Authenticator+ vs Grapheme
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Authenticator+
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Authenticator+ is no longer actively maintained. We've built its successor: Keylet β 2FA Authenticator. Same makers, everything you're used to, but faster, fully private (nothing leaves your device), with passkey support and NO ads. Import your existing codes in one tap. Search "Keylet" on the App Store to make the switch.
Grapheme
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Grapheme is a pocket museum of the characters the world writes with, as Unicode records them. The entire code space is laid out in one grid, grouped by block and ready to wander. A COLLECTION FULL OF SURPRISES β’ The complete Unicode 16 code space, organized by block β’ Wander from Egyptian hieroglyphs to alchemical symbols, Byzantine musical notation, mahjong tiles, and emoji β’ Jump to any block instantly with the block picker, and pin the ones you visit most β’ Even characters your device has no font for get a meaningful placeholder glyph, so nothing shows up as an empty box CHARACTER DETAILS AT A TAP Tap any cell to see everything about that character: β’ Official Unicode name and block β’ Code point in U+ notation β’ Byte encodings: UTF-8, UTF-16 (BE and LE), UTF-32 (BE and LE) β’ HTML entity FAST SEARCH β’ Find characters by name: try βsnowmanβ, βdragonβ, or βpile of pooβ β’ Look up a code point directly by its hex value β’ Paste in any text to see the code points it breaks down into, including the ZWJ sequences inside an emoji FAVORITES β’ Mark characters you use often and come back to them in one tap WORKS COMPLETELY OFFLINE The full Unicode 16 character database ships inside the app. Browse, search, and inspect encodings anywhere, with no network connection required. MADE FOR DEVELOPERS, DESIGNERS, AND THE CURIOUS Debugging a text-encoding issue? Hunting for the perfect arrow, box-drawing character, or mathematical symbol? Exploring ancient scripts and the far reaches of the astral planes? Grapheme puts the entire Unicode standard at your fingertips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Grapheme at every 3 days against Authenticator+'s every 16 months. Authenticator+'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Authenticator+ ships an update every 16 months, Grapheme every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Authenticator+ | Grapheme |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 β better | 18.2 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio Fifteen | Hsingchien Cheng |
In-app purchases
Authenticator+
No in-app purchases
Grapheme
No in-app purchases
Questions
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