CharMap vs BlueScan Pro
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.
BlueScan Pro
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Quickly scan nearby Bluetooth devices and visualize them on your building’s floorplan. BlueScan Pro is a powerful utility for IT professionals, facilities teams, and anyone who needs to identify and monitor Bluetooth devices inside buildings. Whether you're auditing assets, checking beacon placement, or analyzing signal distribution, BlueScan Pro gives you a fast, intuitive way to see everything — all in real time. What BlueScan Pro Does • Scans for nearby Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices • Displays real-time device signal strength (RSSI) and identifiers Use Cases • Indoor asset tracking & IT equipment audits • Beacon deployment validation • Bluetooth signal diagnostics • Facility security assessments No signup required. Fast, secure, and private. Try BlueScan Pro today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BlueScan Pro at every 10 days against CharMap's every 4 months. BlueScan Pro also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CharMap ships an update every 4 months, BlueScan Pro every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CharMap | BlueScan Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (56 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Conor Mulligan | Volkov Alexander |
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
BlueScan Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CharMap
No in-app purchases
BlueScan Pro
No in-app purchases









