Unicode Pad Express vs WhatStats
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.
WhatStats
Analyze your WhatsApp chat history with detailed statistics and visualizations. Discover message patterns, emoji usage, and create shareable summaries of your conversations. Offers a Spotify Wrapped-style experience for your chats.
- Track message counts and participants
- Analyze messages per participant
- Visualize message activity over time
- Spotify Wrapped-style chat summaries
- Emoji usage patterns and favorites
- Dark mode and intuitive UI
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Turn any chat into a Wrapped-style recap. WhatStats analyzes the chats you export and shows who talks the most, who replies fastest, your favorite emojis, and when your chat is most active. FREE vs PRO: your first chat analysis is free. WhatStats Pro (one-time purchase or weekly subscription) unlocks unlimited analyses and the full Wrapped story. NEW: CHAT WRAPPED • A cinematic story of your chat, slide by slide • Total messages and messages per day • Who starts the most conversations • Who takes the longest to reply • Your chat's "ghosting champions" • Emoji favorites and usage patterns • Most active hours and your chat timeline • Share images or export your Wrapped as a video STATISTICS • Total messages and participants per chat • Messages and share of messages per participant • Date of the first message • Charts by day, week, month and hour PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your chats are analyzed on your device. Chat contents are never uploaded to a server. HOW TO IMPORT A CHAT 1. Open the chat in WhatsApp 2. Tap the chat name, then "Export Chat" 3. Choose "Without Media" 4. In the share sheet, choose WhatStats WHATSTATS PRO Unlock the full Wrapped story, unlimited analyses, emoji analysis, share images and video export with a one-time purchase or a weekly subscription. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://julianbeck.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-for-WhatStats-15696d29972e801597d8ecd2faa8a25e WhatStats is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by WhatsApp or Meta Platforms, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Unicode Pad Express at 63% against WhatStats's 18%. Unicode Pad Express also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). WhatStats's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). On price and ads 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. WhatStats sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Unicode Pad Express asks for nothing beyond the download.
Unicode Pad Express holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unicode Pad Express has 130 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Unicode Pad Express's written reviews are positive against 18% of WhatStats's.
Unicode Pad Express ships an update every 7 months, WhatStats every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unicode Pad Express | WhatStats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (130 ratings) — better | 2.8 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.8% of reviews — better | 18.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 130 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ziga Kranjec | Julian Beck |
Customer experience
Unicode Pad Express
WhatStats
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
WhatStats
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Unicode Pad Express
No in-app purchases
WhatStats
- WhatsStats Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- WhatStats Pro$14.99
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