CharMap vs Uni!
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.
Uni!
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Uni! is a keyboard app that lets you easily output text in 20 different Unicode fonts. It's super simple! Just type alphanumeric characters with the Uni! keyboard to convert and output them in your favorite font! Uni! has only the features you truly need. We focused on being "Simple," "Secure," and "Easy." 【Features of Uni!】 ・Simple Functionality ・Convert alphanumeric characters and some symbols (!, ?, /, ~, ←,→,↑,↓) to your favorite Unicode font ・Register your favorite special characters and access them anytime With just these features, anyone can use it easily! ・Privacy & Security You Can Trust ・Completely offline operation thanks to its simplicity ・Predictive text and typed content are stored only on your device—no network data collection whatsoever No "Full Access" permission required! All input is processed entirely on your device! ・Easy Setup ・Enable the keyboard in just 2 steps! (Instructions are provided in the app) ・Once enabled, no need to open the app again ・The only settings are reordering your favorite fonts and registering characters That's all there is to it! We focused on letting you quickly access your favorite fonts! 【About In-App Purchases】 Uni! is free to use. The free version displays banner ads within the app. Also, registering more than 10 characters requires watching a video ad each time. An in-app purchase (¥120) is available to remove all ads and restrictions. 【Important Notes】 ・About Data Uni! stores data only on your device. If you delete the app or reset your device, all registered characters and font order settings will be deleted and reset to default. ・About Character Display Some converted characters may not display correctly or may appear differently depending on the environment or device. Please be aware of this in advance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CharMap at none against Uni!'s 1. CharMap also leads on ads (none vs shown). Uni!'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price 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. Uni! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CharMap asks for nothing beyond the download.
CharMap ships an update every 4 months, Uni! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CharMap | Uni! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (57 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Conor Mulligan | POYOFARM |
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
Uni!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CharMap
No in-app purchases
Uni!
- Premium Pack$0.99









