# UniChar — Unicode Keyboard — user reviews > 213 indexed App Store user reviews of UniChar by Jordan Hipwell, rated 4.70/5 from 1,610 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/unichar-unicode-keyboard/id880811847/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/unichar-unicode-keyboard/id880811847.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,333 · 4★ 150 · 3★ 52 · 2★ 15 · 1★ 60 ## What do users think of UniChar? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Straightforward and effective - 🚀 Highly useful and efficient - 💡 Excellent integration with keyboard - 🎨 Beautiful and polished design **Cons** - 🔒 Paywall for full access - 🐛 Keyboard not working as expected - 🔍 Lacking search functionality in keyboard - 📂 Confusing organization of categories **Commonly reported bugs** - Keyboard disappearing from settings - Drawing search feature not working - Certain characters not rendering properly **Most requested features** - Add search by name/code in app - Allow multi-selection of characters - Sync favorites across devices - Expand character coverage (e.g. Greek, Alchemical) - Provide font options to display more symbols ## Newest reviews (14 of 213) ### 3/5 — Unbelievable there's no iCloud syncing *2026-06-26, version 8.0.1* Probably around 3 years ago I spent a long time favoriting hundreds and hundreds of characters. There was an issue with the app, so I uninstalled it and reinstalled it. They're all gone. I'm also pretty sure I contacted you about this app and requested iCloud syncing around that time. I don't use the symbols as much anymore, but just very disappointing to see that everything I saved is now gone ### 4/5 — Almost perfect app *2026-05-06* I have been using this app for almost 10 years now and I love it. However, I used to be able to decide which symbols are visible in my UniChar keyboard and which are not. This was an excellent feature but for some reason now I can just pick entire categories since some recent update which bothers me a bit. Some categories are huge and I end up scrolling just to find the symbol I have been looking for. The feature is gone or well hidden - I cant find it anymore. ### 3/5 — What happened? *2026-04-04, version 8.0.1* Where did all my characters go? It used to be a full deck now it has nothing I spent like five bucks on this or something what gives? ### 5/5 — Unichar *2026-03-10, version 8.0.1* i rate it five stars bcuz it can handle over like 100,000 letters M ### 2/5 — Update Broke *2026-03-04, version 8.0.1* This app used to be great. I’ve used it daily for years, but the most recent update broke it badly. Tons of characters are missing from the actual keyboard now (unfortunately, ones that I regularly use), and the character display size on the keyboard is too large to be usable. I’d love to see it returned to its original functionality. The only features I’d like to see added, to the extent possible, would be: (1) add a search feature into they keyboard like the one in the app, and (2) install a relatively complete font that includes many of the Unicode characters that are missing from the basic iOS fonts (e.g. the et ligature characters). ### 5/5 — Really Good App, But… *2026-03-01, version 8.0.1* So, UniChar is a really good app. I use it every day, definitely worth the money spent. Just, I wish you could add a feature where you can press a button and it downloads some font/fonts that support most of not all Unicode characters. Another idea, you could add a feature that allows you to view all the characters that are supported in the font that you are using. ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-02-27, version 8.0.1* Great app, responsive developer, works perfectly! ### 5/5 — Best Unicode App. Period. *2026-02-26* I've known and used the UniChar app for many years now and it's getting better and better. When I had a wish (being able to chose the font in which the characters are displayed) and addressed it to the author he implemented it so it's in the latest release (8) – awesome! I haven't found a better app for Unicode characters in the whole App Store. 👍👍 ### 5/5 — Nice *2026-02-25* Unicode list ### 3/5 — New Update Broke Keyboard on iOS 26.3 *2026-02-24, version 8.0* The keyboard used to work just fine, after the most recent update inputs get ignored and cycle to the next installed keyboard. I must then cycle through each keyboard to get back to UniChar to type a few characters before the cycle repeats. ### 4/5 — Good! *2026-01-15* I used the text replacement feature to input Unicode characters not available on the default keyboard. While searching for a more convenient method, I discovered ‘UniChar’. It‘s useful and satisfying. However, the Unicode groups that can be added to the keyboard are currently limited. I hope future updates will allow for more Unicode character groups to be added. **Developer response:** Hello, I’m happy to let you know the latest update has 150+ categories you can add to the keyboard. I hope you like it, let me know if so by updating your review! ### 5/5 — Exactly what I need *2026-01-01, version 7.7* This app does exactly what I need, and it does it straightforward enough as to be pretty much perfect. Highly recommended. ### 5/5 — The Character ɣɤ is *2025-12-30, version 7.7* Gha Uu ### 3/5 — Doesn’t appear to launch from globe key on hardware keyboard: iPad Pro, iPadOS2026 *2025-12-21, version 7.7* Have loved this app, but under iPadOS2026, I’ve been unsuccessful getting hardware keyboards to switch to this. Emoji keyboard is the only one working. Disconnect the hardware keyboard and it’s fine. Not useful to me, but fine. