Comparison

Glean vs Custom Font Designer

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

Head to head
About

Glean

This app acts as a smart clipboard, saving all copied content across your devices. It offers unlimited history, powerful search, and organization tools like tagging and favorites. Seamlessly paste content into any app using its keyboard or share sheet integration.

Highlights
  • Unlimited clipboard history
  • Cross-device sync
  • Search and filter clips
  • Tagging and favorites
  • In-app pasting keyboard
  • Share sheet integration
Features
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Glean saves everything you copy on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so it's there the moment you need it again. Made for researchers, writers, developers, designers, and anyone who treats the clipboard as part of how they think. NEVER LOSE A COPY AGAIN Think of Glean as a time machine for your clipboard. Yesterday's meeting link, last month's code snippet, that quote you copied and forgot about — all still there. - Unlimited history. Older copies don't get pushed out. - Search across titles, text, links, and code. - Filter by source on Mac: images, links, text, code, files. ORGANIZE THE WAY YOU THINK Most clipboard tools give you a list. Glean gives every copy a place to live. - Tag clips with your own labels — Work, Writing, Research, whatever fits. - Favorite the ones you reach for often. - Edit a clip in place, then paste it anywhere. - A timeline view that's actually readable. WORK WHERE YOU ALREADY WORK Paste fast in any app, on any device, without losing your train of thought. - The Glean Keyboard lets you search, copy, and paste from inside any app. - Save straight from Safari, Mail, Notes, and anything else with a Share Sheet. SYNCED ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Copy on one device, find it on the others. Automatically. - End-to-end encrypted iCloud sync. - Plays nicely with Apple's Universal Clipboard. - Local-first — your data stays on your devices. - No account needed to start using it. ONE SUBSCRIPTION, EVERY DEVICE Glean offers monthly and annual auto-renewable subscriptions, as well as a lifetime unlock option. All plans unlock Glean across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. No charge during the free trial period. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. CONTACT US Website: https://glean.xinyanstudio.top/ Support: https://glean.xinyanstudio.top/support/ Privacy Policy: https://glean.xinyanstudio.top/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://glean.xinyanstudio.top/terms/

About

Custom Font Designer

Transform your handwriting into custom, installable fonts. Draw letters with various tools and styles, then generate TTF/OTF files for use across your devices and applications. Create unique fonts for documents, designs, and social media.

Highlights
  • Handwriting to font conversion
  • Draw letters with various tools
  • Generate TTF/OTF font files
  • Two lettering styles: single line and bubble
  • Live font preview
  • Commercial license included
Features
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Your handwriting, made into a real font. Draw your letters — Font Designer turns them into a genuine, installable font you can use everywhere: in documents, designs, invitations, social posts, and any app that supports custom fonts. HOW IT WORKS Draw your letters on the canvas — with your finger or Apple Pencil Tap Generate and watch your complete alphabet appear Download real TTF + OTF font files and install them on iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Windows Short on time? Draw just 11 key letters and Font Designer builds every other character from your actual strokes — your curves, your slant, your style. Perfectionist? Draw all 62 characters (A–Z, a–z, 0–9) for a font that's 100% you. TWO LETTERING STYLES • Single Line — classic pen-drawn handwriting • Bubble / Outline — draw fat outlined letters and they're filled in, holes and all MADE FOR DRAWING • Pen, brush, marker, and eraser tools with adjustable width and color • Paint-style shapes: drag out circles, rectangles, triangles, lines, and arrows, then move, rotate, and resize them • Optional grid to keep your letters consistent • Live preview — type anything and see it in your own font before you download YOURS FOREVER Every font you download is saved to My Fonts on your device. Re-download it any time, free, forever — no subscription required. Rename your fonts, keep a collection, build a new one whenever the mood strikes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your device. No account, no cloud, no AI — your drawings never leave your phone. SIMPLE PRICING Create and preview fonts for free. Download when you're ready: buy a single font, go unlimited for a week, or unlock lifetime unlimited downloads with one purchase. Every downloaded font includes a commercial license. Questions? We'd love to hear from you: contact@angelapplications.co.uk Terms of Use: https://angelapplications.co.uk/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://angelapplications.co.uk/privacy-policy/ Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Glean4 screens
Custom Font Designer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Glean at 5.0 against Custom Font Designer's 4.8. Glean also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Glean sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Custom Font Designer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glean holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Glean versus Custom Font Designer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGleanCustom Font Designer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size211 MB1 MB
Age rating4++4
Developer新焰 陈Angel App Publishing Ltd.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Glean

Subscriptions2
  • Glean Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Glean Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Glean Lifetime$14.99
3 purchases

Custom Font Designer

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Subscription$6.997 Days
One-time2
  • Single Font Purchase$4.99
  • Lifetime Purchase$39.99

Questions

Is Glean free?
Glean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Custom Font Designer free?
Custom Font Designer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Glean or Custom Font Designer?
Glean is rated higher. Glean averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Custom Font Designer averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Glean or Custom Font Designer have ads?
Neither Glean nor Custom Font Designer shows ads.

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