Comparison

Font vs Draw Fonts

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

Draw Fonts

Features
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Design your own typeface—or start with 500 open-source fonts already included. Draw Fonts is a private font-design studio for iPhone and iPad. Draw characters with Apple Pencil or your finger, capture lettering from paper, refine every glyph, and preview your OpenType font as you work. Preview, edit, and install included fonts on iPhone and iPad, then use them in Pages, Microsoft Word and other Office apps, Scrivener, and more where custom fonts are supported. DRAW WITH TYPOGRAPHIC GUIDES • Work against cap-height, x-height, baseline, and descender guides • Adjust glyph size, baseline position, and sidebearings • Edit vector outlines for precise shapes • Add multiple forms of a character for automatic contextual alternates CAPTURE LETTERING FROM PAPER • Print a three-page handwriting template • Scan completed pages with the camera or import them from Photos • Convert captured lettering into editable glyph artwork on device • Import TTF, OTF, WOFF2, and variable fonts you have permission to modify REFINE THE TYPEFACE • Create custom kerning pairs and two-to-four-character ligatures • Review spacing and common-pair kerning suggestions before applying them • Batch-edit glyph status, metrics, and artwork • Compare your typeface with the system font and find missing characters PROOF AND ORGANIZE • Preview paragraphs, posters, invitations, comics, and interface text • Export PDF specimens • Keep multiple independent font projects • Duplicate projects, create backups, and restore fonts from Recently Deleted • Browse, preview, edit, and install 500 included open-source typefaces EXPORT REAL FONT FILES • Export TrueType (TTF) and WOFF2 font files • Generate CSS @font-face code and a complete ZIP release package • Create an installation profile for apps that support custom fonts • Preserve designer, copyright, license, version, description, and website metadata PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your handwriting, imported artwork, and font projects stay on your device. No account is required, and Draw Fonts does not upload your font data. Create and explore up to three font projects at no cost. A one-time Lifetime Unlock enables unlimited projects and all export formats. No subscription.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Font at none against Draw Fonts's 1. Font also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). Draw Fonts's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Draw Fonts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Font asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Font ships an update every 5 weeks, Draw Fonts weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Font versus Draw Fonts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFontDraw Fonts
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKYWorksKairoos Solutions SL

In-app purchases

None

Font

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Draw Fonts

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Font free?
Font is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Draw Fonts free?
Draw Fonts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Font or Draw Fonts have ads?
Font shows ads; Draw Fonts does not.
Which is updated more often, Font or Draw Fonts?
Font ships an update every 5 weeks, and Draw Fonts weekly. Most recently, Font was updated on October 5, 2026 and Draw Fonts on October 7, 2026.

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