Comparison

FondFont · System Font Setup vs Pencil Note

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

Head to head
About

FondFont · System Font Setup

Install custom fonts for system-wide use on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Ensure your documents display correctly across various applications, including Office and Apple's productivity suites, by supporting common font file formats.

Highlights
  • System-wide font installation
  • Works with Office and Apple apps
  • Prevents font replacement in documents
  • Supports TTF, TTC, and OTF formats
Features
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Found the perfect font, but can’t use it in your iPhone or iPad documents? FondFont lets you install fonts you own on iPhone and iPad for apps that support the iOS font library. Preview every size, inspect every glyph, compare families, then install one font or a whole batch. Profiles are generated on your device; your font files are never uploaded, and no account or subscription is required. Get FondFont and put your type library to work. Bring the type you already own into presentations, documents, design handoffs, school projects, and client work—without guessing how it will look after installation. IMPORT FROM WHERE YOU WORK • Open TTF, OTF, TTC, and ZIP files • Import from Files, iCloud Drive, AirDrop, Mail, Safari, or any app with a share sheet • Browse trusted open-font sources including Google Fonts, Font Squirrel, and Noto CJK CHOOSE WITH CONFIDENCE • Preview sample text and a full waterfall of sizes • Inspect glyph coverage before a missing character surprises you • Compare families side by side • Review family, style, PostScript name, designer, license, and source links INSTALL WITHOUT THE BUSYWORK • Install one font or select several families at once • See which imported fonts are already installed • Follow a clear handoff from FondFont to Settings • Generate the required configuration profile locally on your device FondFont is made for people who care about typography looking right in Pages, Keynote, Word, PowerPoint, and every other app that supports installed custom fonts. IMPORTANT FondFont cannot change the iOS system font, keyboard font, or Home Screen font, and it cannot force another app to support custom fonts. Installed fonts appear only in apps that use the iOS font library. iOS requires you to allow the profile download and finish installation in Settings. Because FondFont creates the profile locally on your device, iOS may identify it as unsigned.

About

Pencil Note

Create and organize digital sticky notes on a virtual bulletin board. Supports Apple Pencil for realistic writing and drawing with pressure sensitivity. Offers various paper types and pen colors for personalized notes.

Highlights
  • Digital bulletin board for notes
  • Apple Pencil support with pressure sensitivity
  • Four paper types and two pen colors
  • Finger eraser functionality
  • Organize and move notes freely
  • Split screen support
Features
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Gather your thoughts in a flash using Pencil Note! With support for the new Apple Pencil, you can create sticky notes and save them on a digital bulletin board. Choose from 4 different paper types: pink or yellow sticky notes, graphing, or cardstock paper and two pen colours: red or blue to create notes on the go. Keep track of important dates, lists and other matters in this handy app. Apple Pencil support allows you to jot down notes like you would in reality. Pressure sensitivity gives you the option to not only write, but draw. Applying more pressure with the pen creates thicker lines. Now, once enabled in the Options screen, you can also erase your mistakes using a swipe of your finger! Use Pencil Note to write or draw out ideas and always have them on hand! Features: - Create and keep track of notes using this handy digital bulletin board. - Move around notes to help you organize your thoughts to commit them to memory. - Use red or blue ink and choose from 4 paper types to make differentiation easy. - Make a mistake? Simply trash the note and create a new one or enable the finger eraser in the Options screen to make quick work of your errors with a swipe of your fingertip! - Draw or write! The Apple Pencil support allows you to further enhance your notes, but you can also draw designs with your fingertips. - Simple controls! Tap on a paper to create a new page and tap away from a note when done to minimize and then move it around the bulletin board. - Split screen is supported to let you take notes as you use other apps. - All rotations are now supported for more ease of use. - Throw away old or outdated notes using the waste basket icon to keep everything neat and tidy! - Keep an eye on all of your notes with a quick glance! Organize your day and your thoughts in a snap! **The music used in the App Preview videos are for demonstration purposes only and are not available within the app. The music has been provided by Sound-ideas.com.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: FondFont · System Font Setup at free against Pencil Note's paid. FondFont · System Font Setup also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 25%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Pencil Note's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

FondFont · System Font Setup costs $0.99 and Pencil Note $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FondFont · System Font Setup ships an update every 2 months, Pencil Note every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FondFont · System Font Setup versus Pencil Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFondFont · System Font SetupPencil Note
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating—2.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.2% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB168 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer贤安 陈Magitech Corporation

Customer experience

FondFont · System Font Setup

Written reviews79 reviews
Positive53.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative43.0%

Pencil Note

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

In-app purchases

None

FondFont · System Font Setup

No in-app purchases

None

Pencil Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FondFont · System Font Setup free?
FondFont · System Font Setup costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pencil Note free?
Pencil Note costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do FondFont · System Font Setup or Pencil Note have ads?
Neither FondFont · System Font Setup nor Pencil Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FondFont · System Font Setup or Pencil Note?
FondFont · System Font Setup ships an update every 2 months, and Pencil Note every 7 months. Most recently, FondFont · System Font Setup was updated on October 16, 2026 and Pencil Note on October 11, 2026.

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