CharMap vs Conduit
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.
Conduit
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Conduit is a lightweight URL routing utility for people who build workflows across apps. Send data into Conduit with a custom conduit:// URL, capture the incoming parameters, then reuse those values in outbound routes to other apps. It is designed for app launchers, Shortcuts users, automation workflows, and anyone who works with custom URL schemes. Create routes with reusable parameter mappings, preview the generated outbound URL, and open the target app when you are ready. Add route names to incoming links to trigger saved routes automatically, and use callbacks to track successful or failed handoffs where supported. Features: • Capture incoming conduit:// URLs and inspect their parameters • Build outbound routes for custom URL schemes • Map incoming values into route parameters with templates • Preview generated URLs before opening target apps • Auto-trigger saved routes with route names • Store recent payloads for testing and reuse • Import and export route definitions as JSON • Support callback URLs for route results Conduit does not require an account and is designed to stay focused: receive data, transform it, and pass it on. Privacy policy: https://knowledge.shakingthehabitual.com/en/article/202-tree-to-csv-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Conduit at every 3 days against CharMap's every 4 months. Conduit also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 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, Conduit every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CharMap | Conduit |
|---|---|---|
| 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 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Conor Mulligan | Stuart Marshall |
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
Conduit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CharMap
No in-app purchases
Conduit
No in-app purchases








