Unicode Pad Express vs Coptic Keyboard
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.
Coptic Keyboard
This keyboard app offers a native system experience for typing Coptic script on iOS devices. It includes customizable settings for auto-correction, capitalization, and font display, supporting both light and dark modes.
- Native system keyboard integration
- Supports Bohairic and Sahidic dialects
- Customizable auto-correction and capitalization
- Light and Dark Mode support
- Antinoou font display option
- '.' shortcut for punctuation
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This fully integrated Coptic Keyboard was designed for iPhone devices to look and function like a native system keyboard. Supports Light/Dark Mode. App has control settings for – Auto-Capitalization – Auto-Correction – Auto-Jinkim – Enable Caps Lock – Antinoou Font Display – ”.” Shortcut. Optimized for all iPhones
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Coptic Keyboard at 100% against Unicode Pad Express's 63%. Coptic Keyboard also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Unicode Pad Express's advantage is ratings volume (121 vs 18). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Coptic Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unicode Pad Express has 121 ratings behind it against 18, 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 100% of Coptic Keyboard's.
Unicode Pad Express ships an update every 7 months, Coptic Keyboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unicode Pad Express | Coptic Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (121 ratings) | 4.9 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 121 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ziga Kranjec | Mina D. Makar |
Customer experience
Unicode Pad Express
Coptic Keyboard
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
Coptic Keyboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Unicode Pad Express
No in-app purchases
Coptic Keyboard
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Unicode Pad Express free?
Is Coptic Keyboard free?
Which has better reviews, Unicode Pad Express or Coptic Keyboard?
Do Unicode Pad Express or Coptic Keyboard have ads?
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