DesignPocket vs Fontstand
DesignPocket
designpocket.jp
Fontstand
fontstand.comSide by side
| Figure | DesignPocket | Fontstand |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | ¥1,650/mo | $4.99/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 8 |
| Spec score · Font Marketplaces | 8.0 (#9) | 9.0 (#2) |
| Headquarters | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | The Hague, The Netherlands |
| Security | The usage guide says the site uses SSL to encrypt communications containing important personal information such as credit-card numbers. | Fontstand states that payment connections use Adyen with SSL and that its site uses 256-bit SSL encryption. |
| Support | The contact page states business hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 18:00, and says inquiries are generally answered by the next business day. | The company lists [email protected] for licensing, technical, and general enquiries, and [email protected] for invoice or refund questions. |
Plans
Fontstand
- 3-hour font trialFree
- Free font testingFree
- Fontstand Font Library for iPad$4.99 a month
- 30-day font rentalPrice not published
- Font rentalPrice not published
- Foundry subscriptionPrice not published
- Shared rentalPrice not published
- Unlimited iPad fontsPrice not published
In their own words
DesignPocket
DesignPocket is a font sales site operated by Imagenavi Inc. Its catalog contains more than 32,000 font items, including major-maker releases and harder-to-find typefaces. Most products can be bought as one typeface, while some are sold only as multi-font sets. Purchased products are generally available for immediate download and use, although certain annual-license products may require extra steps. The site sells individual fonts, annual subscriptions from font makers and server-font licenses from some makers. Annual licenses provide access for one year, with available fonts, prices and usage terms varying by maker and product. Search and filters cover family, typeface, weight, format, set or individual typeface, character set and price range. Listed formats are OpenType, TrueType and WOFF, with variable fonts and web licensing. Payment methods include cards, PayPay, convenience-store payment, bank transfer and business invoice payment. The 昭和書体・白舟書体 年間ライセンス costs ¥19,800 a year.
Fontstand
Fontstand is a font discovery service for finding, trying, and using typefaces in design work, presentations, and websites. Its filters and font examples help users explore and test fonts. The same fonts can be used on desktop and iPad, and a rental can become a permanent license after 12 months. Options include free font testing, rentals, subscriptions to specific foundries, and an iPad plan for using every available font in the library. Rental pricing is 10% of a font’s real price per month; other amounts depend on the selected family and calculator inputs. The calculator also covers short trials, shared rentals, hosted webfonts, and an after-12-month paid-in-full option. Fontstand supports web licensing, variable fonts, WOFF, and WOFF2. It lists apps for iOS and iPadOS, desktop downloads for macOS and Windows, and web access. Desktop versions cover macOS 13 and newer and Windows 10 and newer, with legacy versions for older systems. Creating an account requires a valid email address.