Pattern Type vs uniChrars
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
uniChrars
This tool allows you to convert text into various fonts, import them, and copy them to your clipboard. It helps you discover and utilize all installed fonts, showing available characters and enabling font comparisons.
- Text to font conversion
- Automatic font import
- Clipboard copy functionality
- Save and switch styles
- List all installed fonts
- Character availability check
- Font comparison tool
Read full descriptionHide full description
• It converts written text to the font of your choice, imports it automatically and copies it to the clipboard. Styles and texts can be saved and quickly changed. • List and displays all installed fonts, groups, marks, shares instantly. Choose between them and enjoy their diversity and beauty. • Shows which characters are available in the font set. Very useful to see which special characters are replaced by other generic fonts. • They can be compared with other letters, types. The baselines show how the letter is positioned in the box and what exact offset is needed.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: uniChrars at none against Pattern Type's 3. uniChrars also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Pattern Type's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Pattern Type sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. uniChrars asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pattern Type holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: uniChrars has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pattern Type ships an update every 3 months, uniChrars every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pattern Type | uniChrars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (6 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TinkaTinka | Szerencses Gabor |
Customer experience
Pattern Type
uniChrars
In-app purchases
Pattern Type
- Font (private use)$3.99
- Upgrade license$15.99
- Font (commercial use)$19.99
uniChrars
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pattern Type free?
Is uniChrars free?
Which has better reviews, Pattern Type or uniChrars?
Do Pattern Type or uniChrars have ads?
Which is updated more often, Pattern Type or uniChrars?
Other comparisons
