Comparison

CharMap vs Conduit

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

Conduit

Features
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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

Screenshots

CharMap4 screens
Conduit4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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, Conduit every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CharMap versus Conduit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharMapConduit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (56 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConor MulliganStuart 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
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

Conduit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CharMap

No in-app purchases

None

Conduit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CharMap free?
CharMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Conduit free?
Conduit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CharMap or Conduit have ads?
Neither CharMap nor Conduit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CharMap or Conduit?
CharMap ships an update every 4 months, and Conduit every 3 days. Most recently, CharMap was updated on October 16, 2026 and Conduit on October 3, 2026.

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