If you use a PC, then Font Creator is excellent. If you want to create fonts for use on the MAC, better use a MAC. There is a shareware program called Crossfont (and others no doubt) that will convert TTF files to the MAC platform. Just out of curiosity, I downloaded it, and converted both ways without any noticeable loss of data. But since I don’t have a MAC I cannot tell how good the fonts are on a MAC.
I used Corel Draw 3.0 then 4.0 for many years to edit Truetype fonts because Fontographer was hundreds of pounds more expensive. I tried it on a friend’s machine, and found it easy enough to use, but we had some problems with the fonts on his HP Laserjet IV. I don’t doubt that it is a professional package, but unless you are a professional font editor, Font Creator is going to be easier to learn.
Corel Draw is very limited for font editing. It can only handle the ANSI character set for a start. All copyright information is lost, underlining is lost, hinting is lost, composite characters (letters with accents) are not supported and the program crashes frequently when exporting characters to certain fonts. Nor does it support the Euro Sign. For editing outlines it is better than Font Creator, and if you are familiar with it, easier to use. You have the benefit of more flexible guidelines, layers, etc. So you could use it for the initial task of creating the basic outlines.
However, you can only edit one character at a time. In Font Creator you can load all four typefaces of a font at once and compare them side by side. You can edit all of the font’s parameters, naming, copyright info etc., and test and install fonts for $50. That is about ¼ of what I paid for Corel Draw 3.0 just before Corel Draw 4.0 came out.
Most people seem to be using Font Creator to create fonts from their handwriting, but is a serious tool with which one can produce professional results. However, professional results take a lot of study and effort. To make a font that works on both Windows and MAC is not a simple task.
Try to create one decent font for the PC first, and then use a shareware program to convert it. If the results are satisfactory on the MAC, register the shareware program and keep using Font Creator. If the fonts don’t convert well, you will still have a good Truetype font for the PC, and can import it into Fontographer or Fontlab on the MAC for any final tweaking necessary.