CharMap vs equalize
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CharMap
Explore and manage Unicode characters with this utility. Organize favorites, view details, and copy characters to your clipboard. Use the custom keyboard to insert them anywhere and sync collections across devices.
- Browse curated character categories
- Organize favorite characters
- View character details and copy to clipboard
- Insert characters with custom keyboard
- Discover characters and blocks
- Sync collections across devices
- Preview system fonts
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CharMap allows to you discover, organize, and use unicode characters. FEATURES • Browse a collection of curated character categories, and organize your favourite characters into custom collections. • View character details and copy characters to the clipboard in a variety of formats. • Enable the CharMap keyboard to insert characters wherever custom keyboards are supported. • Discover unicode characters and blocks using a dedicated unicode browser. • Automatically sync your collections between devices. • Quickly access your custom collections using the collection widget. • Browse system fonts and view font metadata. • No ads, trackers, or analytics. Your data is stored on-device, and optionally synced across your private iCloud account.
equalize
Easily create and share LaTeX or TeX equations with a simple jotting interface. Export them as vector or pixel images for professional diagrams, notes, or presentations.
- Jot down LaTeX/TeX equations
- Drag and drop equations
- Share sheet integration
- Multiple color options
- Vector export
- Pixel export
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Ever needed to send someone an equation they asked for? Want to add them to a note, but can't read your own handwriting? Put them in a diagram that is supposed to look professional? Use them im a presentation on iPad? Just jot down some LaTeX or TeX equations and drag them to where you want them or use the share sheet. Includes multiple colors, vector and pixel export
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: equalize at 100% against CharMap's 53%. equalize also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). CharMap's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (56 vs 2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. equalize sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. CharMap asks for nothing beyond the download.
equalize holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CharMap has 56 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of CharMap's written reviews are positive against 100% of equalize's.
CharMap ships an update every 4 months, equalize every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CharMap | equalize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (56 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Conor Mulligan | Hans Schulein |
Customer experience
CharMap
equalize
Bugs and requests
CharMap
Reported bugs
12 issues- Characters omitted in other apps
- Keyboard looks like white rectangle in some apps
- Private Use Area characters not shown
- Collections feature quit working
- App crashes every time it's opened
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- App crashes on iPad Pro
- App crashes on iPad
- Everything gone after update
- App doesn't open after update
- Some symbols are not shown
- Keyboard not showing up immediately
- Preferences -> font closes app
Requested features
20 requests- Add return/enter key
- Batch add characters to collections
- Multi-font support
- Unicode 18.0 support
- Add Unicode 17.0
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- Ability to select characters with single click
- Add 'raised to the power of x' symbol
- Add superscripts in letter, equation, and inequality form
- Option to format characters (LTR/RTL)
- Make fonts usable in 'Unicode'
- Implement custom font API
- Search for character option
- Search by character name
- Add Sutton SignWriting block
- Add symbol search
- Update UI with SF symbols
- Add dark mode support
- Rename collections
- Backup and Restore collections
- Put collections on top of list when using as keyboard
equalize
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CharMap
No in-app purchases
equalize
- Pro$0.99
- Coffee Tip$0.99
