Comparison

CharMap vs BlueScan Pro

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 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.

About

BlueScan Pro

Features
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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.

Screenshots

CharMap4 screens
BlueScan Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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 4 months, BlueScan Pro every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CharMap versus BlueScan Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharMapBlueScan Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (56 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConor MulliganVolkov 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
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

BlueScan Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CharMap

No in-app purchases

None

BlueScan Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CharMap free?
CharMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlueScan Pro free?
BlueScan Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CharMap or BlueScan Pro have ads?
Neither CharMap nor BlueScan Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CharMap or BlueScan Pro?
CharMap ships an update every 4 months, and BlueScan Pro every 10 days. Most recently, CharMap was updated on October 16, 2026 and BlueScan Pro on October 1, 2026.

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