Comparison

CharMap vs QR Code Creator & Maker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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. • 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 and preview system fonts. • No ads, trackers, or analytics. Your data is stored on-device, and optionally synced across your private iCloud account.

About

QR Code Creator & Maker

Features
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QR Fusion helps you create, customise, save and scan QR codes in seconds. Share website links, Wi‑Fi details, contacts, calendar events, emails, SMS messages, phone numbers, locations or plain text from one simple app. Highlights: • Create QR codes for links, Wi‑Fi, contacts, email, SMS, calls, events and locations • Customise colours, gradients, frames, eye styles and logos for a polished look • Save your QR codes to Photos, share them instantly or copy content in one tap • Scan codes quickly with camera access, torch support and zoom controls • Revisit recent scans from built-in history • Enjoy a clean interface with dark mode support QR Fusion is ideal for everyday use, business, events and marketing. Create branded QR codes on iPhone and share information faster.

Screenshots

CharMap4 screens
QR Code Creator & Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CharMap at none against QR Code Creator & Maker's shown. QR Code Creator & Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CharMap ships an update every 5 months, QR Code Creator & Maker every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CharMap versus QR Code Creator & Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharMapQR Code Creator & Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConor MulliganMohamed Nagy

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
Show 7 more
  • 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
Show 15 more
  • 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

QR Code Creator & Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CharMap

No in-app purchases

None

QR Code Creator & Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CharMap free?
CharMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QR Code Creator & Maker free?
QR Code Creator & Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CharMap or QR Code Creator & Maker have ads?
QR Code Creator & Maker shows ads; CharMap does not.
Which is updated more often, CharMap or QR Code Creator & Maker?
CharMap ships an update every 5 months, and QR Code Creator & Maker every 6 months. Most recently, CharMap was updated on October 8, 2026 and QR Code Creator & Maker on October 2, 2026.

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