Font vs Font Probe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Font
Expand your iPad's typeface library with a vast collection of fonts. Easily install TrueType, OpenType, and TrueType Collection files to use in various apps like Keynote, Pages, and Word. Manage your installed fonts with simple one-tap controls.
- Install TrueType, OpenType, and TrueType Collection files
- 191 font families, 1,688 fonts bundled
- Drag and drop your own font files
- Filter fonts by category and style
- Per-font preview
- One-tap font management
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1,688 fonts. 191 families. Your iPad's typeface library, expanded. "Font" lets you install TrueType (.ttf), OpenType (.otf), and TrueType Collection (.ttc) files in seconds — they register under Settings > General > Fonts and become available in Keynote, PowerPoint, Pages, Word, Numbers, and any app that supports custom fonts. Features: • 191 families, 1,688 fonts bundled — no extra download • Drag and drop your own .ttf / .otf / .ttc from the Files app • Filter by category and style • Per-font preview — see before you set • One-tap management of installed fonts Perfect for: • Compelling Keynote presentations • Polished Word documents • Pages designs that match your aesthetic • Anyone who treats type as expression Add fonts to your iPad and unlock the full range of typographic expression.
Font Probe
Access and preview free fonts from Google Fonts. Easily install them on your iOS device and experiment with different font combinations in a dedicated playground.
- Access free Google Fonts
- Preview fonts
- Font playground for pairings
- Install fonts on iOS
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This app allows you to: 1. Easily access all frees fonts on the Google Fonts website. 2. Quickly preview fonts, try different fonts pairings in Font Playground. 3. Install fonts to iOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Font Probe at 5.0 against Font's 1.0. Font Probe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Font Probe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Font ships an update monthly, Font Probe weekly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Font | Font Probe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KYWorks | 鸿升 刁 |
In-app purchases
Font
No in-app purchases
Font Probe
No in-app purchases
