Comparison

CharMap vs Time Dot

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

Time Dot

Features
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Time Dot makes it easy to compare multiple time zones and plan meetings across the world. Just drag to find the right time and instantly see what it means in Korea, New York, London, and more. Turn compared times into events, share them to your default calendar, or send schedules to friends and teammates anywhere. From global team meetings to travel plans and catch-ups across continents, Time Dot keeps every time zone clear at a glance. Key Features - Compare multiple time zones at once - Explore times quickly with a simple drag - Create events from compared times - Share schedules to your default calendar - Send events to friends and teammates worldwide

Screenshots

CharMap4 screens
Time Dot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Time Dot at 15.1 against CharMap's 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CharMap versus Time Dot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharMapTime Dot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (57 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConor MulliganChanhee Jeong

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
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

Time Dot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CharMap

No in-app purchases

None

Time Dot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CharMap free?
CharMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Dot free?
Time Dot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CharMap or Time Dot have ads?
Neither CharMap nor Time Dot shows ads.

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