Font Viewer vs FontFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Font Viewer
Explore and select typefaces for your design projects. Access system fonts, Google Fonts, and Font Awesome icons. Ideal for designers needing quick font previews.
- Font preview for projects
- Supports iOS system fonts
- Includes Google Fonts
- Access to Font Awesome icons
- On-the-go font selection
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A font viewer app that helps designers choose a typeface for their project from a variety of different fonts. While at the desk, on the go or during lunch. Now fonts for iOS (system-installed), Google Edition(fonts at Google Fonts), and Font Awesome are available.
FontFlow
Manage fonts on your iPad and Mac with this native application. Import font files, preview them with live text, and install them system-wide for use in various creative and productivity apps. Enjoy a private experience with no accounts or tracking.
- Import font files from Files app
- Wireless font transfer from Mac to iPad
- Live font preview with sample text
- System-wide font installation
- Works with Pages, Keynote, Procreate, Word
- No accounts or tracking
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FontFlow is a clean, native font manager for iPad and Mac. Import font files from the Files app, or send them wirelessly from your Mac to your iPad with a 6-digit pairing PIN over your local Wi-Fi. Preview every family with live sample text at any size, and install your favorites system-wide so they work in Pages, Keynote, Procreate, Word, and any app that supports custom fonts. No accounts, no tracking, no servers — every font stays on your own devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FontFlow at 5.0 against Font Viewer's 4.5. FontFlow also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Font Viewer's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FontFlow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Font Viewer's written reviews are positive against 100% of FontFlow's.
| Parameter | Font Viewer | FontFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | yoshito hasaka | Lior Azulay |
Customer experience
Font Viewer
FontFlow
In-app purchases
Font Viewer
No in-app purchases
FontFlow
No in-app purchases
