Comparison

Font vs TappyType

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

TappyType

Features
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Your handwriting becomes a real font. TappyType turns your handwriting into a Korean font, right on your iPad or iPhone — Apple Pencil or your finger. Watch a live preview fill up with your writing as you go, then export a real font file (.ttf). How it works 1. Write characters along the guides — baselines and tracing hints help you. 2. The live preview instantly renders sentences in your handwriting. 3. Finish the basic set, then one tap of AI Generate fills in 2,000+ remaining Hangul characters in your style. 4. Export as .ttf and use it anywhere fonts work: GoodNotes, Procreate, Keynote, Word. AI Generate Korean has 11,172 syllables, which made handwriting fonts notoriously hard to make. TappyType's AI learns your style from the characters you write and draws the rest to match. A few characters are enough for a complete font. Your data stays yours Writing, preview, and font building all happen on your iPad. Only when you use AI Generate, handwriting images are sent to our server — processed in real time and immediately discarded, never stored. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Free and paid - Writing, AI Generate, live preview, and postcards are free, with no limits. - Exporting your font as a .ttf file or installing it onto your device is a one-time purchase — yours for life, no subscription. Made for - Decorating your journal and GoodNotes pages with your own handwriting - Creating cards, video captions, and vlog titles with a handwritten feel - Preserving a parent's or friend's handwriting as a font — a gift that lasts - Designers who need a personal Korean typeface Write a few characters today. Once your handwriting becomes a font, writing never feels the same.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TappyType at none against Font's shown. TappyType also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Font ships an update every 5 weeks, TappyType every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Font versus TappyType: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFontTappyType
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKYWorksJiin Seok

In-app purchases

None

Font

No in-app purchases

None

TappyType

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Font free?
Font is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TappyType free?
TappyType is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Font or TappyType have ads?
Font shows ads; TappyType does not.
Which is updated more often, Font or TappyType?
Font ships an update every 5 weeks, and TappyType every 2 days. Most recently, Font was updated on October 5, 2026 and TappyType on September 30, 2026.

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