Kerning
Smart spacing and kerning.
Affont sets each letter’s side bearings from its shape and adds only the pairs that need it, as professional fonts do. Then you fine-tune by eye.
Font maker app for iPhone
Make your font with your finger.
Draw every letter on your iPhone, adjust spacing and kerning, and walk away with a real font ready to install.
USD $9.99, one-time purchase, no subscription. For iPhone with iOS 18 or later.
Draw with your finger
Tap Brush and draw with your finger.
Every letter has its own cell with the baseline, the x-height and a faint guide letter to trace over.
Slow is thicker and fast is thinner.
On the phone, finger speed works as pressure, and smoothing takes the shake out of your hand.
Every curve stays editable.
With Nodes you move each point and its handles until the letter looks the way you want.
Or paint it with texture.
Twenty texture brushes, from watercolor to linocut.
Six tools made for your finger.
Just what you need to draw letters on a small screen, with no hidden menus.
- SelectTap a shape to move it or change its size.
- NodesMove each node and its handles.
- PenPlace nodes one by one for precise curves.
- PencilFreehand: when you let go it closes and fills.
- BrushA stroke with thickness that follows your finger.
- EraserErase wherever you pass, with the tip you choose.
Twenty texture brushes.
Every letter in this row was painted by Affont Pocket’s own engine, each with a different brush. If you want it editable, there are five vector brushes too.
In iPhone apps you’ll probably see only the silhouette. Exported, the texture shows on your computer and wherever SVG fonts are supported.
Features
Everything a font needs in your pocket.
The same professional Affont features, adapted to the phone.
Ligatures
Ligatures and alternates.
Letters that join by themselves as you type, and alternate shapes, all in the same font.
Preview
Try it before you export.
Type your own text and see the font as a waterfall, at different sizes or inverted.
Export
Ready to install.
OTF, TTF, WOFF and WOFF2. Install it on your iPhone to use in your apps, or share it to take it to your computer.
- Your whole alphabetLatin, Nordic, Vietnamese, kana, Thai or any characters you need.
- Color and textureColor letters go in as OpenType-SVG and COLR, so every app uses the one it understands.
- Accents on their ownAffont builds accented letters from the letter and the accent.
- In 15 languagesThe app speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Japanese and nine more.
- No accountYour fonts stay on your iPhone.
- Pay onceNo subscription, updates included.
The three Affonts
There’s an Affont for every screen.
Pocket is a separate app, made for iPhone. Here’s how it compares with the other two.
| Affont PocketApp for iPhoneYou’re here | Affont for iPadApp for iPadComing soon |  Affont for Mac and WindowsPlugin and app for Affinity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where you draw | On iPhone, with your finger | On iPad, with Apple Pencil or your finger | In Affinity, with its tools |
| Connects to Affinity | No | Yes, through the .af file | Yes, with two scripts |
| Brushes | 5 vector and 20 texture | Vector, texture and your .abr | Affinity’s own |
| Kerning, ligatures and color | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Installing the font | On iPhone, with a profile | On iPad, with a profile | On your computer |
| Where to buy | On the App Store | On the App Store | At affont.org |
| Price | USD $9.99 | USD $24 | USD $24 |
| License | Pocket only, separate from the others | 3 devices, plus Mac and Windows | 3 devices, and it activates iPad too |
No fine print
What’s in it and what isn’t.
What it has
- Select, Nodes, Pen, Pencil, Brush and Eraser
- 5 vector brushes and 20 texture brushes
- Smart spacing and kerning
- Ligatures and alternates
- Color and texture letters
- Preview with your own text
- Export OTF, TTF, WOFF and WOFF2
- Install the font on your iPhone
- The app in 15 languages
What it doesn’t have
- A connection to Affinity
- Importing SVG files or letter sheets
- Shapes like rectangle and ellipse, or rounded corners
- Families with several styles
- The Mac, Windows and iPad license: it’s sold separately
Need any of these? See Affont for Mac and Windows.
Install
Use your font on iPhone.
iPhone installs fonts with a configuration profile. Affont builds it on your phone, without going online.
- 1In Export, tap Install and then Continue.
- 2In Safari, tap Allow to download the profile.
- 3Open Settings ▸ General ▸ VPN & Device Management, tap your font, then Install.
- 4Reopen the app where you use it.
The “Unsigned” label is normal: Affont made the profile on your iPhone.
Price
Pay once.
USD $9.99
A one-time purchase on the App Store, no subscription. The App Store shows the price for your country.
- No subscriptionUpdates included.
- For iPhoneWith iOS 18 or later.
- A separate appIt doesn’t use or give Affont licenses for Mac, Windows or iPad.
- Your fonts are yoursSell them, use them in commercial work or give them away.
Questions
Frequently asked questions.
Another question? Write to support@affont.org or ask in the Community.
Do I need Affinity?
No. Affont Pocket doesn’t connect to Affinity: you draw and build the whole font on your iPhone. If you want to make your letters in Affinity, Affont for Mac and Windows is the one for you.
Does my Affont license for Mac, Windows or iPad work?
No. Pocket is a separate app sold on the App Store. It doesn’t include a key for the other Affonts either.
Is it a subscription?
No. You pay once, USD $9.99, and updates are included. The App Store shows the price for your country.
How do I install the font on iPhone?
In Export, tap Install and follow the steps: iPhone installs it with a configuration profile, in Settings ▸ General ▸ VPN & Device Management. Then reopen the app where you use it.
Why do my texture letters look flat in other apps?
Texture letters go into the font as an image, with their silhouette as a fallback. Most iPhone apps show only the silhouette. Exported, the font shows them with texture on your computer and in apps that support SVG fonts. If you want to use it everywhere, draw it with the vector brushes.
Can I take my font to my computer?
Yes. Export the font as OTF, TTF, WOFF or WOFF2, save it to Files or share it, and install it on your computer like any other font.
Which iPhone do I need?
Any iPhone with iOS 18 or later.
Which languages is the app in?
15: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Japanese and Thai.
Are the fonts I make mine?
Yes, 100%. You can sell them, use them in commercial work or give them away.
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