Pattern Type vs Text Designer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pattern Type
Design unique patterns and generate custom typefaces composed of these patterns. Create geometric, caps-only fonts for personal or commercial use. Save and share your font creations with an intuitive graphical interface.
- Pattern design tools
- Typeface generation
- Geometric font creation
- Caps-only typefaces
- Save and share designs
- Private and commercial licenses
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The Pattern Type App allows you to design patterns and generate typefaces composed out of these patterns. You can choose between weights, draw patterns and preview the generated letters, share or save your designs etc... The results are geometrical, caps only typefaces. Design is made simple with the graphical user interface. Download the result and use it to give your documents a very personal note. You can download the fonts and choose between two different licences, for private or commercial use. The App is based on the same database as the typefaces of the Collection No. 1 by Mauve Type. The basic motivation is to explore the conceptual possibilities of generic type design.
Text Designer
Transform your plain text into stylish, cool fonts for social media, messages, and more. Choose from over 50 unique text styles and add decorative glyphs to make your words stand out. The PRO version offers a custom keyboard and the ability to create your own fonts.
- Stylish text conversion
- Live font preview
- Instant text copying
- Decorative glyphs
- Customizable keyboard (PRO)
- Create own fonts (PRO)
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Transform your text and express yourself like never before. Create stylish messages, aesthetic bios, cool usernames, text art, decorative captions, and unique social media posts directly from your phone. Tired of boring conversations and plain text? Text Designer gives you thousands of stylish fonts, symbols, emojis and text decorations to completely personalize the way you write. Use custom fonts in any app, create your own text styles, decorate your messages with cute symbols and text art, and make your social media profiles truly unique. Whether you want aesthetic Instagram bios, stylish TikTok captions, creative WhatsApp messages, cool gaming usernames, or eye-catching posts, Text Designer helps your text stand out everywhere. ► WHAT CAN I DO WITH TEXT DESIGNER? •••Use custom fonts in any app: Change your fonts anywhere. Create your own text styles and use them directly inside your favorite apps with the custom keyboard. ••• Create unique text art and symbols: copy and paste hundreds of text art designs including Happy faces, Sad faces,Cool faces, Cute animals, Decorative shapes and Aesthetic text decorations. Create original bios, eye-catching captions, cool usernames, decorative messages, and aesthetic posts that truly stand out. ••• Personalize your mobile experience: Choose from multiple themes and visual styles to customize the look and feel of your apps in your phone. You can even customize the appearance of your keyboard with unique designs. ► MORE THAN 50 FREE FONT STYLES Choose from a huge collection of stylish and aesthetic fonts: Fancy fonts, Cursive text, Cute fonts, Bold styles, Glitch text, Minimal typography, Decorative text, Gaming fonts, Symbol fonts, Aesthetic styles… the best modern text effects! Create unique text designs that match your personal style and social media aesthetic. Compatible with Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Discord, Facebook, Telegram, Messenger, Twitter/X, and many more apps. Text Designer is the ultimate font generator and keyboard app for creating eye-catching captions, stylish usernames, aesthetic bios, cool nicknames, and creative messages in seconds. ►LIVE FONT PREVIEW See your text transform instantly while typing. Compare different font styles in real time and quickly choose the perfect look for your message, caption, or profile. The easy-to-use live preview system lets you experiment with stylish text designs before copying and sharing them. ► HOW IT WORKS - FONT KEYBOARD FOR ALL APPS Unlock the custom font keyboard and type directly with stylish fonts and symbols inside your favorite apps. Use fancy text instantly without needing to open the app every time. The keyboard works with apps like Instagram, TikTok, Whatsapp, Instagram, telegram, note apps, … and many more! Once you've set up the Text Designer app, you'll have access to different fonts in any app. Just look for them on your keyboard, and you're all set! Plus, if you want to customize your keyboard with a unique design, just choose the one you like from the Text Designer app, and it will automatically appear in the apps you're using. It's that simple ► WHY USE TEXT DESIGNER? - PERFECT FOR SOCIAL MEDIA Text Designer is more than just a font keyboard. It is a complete creative text customization app designed to help you express yourself in unique ways. Whether you love aesthetic styles, minimal typography, gaming nicknames, cute decorations, trendy captions, or creative text art, Text Designer gives you endless possibilities to personalize your text. Perfect for anyone who wants more creative conversations and stylish text. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: Text designer offers different subscription plans. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings. Terms of Use: http://www.innovatapapps.com/Service_Terms.html Privacy: http://www.innovatapapps.com/privacy-policy-apps.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pattern Type at none against Text Designer's shown. Pattern Type also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). Text Designer's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Pattern Type sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Text Designer sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pattern Type holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Designer has 2.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pattern Type ships an update every 3 months, Text Designer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pattern Type | Text Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (2.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 49.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TinkaTinka | INNOVA TAP APPS LIMITED |
Customer experience
Pattern Type
Text Designer
Bugs and requests
Pattern Type
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Text Designer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Black screen when typing
- Invisible symbols/emojis
Requested features
3 requests- Add a search function for fonts
- Bring back the free version
- Improve stability and fix technical issues
In-app purchases
Pattern Type
- Font (private use)$3.99
- Upgrade license$15.99
- Font (commercial use)$19.99
Text Designer
- PRO$1.497 Days
- PRO7 Days trial$1.497 Days
- premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
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- Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Weekly3 Days trial2 variants$6.997 Days
- Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- premium3 Days trial$8.997 Days
- Weekly offer7 Days trial$8.997 Days
- premium3 Days trial$10.991 Month
- PRO3 Days trial$11.491 Year
- premium3 Days trial$23.991 Month
- premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Yearly$69.991 Year
- PRO (Lifetime)$9.99
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