Comparison

WhatFont vs Adobe Capture

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

Head to head
About

WhatFont

Easily identify fonts used on any webpage. Simply select text and activate the tool to discover font family, weight, and other details. Now available for iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Inspect web fonts
  • Identify font family
  • Detect font weight
  • Show font details
  • Simple 2-step process
  • Safari extension support
Features
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WhatFont is a quick way to identify fonts on web pages, and now it lives right inside Safari on iPhone and iPad. Select some text, tap WhatFont in the Safari menu, and a sheet slides up over the page with everything about its font: • The font’s name, drawn in the font itself • Where it comes from: Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts, a web font, or a font on your device • Size, weight, line height and letter spacing • The text color, in hex and other formats • The font stack, with the font in use picked out Tap any value to copy it, or copy all the CSS at once. Nothing selected? WhatFont lists the fonts on the page, most used first. Tap one to see its details. IN SAFARI • A sheet on iPhone and a popover on iPad, so the page stays in view • Follows light and dark mode • Works in Private Browsing once you allow it PRIVATE WhatFont reads a page only when you open WhatFont on it. No accounts, no tracking, no ads, and it collects no data. GETTING STARTED Open WhatFont and turn on the extension: tap Turn On, or on earlier versions of iOS, tap the menu button beside the address bar in Safari and choose Manage Extensions. Then select text, tap the same menu button (on iPad, the Extensions button), and choose WhatFont. Designers and developers have used WhatFont to identify fonts on the web for more than a decade. Now it’s in Safari too.

About

Adobe Capture

Transform your surroundings into design assets like color palettes, vectors, fonts, and brushes. Seamlessly integrate these creations into Adobe apps for graphic design, illustration, and video projects.

Highlights
  • Remove background from images
  • Vectorize images into scalable graphics
  • Identify and find fonts
  • Create color themes and gradients
  • Build custom digital brushes
  • Generate patterns and 3D textures
  • Capture light and color for grading
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"Adobe Capture transforms your images into beautiful color palettes, vectors, fonts, patterns and more. Imagine looking through your camera to see patterns, vectors, and even fonts. Now imagine turning those visions into design materials to immediately use in apps like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Adobe Fresco. The power to transform the world around you into creative assets to build your projects is in the palm of your hands. The creation of graphic design elements is now just a camera click away. Remove Background from Images Take your photo inspiration and transform the background to use in your design projects. Create high-quality graphics to use in your projects. Vectorize on the Go Create vectors instantly with Shapes. Turn images into smooth, detailed, scalable vectors with 1-32 colors, for use in logos, illustration, animation, and more. Point and shoot at your drawing or upload a photo and watch it magically transform into clean, crisp lines. Voice or Audio to text Record your voice to see it transform in text. Replace and add text in your speech directly by editing the transcript. This new audio recording feature is easy to use and will enhance your audio creations. Import audio files to different Adobe apps or download them to your device as WAV files. Identify Typography Find your perfect font using Adobe Capture. Take a photo of the type you like (in a magazine, on a label, a sign, anywhere!) and watch a list of similar Adobe Fonts magically appear. Create Color Themes and Gradients Looking for customized color palettes? Find an inspiring gradient? Find color by number or hex? Aim your camera at the scene that has the colors you want and capture them to use in your artwork. Build Beautiful Digital Brushes Can’t find the right brush to paint? Take a photo or use an image to create digital brushes that match your creative vision. Use your brushes in Photoshop, Illustrator, or Fresco for rich painterly effects. Craft Intricate Patterns Capture inspiring images and generate patterns with ease. Create beautiful, colorful patterns that fit with your creative projects by using your vector shapes with our precision pattern builder. Generate 3D Textures Generate realistic PBR materials for use in 3D design straight from the camera. Modify your materials for even more texture or blend the edges for seamless repeat tiling on your 3D objects. Capture Light and Color Collect light and hue to turn into beautiful color grading profiles for your images and videos with Looks. Record the magic of sunset and transfer that feel to use in your photos and video projects. Seamlessly Sync Creative Elements All of your assets save to Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries. Instantly access your digital elements from your Creative Cloud account in all compatible applications. Compatible Adobe Apps and Programs for Creative Assets Photoshop, Photoshop for iPad, Adobe Fresco, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Illustrator for iPad, InDesign, Dimension, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Animate, Substance 3D Apps, and Adobe Express. 2GB FILE STORAGE The free, basic Creative Cloud membership includes 2GB of complimentary storage for file syncing and sharing. MORE STORAGE (Optional in-app purchase) You can purchase an additional 20GB for $1.99 (US dollars) of Creative Cloud file storage per month. You must be 13 or older and agree to Adobe’s terms and privacy policy, viewable at: http://www.adobe.com/privacy/policy-linkfree.html http://www.adobe.com/special/misc/terms.html"

Screenshots

WhatFont4 screens
Adobe Capture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Adobe Capture at 4.8 against WhatFont's 3.2. Adobe Capture also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 73 months) and ratings volume (24K vs 48). WhatFont's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Adobe Capture sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. WhatFont asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Adobe Capture holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Adobe Capture has 24K ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of WhatFont's written reviews are positive against 74% of Adobe Capture's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WhatFont ships an update every 73 months, Adobe Capture monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
WhatFont versus Adobe Capture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhatFontAdobe Capture
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (48 ratings)4.8 (24K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews74.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4824K — better
Update frequencyEvery 73 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB367 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChengyin LiuAdobe Inc.

Customer experience

WhatFont

All ratings49 ratings
Positive55.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative40.8%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative46.0%

Adobe Capture

All ratings24,270 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews582 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative19.4%

Bugs and requests

WhatFont

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Adobe Capture

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent crashes when using certain features
  • Inability to log in or access the app on some devices
  • Issues with image tracing and vector conversion
  • Syncing problems and lost files in Creative Cloud
  • Unreliable text recognition and font matching

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to select and export multiple shapes/patterns at once
  • Improved image export quality and resolution
  • More control over vector smoothing and cleanup
  • Offline functionality and reduced reliance on Creative Cloud
  • Better integration with other Adobe apps and services

In-app purchases

None

WhatFont

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Adobe Capture

Subscriptions1
  • CC Storage (20 GB)$1.991 Month

Questions

Is WhatFont free?
WhatFont is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Adobe Capture free?
Adobe Capture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WhatFont or Adobe Capture?
Adobe Capture is rated higher. WhatFont averages 3.2 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Adobe Capture averages 4.8 from 24K ratings.
Do WhatFont or Adobe Capture have ads?
Neither WhatFont nor Adobe Capture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WhatFont or Adobe Capture?
WhatFont ships an update every 73 months, and Adobe Capture monthly. Most recently, WhatFont was updated on October 19, 2026 and Adobe Capture on October 23, 2026.

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