Comparison

Glyphs vs RingKit

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

Head to head
About

Glyphs

Enhance your text with unique fonts, symbols, and text art. Easily find and copy characters to stylize messages, profiles, and posts. Explore typefaces and create custom text designs.

Highlights
  • Style words with unique fonts
  • Browse and search for symbols
  • Explore and import typefaces
  • Create text art from phrases
  • Save favorite and recent characters
  • Use custom keyboard for quick access
Features
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A creative toolkit for your words. Give a caption some character. Find the symbol that finishes a thought. Explore the details of a typeface. Glyphs brings expressive text and thoughtful typography together in one carefully crafted app for iPhone and iPad. STYLE YOUR WORDS Type a name, message, or caption in Compose and see it take shape. Explore bold letters, script, monospace, and more. Choose clean accents, flowers, stars, or playful decorations. Tap a result to copy, then paste it into your profile, post, or conversation. FIND THE PERFECT DETAIL Browse symbols or search by name, keyword, character, or Unicode code point. Discover arrows, hearts, punctuation, mathematical signs, and much more. Inspect a character, save a favorite, and copy it when you need it. EXPLORE A TYPEFACE Browse Google Fonts or import your own TTF and OTF files. Try a custom phrase and explore the selected font's supported characters. Your chosen font changes how symbols and Compose text look inside Glyphs. DRAW TO DISCOVER Remember a shape but not its name? Sketch it and explore matching symbols. MAKE TEXT ART Turn a short phrase into expressive text art. Explore a collection of offline styles and copy your creation in a tap. KEEP YOUR FAVORITES CLOSE Return to favorite and frequently used symbols. Add a Home Screen widget or use the Glyphs keyboard to keep characters nearby while you type. MADE WITH CARE Choose Light, Dark, or System appearance. Enjoy a native interface that gives your words room to breathe. No ads, no third-party tracking, and no account to create. START FREE. EXPLORE MORE. Start with everyday symbol categories, search, favorites, recents, and a selection of Compose styles. Glyphs Pro is a one-time purchase, with no subscription. It unlocks all character categories, advanced Compose styles, Draw matching, expanded keyboard access, and optional iCloud Sync. Styled text copies as Unicode characters; its appearance and support depend on the receiving app. Copying text does not transfer a selected or imported typeface. Imported fonts are available within Glyphs.

About

RingKit

Features
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Turn any sound into your ringtone RingKit makes custom ringtones simple. Browse thousands of free sounds, or import your own audio, then trim the perfect moment with a beautiful waveform editor. Tap Share, choose "Use as Ringtone", and it's on your phone. No computer. No cables. No GarageBand tricks. A free sound library, built in Explore twelve hand-picked categories — chimes, melodies, nature, sci-fi, retro, funny sounds and more — or search for exactly what you want. Every sound in the library is free to use, with no strings attached. A trim editor that feels right See the real waveform of your sound and drag the handles to select up to 30 seconds — the maximum iOS allows. Add a fade in and fade out and watch them shape the waveform live as you drag. Preview your selection instantly before you save. Use your own music Import audio from Files or your library and turn any track into a tone. Cut the chorus, the drop, or that one second that makes you smile every time your phone rings. From sound to ringtone in three steps Pick a sound and trim it Tap Save, then Share → "Use as Ringtone" Choose it in Settings › Sounds & Haptics Your saved tones live in the My Tones tab, ready to share, reuse, or set as text tones and alarms too. Setting a ringtone directly from the share sheet requires iOS 26 or later. On earlier versions you can still create, save, and share your tones as audio files.

Screenshots

Glyphs4 screens
RingKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RingKit at none against Glyphs's 1. RingKit also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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. Glyphs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RingKit asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Glyphs versus RingKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlyphsRingKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSergio Fernandez DuranBahtiyar Polat

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Glyphs

One-time1
  • Glyphs Pro$4.99
None

RingKit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glyphs free?
Glyphs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RingKit free?
RingKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Glyphs or RingKit have ads?
Neither Glyphs nor RingKit shows ads.

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