Comparison

Custom Font Designer vs Usage Gauge

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

Head to head
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/

About

Usage Gauge

Features
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See your AI assistant usage right on your Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets - no more opening the settings page over and over. Usage Gauge is an independent companion utility for people who subscribe to Anthropic's Claude service and want their remaining limits visible at a glance. FEATURES - 5-hour session window and 7-day weekly usage at a glance - Per-model weekly limits shown separately - Extra usage credits: amount used, limit and remaining balance - Reset countdown for every limit window - Three Lock Screen widget styles (circular, rectangular, inline) - Small and medium Home Screen widgets - Refresh button right on the widget - update instantly without opening the app - Demo Mode: try the whole app and every widget with sample data, no account needed PRIVACY FIRST - Your sign-in credential is stored encrypted in your device Keychain only - Connects only to the service's official servers - we run no servers of our own - Zero data collection, zero ads, zero tracking To show your own numbers, the app needs an account with the service (free accounts work). Demo Mode works without any account. This is an independent third-party tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic PBC. Claude and Anthropic are trademarks of Anthropic PBC, used here only to describe compatibility.

Screenshots

Custom Font Designer3 screens
Usage Gauge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Usage Gauge at none against Custom Font Designer's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Usage Gauge asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Custom Font Designer versus Usage Gauge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom Font DesignerUsage Gauge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAngel App Publishing Ltd.Wei Cheng Chen

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
None

Usage Gauge

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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