Pattern Type vs Fonts Air
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.
Fonts Air
Create eye-catching texts, captions, and comments with a custom keyboard. Enhance your social media posts and messages with unique fonts. Compatible with all popular messaging and social media apps.
- Custom fonts keyboard
- Create eye-catching texts
- Write outstanding posts
- Compatible with social media apps
- Compatible with messaging apps
- Ad-free PRO version
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Fontbot is a custom fonts keyboard that enables you to create eye-catching texts, captions, and comments. Unleash your creative potential and write outstanding posts and texts. The app is compatible with all popular social media and messaging apps such as iMessage, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and more. Note: The free version may be subject to limitations and the limitations are subject to change. PRO FEATURES: • All Air Apps • Unlimited use • 100% Ad-free • All features Choose from different subscription options. Our standard subscription options are: 1-Week (4.99USD) 1-Month (9.99USD) 1-Year (69.99USD) Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of each current subscription period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. Any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airappsco Twitter: https://twitter.com/airappsco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/airappsco Privacy Policy: https://airapps.co/privacy Terms Of Use: https://airapps.co/terms Support: support@airapps.co
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Fonts Air at 54K against Pattern Type's 1. Fonts Air also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). Pattern Type's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, 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 Fonts Air sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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: Fonts Air has 54K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pattern Type ships an update every 3 months, Fonts Air every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pattern Type | Fonts Air |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (54K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 54K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TinkaTinka | Air Apps Systems |
Customer experience
Pattern Type
Fonts Air
Bugs and requests
Pattern Type
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Fonts Air
Reported bugs
2 issues- Fonts not unlocking after 100-word review
- Keyboard not switching back to default
Requested features
3 requests- More free font options
- Improved keyboard integration
- Syncing with default keyboard emojis
In-app purchases
Pattern Type
- Font (private use)$3.99
- Upgrade license$15.99
- Font (commercial use)$19.99
Fonts Air
- Air Apps One - 1 Week$4.997 Days
- Air Apps One - 1 Week$5.997 Days
- Air Apps One - 1 Week$7.997 Days
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- Air Apps Pro3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Air Apps One - 1 Week$9.997 Days
- Air Apps One Welcome - 1 Week3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Air Apps One Starter - 1 Week7 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Air Apps One - 1 Month2 variants$19.991 Month
- Air Apps Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Air Apps Pro3 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Air Apps One - 1 Year$69.991 Year
- Air Apps Pro - 1 Month$199.991 Month