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Latest Update Ruined App *2026-07-07* This app used to be so nice for pokemon go naming. The last update completely changed the UI and now all the characters on my "Favorites" keyboard are WAYY too big and not aligned properly. This app was great, but can't even use it anymore.. bring back the OLD APP!! Also PLEASE make icloud syncing for your favorite characters.. my phone broke before the bad update and I just now redownloaded it. I spent like 2 hours adding all my old favorites back in order just to have finished it and realize that the UI changed (for the worse) and is completely different (TOO BIG) and my nice organized keyboard is now a jumbled mess that's impossible to rearrange in an organized manner because the character icons take up way too much space and I can't fit as many. Grrrr #BOO Also, please make a way to turn of "recents" keyboard! Especially as a default.. I just want one keyboard categories (Favorites) with all the characters I would regular use! NOTE TO DEVS: I WILL CHANGE MY RATING IF YOU ADDRESS MY ISSUE WITH NEW UI ### 1/5 — This is so selfish *2026-04-03* Why do i need to pay 1,500 yen just to type every single symbols in this app so IM UNINSTALLING THIS APP BECAUSE I CANT BELIEVE THAT THIS APP IS AN CHEATER ONLY WANT MONEY FROM US CAN YOU REMOVE THIS FEATURE SO IF YOU REMOVE THAT FEATURE I WILL INSTALL IT BACK SO YOU NEED TO REMOVE THE PAYMENT ### 1/5 — Nouvelle version nulle *2026-03-08* Les trois quarts des symboles ont disparus, notamment les exposants. Cette version ne reconnaît même plus certains symboles des anciennes versions comme ⭐︎. Plus de recherches possibles sur ce symbole : c’est nul! ### 1/5 — Your update ruined this app *2026-02-25, version 8.0* Where are enclosed numbers? That was the only reason I used this app. Now they are gone? ### 1/5 — 좋음 *2026-01-27* 무료로도 쓸만 함 ### 1/5 — 리뷰에서 빠진것 *2026-01-17* 돈내야하네… ₩6,600 ### 1/5 — The scripts and extensions not showing but… *2025-07-26* It says “Unlock All Categories”. Don’t pay for R$29.90! This is not free for most users, please don’t install it. Thank you. ### 1/5 — Terrible, terrible, terrible. *2025-05-29, version 7.6.4* This is a pay app. I was looking for the “plus-minus” symbol and had to scroll through a dozen or more categories and hundreds and hundreds of characters/symbols before it appeared in the “mathematical’ category. You cannot see all the categories and cannot scroll them so you cannot filter a category that you cannot see. I was left having to wade through hundreds and hundreds of characters before finding the plus-minus symbol. Only to be surprised by the pay-wall when I tried to insert the character in my text. Hiding the pay-wall until the last possible moment is unethical and poor business. Delete that app! ### 1/5 — Was charged $5 without my consent *2025-05-27, version 7.6.4* This dev is a shyster. Do not download. I downloaded this app about a week ago but did not purchase anything, nor did I sign up for a free trial to the paid content. I left the paid content behind the paywall and did not request access to it. Yet I was charged $5 today without my consent. There’s no place in the app that I can find to change this, and it does not show up in my iCloud subscriptions. ### 1/5 — Free version doesn’t have all symbols. *2024-04-24, version 7.6.2* I wanted U+2406. Got a nice request for five bucks. Nope. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Practical & still getting better *2026-07-14, version 8.1* I use UniChar primarily as a way to add symbols for renaming Pokemon in PokeGo. It made life so much easier for gaming! Sorting & assigning characters & symbols to represent skills, elements & stats saved hours of time once setup. UniChar has been useful outside gaming too when I needed to find & enter symbols not supported by the default iOS Keyboard. The most surprising part was how responsive the developer was. Every-time I ran into issues & contacted him (via the support email), he replied within a few days & addressed the issues once confirmed with an update. Thank you for making UniChar. ### 5/5 — A great app *2026-07-12, version 8.1* Its a great app! And i like the variety of symbols i can choose! and the "favorites" place for the keyboard is pretty cool! ### 5/5 — Still Great… but used to be even better. *2026-07-10, version 8.1* The recent update being able to switch off "recents" in the keyboard is great… but I have to say I miss the old functionality. The app is simpler now, but you used to be able to select which glyphs were visible in the app and keyboard, while maintaining categories. It was very powerful customisation. Now I just have to fill out favourites if I want something similar without endless noise… it's not as good. With that said, this app is still the best in its category. It's just simpler now, which I'm sure has benefits too. Thanks for keeping it alive. Never less than 5 stars. ### 5/5 — Nice *2026-06-22, version 8.0.1* Love it ### 5/5 — Love access to ancient symbols. *2026-06-16, version 8.0.1* Love having access to ancient symbols. ### 5/5 — the BEST Unicode keyboard I have found *2026-05-08, version 8.0.1* This is the best Unicode viewer/keyboard I have found. After nearly 20 years of trying Unicode viewing/finding software this is the one that makes characters/symbols/glyphs readily available in the clearest way. Others that I’ve tried go part way but always full short. This is the one that is closest to perfection. Well worth the money — I would recommend it to anybody who needs to use unusual, uncommon or obscure Unicode symbols. ### 5/5 — I LOVE this app *2026-04-09, version 8.0.1* I love this app. Because it has almost all Unicode symbols! ### 5/5 — Perfeito!!! *2026-04-09* Excelente aplicativo, irrepreensível. Entretanto, não acho o caminho para desbloquear completamente o teclado. Por favor, orientem-me. **Developer response:** Thanks! In the app tap the More button, tap Settings, tap Categories, and tap a locked category to see the purchase prompt. ### 5/5 — ❤️ *2026-03-23, version 8.0.1* I love this app it helps a lot the best part is that there is no ads and that you can copy and paste them, people should make apps like these great job keep going!! (: ### 5/5 — best unicode app *2026-03-12, version 8.0.1* this app is the best unicode keyboard app on the appstore trust --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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