Technicode vs Cown Zoo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Technicode
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Technicode is a very fast, indexed representation of the official Unicode database. It contains over 39,000 Unicode characters, their symbols, numerical codes, names, version numbers, and descriptions. You can search by glyph, by approximate name, by version number, or by the numerical UTF-8 code. The clipboard holds an unlimited number of glyphs and codes. Tap a glyph or its code to add it to the clipboard, then paste the collected glyphs into another app on your device. There is comprehensive online help built into the app which describes every feature in detail. Universal app runs on both iPhone and iPad.
Cown Zoo
Enhance your mobile web browsing experience by creating, editing, and injecting custom scripts and stylesheets into any webpage within Safari. This app offers a mobile-native interface for simplified script management.
- Create custom scripts
- Edit user scripts
- Inject CSS to webpages
- Mobile-native interface
- GreaseMonkey script support
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Cown Zoo is an app that allows you to create, edit and inject scripts into any webpage on Safari. It's designed to be mobile-native as to simplify the usage and creation of user scripts and stylesheets on mobile devices. - Add your own JavaScript or CSS to any webpage - Edit script & CSS right in app - (Partial) support for GreaseMonkey scripts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cown Zoo at every 3 months against Technicode's every 8 months. Cown Zoo also leads on chart position (#147 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). Technicode's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Technicode costs $0.99 and Cown Zoo $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Technicode ships an update every 8 months, Cown Zoo every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Technicode | Cown Zoo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #147 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jim Haungs | Inkwire Tech Hangzhou Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Technicode
No in-app purchases
Cown Zoo
No in-app purchases
