Comparison

IPA Typing Keyboard 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

IPA Typing Keyboard

Features
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Promotional Text (170 char limit — paste verbatim): Type IPA phonetic symbols anywhere on iOS. Long-press dotted letters for variants. Fully offline — no accounts, no data collected. Description (4000 char limit — paste verbatim, including line breaks): IPA Typing Keyboard is an iOS keyboard for typing International Phonetic Alphabet symbols, built for linguistics students, phoneticians, language learners, and anyone who needs IPA symbols in daily work. HOW IT WORKS Install the app, add IPA Typing Keyboard in Settings, then switch to it with the globe key in any app. Tap letters normally for a–z. Long-press any of the dotted letters (a, e, i, o, u, t, s, d, c, n, z) to pick an IPA variant — the same gesture you already know from the built-in iOS é/è popover. DESIGNED FOR PRIVACY • No typed text ever leaves your device. We cannot read what you write. IPA SYMBOL REFERENCE The built-in Reference tab shows every supported symbol with its base letter, name, and a tap-to-copy button — handy for research papers, transcription exercises, or language notes. DEVICE SUPPORT iPhone and iPad, iOS 16 or later. Adaptive SwiftUI layout for every size from iPhone SE to iPad 12.9". NOT INCLUDED (intentionally) No autocorrect, no predictive text, no telemetry, no cloud sync. The keyboard produces what you press — nothing more.

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

IPA Typing Keyboard4 screens
Custom Font Designer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IPA Typing Keyboard at none against Custom Font Designer's 3. IPA Typing Keyboard also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Custom Font Designer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. IPA Typing Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
IPA Typing Keyboard versus Custom Font Designer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPA Typing KeyboardCustom Font Designer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperMinh PhanAngel App Publishing Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

IPA Typing Keyboard

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Custom Font Designer

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

Questions

Is IPA Typing Keyboard free?
IPA Typing Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Custom Font Designer free?
Custom Font Designer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IPA Typing Keyboard or Custom Font Designer have ads?
Neither IPA Typing Keyboard nor Custom Font Designer shows ads.

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