Unicode Pad Express vs Symbol Keyboard for Message
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Unicode Pad Express
Access and insert a wide range of Unicode characters with this straightforward character map application. It provides a simpler interface for finding and using special symbols and text.
- Extensive character map
- Insert Unicode characters
- Simple interface
- Free version
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It is a simpler, free version of a more fully featured Unicode Pad Pro app.
Symbol Keyboard for Message
Add over 10,000 special symbols and characters to your messages and social media profiles. Customize bios, posts, and texts to stand out and impress your friends. Works across all your favorite apps.
- 10000+ cool symbols
- Customize social media bios
- Use in all apps
- Pimp Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
- Create custom text messages
- Personalize contact lists and calendars
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Coolest Symbol Keyboards for iOS! Input 10000+ Cool Symbols and pimp your instagram bios ,twitter profile, facebook, SMS, text! Impress your friends with special symbols and use it in your favourite social networking apps! Use in Everywhere, in twitter, instagram, texting and messaging ! You can also use it to customize your contact lists, calendar, folders, etc. Be COOL! Download Symbol Keyboard to access 10000+ symbols that work with all app! Write custom cool text messages to your friends with cool symbols keyboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Unicode Pad Express at none against Symbol Keyboard for Message's shown. Unicode Pad Express also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). Symbol Keyboard for Message's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (76% vs 63%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Unicode Pad Express against 4.7 for Symbol Keyboard for Message. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 121 and 75 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Unicode Pad Express's written reviews are positive against 76% of Symbol Keyboard for Message's.
Unicode Pad Express ships an update every 7 months, Symbol Keyboard for Message monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unicode Pad Express | Symbol Keyboard for Message |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (121 ratings) | 4.7 (75 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.8% of reviews | 75.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 121 — better | 75 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ziga Kranjec | 山 钟 |
Customer experience
Unicode Pad Express
Symbol Keyboard for Message
Bugs and requests
Unicode Pad Express
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes when clicking too many categories
- Some characters not showing
- Emojis are displayed as symbols
- Black boxes appear instead of symbols
- App not working after iOS updates
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- Copy options covered by ads
- Not iOS 8 compatible
- Symbols show as boxes since iOS 7
Requested features
18 requests- Add a search system (by name or code)
- Ability to favorite symbols
- Create custom keyboards
- Rename private use characters
- Make emojis into symbols
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- More characters without font issues
- Include all Unicode blocks
- Add sample pictures for unsupported glyphs
- Make the app a keyboard
- Add new emojis
- Make the app free (instead of paid pro)
- Add bookmarking for characters
- Ability to email bookmarked characters
- Update for lower iPod versions
- Choose text color
- Add keyboard functionality for other apps
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Symbol Keyboard for Message
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Unicode Pad Express
No in-app purchases
Symbol Keyboard for Message
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Unicode Pad Express free?
Is Symbol Keyboard for Message free?
Which has better reviews, Unicode Pad Express or Symbol Keyboard for Message?
Do Unicode Pad Express or Symbol Keyboard for Message have ads?
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