This simple and easy-to-use app is the perfect communication tool for any occasion!
YWFT Fontlens
Discover fonts from a vast library by uploading photos, screenshots, or describing styles. It identifies exact matches or closest alternatives from over 270,000 typefaces worldwide.
- Identify fonts from photos
- Search by font name
- Describe font styles
- Find closest alternatives
- Access large typeface library
- Visual font matching
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Fontlens searches one of the largest independent type libraries available...over 270,000 typefaces from foundries around the world, covering every style from tight condensed sans-serifs to ornate display serifs, brush scripts to pixel fonts, variable fonts to blackletter designs. Upload a photo, drop in a screenshot, describe a style in plain words, or type a font name of a popular typeface. Fontlens reads the letterforms and returns ranked visual matches from the full catalog. When an exact match exists, it surfaces it. When it doesn't, the closest alternatives (and we have lots) are there instead.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YWFT Fontlens at none against Strings's 2. YWFT Fontlens also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 19 months). Strings's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Strings sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. YWFT Fontlens asks for nothing beyond the download.
Strings ships an update every 19 months, YWFT Fontlens weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Strings | YWFT Fontlens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kota tada | YouWorkForThem, Inc |
In-app purchases
Strings
- Premium$4.99
- Treat to Lunch$14.99
YWFT Fontlens
No in-app purchases
