Comparison

CharMap vs AppHunt

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

AppHunt

Easily compare App Store app, in-app purchase, and subscription prices across different regions. Track price history, set alerts for price drops, and follow developers for updates.

Highlights
  • Global app pricing reference
  • In-app purchase price comparison
  • Price history tracking
  • Price drop alerts
  • Developer tracking
  • Live exchange calculator
  • Shareable pricing posters
Features
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AppHunt helps you review regional reference pricing for App Store apps, in-app purchases, and subscription services more efficiently. You can search apps, compare pricing across regions, review price history, save items you care about, and create price alerts. For many in-app purchase items, AppHunt also helps you compare reference pricing across regions in a clearer way. AppHunt also provides reference pricing for iCloud+, Apple One, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and selected third-party subscription services. A built-in live exchange calculator helps you compare prices across currencies more quickly. You can also create wishlists, generate shareable pricing posters, and follow developers for new releases, version updates, and pricing changes. Key features include: 1. Global reference pricing for App Store apps 2. In-app purchase pricing references and regional comparison 3. Price history and lowest-price tracking 4. Favorites, wishlists, and price alerts 5. Developer tracking and change alerts 6. Apple subscription service references 7. Third-party subscription references and cost estimation 8. Live exchange calculator 9. Shareable pricing posters Note: AppHunt is an independent pricing reference tool and is not affiliated with Apple or any listed service provider. Information shown in the app is for comparison and research purposes only. Actual pricing, availability, plan contents, billing rules, tax treatment, and regional availability may vary. Please refer to the relevant service page and the actual App Store page for final information.

Screenshots

CharMap4 screens
AppHunt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CharMap at Free against AppHunt's $0.99. CharMap also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (56 vs 3). AppHunt's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CharMap is free to download; AppHunt costs $0.99 up front. AppHunt sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. CharMap asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AppHunt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CharMap has 56 ratings behind it against 3, 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 67% of AppHunt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CharMap ships an update every 4 months, AppHunt weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
CharMap versus AppHunt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharMapAppHunt
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.0 (56 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConor Mulligan智航 万

Customer experience

CharMap

All ratings56 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral8.9%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive53.0%
Neutral6.1%
Negative40.9%

AppHunt

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

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

AppHunt

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CharMap

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

AppHunt

One-time3
  • Buy the developer a small coffee$1.99
  • 请开发者喝咖啡(中杯)$3.99
  • Buy the developer a large coffee$9.99

Questions

Is CharMap free?
CharMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AppHunt free?
AppHunt costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CharMap or AppHunt?
AppHunt is rated higher. CharMap averages 4.0 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while AppHunt averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do CharMap or AppHunt have ads?
Neither CharMap nor AppHunt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CharMap or AppHunt?
CharMap ships an update every 4 months, and AppHunt weekly. Most recently, CharMap was updated on October 16, 2026 and AppHunt on October 17, 2026.

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