Comparison

Unicode Pad vs Unicode Keyboard Type All Char

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Unicode Pad

Access and copy thousands of Unicode characters to use in any app. Create custom keyboards for frequently used symbols and share them with friends. Search characters by name, codepoint, or glyph, and view detailed descriptions.

Highlights
  • Copy characters to clipboard
  • Customizable keyboards
  • Share custom keyboards
  • Search characters by name/codepoint/glyph
  • View extended character descriptions
  • Thousands of symbols available
Read full description

Note: This app supports only in-app custom keyboards! For a fancier version which also supports iOS 8 and later custom keyboards, check out the Unicode Pad Pro app! • Tested on latest iOS 11 • Support for Unicode 11 standard • Copy characters to clipboard for use in other apps, like web, mail, chat, notes… practically any iOS app! • Notepad with customizable keyboards, for your often-used characters and for copying several characters at once. Great for casual writing, too! • Share your custom keyboards with your friends! • Send mail and tweets right from within the app! • Huge selection of symbols (thousands), in fact all that are available on your device. Database itself actually contains data for all Unicode characters (over 100,000), but only glyphs available in iOS system font are actually visible. • Quick acces to many groups of commonly used symbols! • Search for characters by name, hexadecimal codepoint or glyph! Find similar and related characters instantly! • Streamlined design, specifically optimized for each device. Support for all device orientations and Retina display. • Support for Backspace, New line, Shift and Alternate special keys on custom keyboards. • Custom keyboard sizes up to 6x16=96 keys. • View extended character descriptions on Wikipedia, right inside the app! This works particularly great for emoticons! • One universal application works on iPhone, iPod and iPad! • Reference booklet of characters available on modern computers! Paper Unicode maps are over 1000 pages long! • Developers: see which characters are available on your iOS device! • Great for scientific, mathematical and physics notation, handles many superscripts, subscripts and other symbols! • Excellent for phonetic notation! • Perfect for writing Unicode poetry! • Awesome for making interesting app names! • HTML entity names for relevant characters • UNIHAN english definitions for CJK ideograms for many characters • Flick left and right for next and previous characters in detail view • Affordable price!

About

Unicode Keyboard Type All Char

Easily input any character supported by Unicode, from global languages to symbols and emojis. This intuitive keyboard is compatible with all apps, offering a seamless experience for multilingual users and programmers.

Highlights
  • Full Unicode character support
  • Input global languages
  • Access symbols and emojis
  • User-friendly interface
  • Compatible with all apps
Features
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“A New Way to Explore the World of Characters at Your Fingertips!” This keyboard offers a seamless way to input any character supported by Unicode. From global languages to symbols and emojis, everything is now just a tap away. ■Key Features ・Full support for all Unicode characters ・User-friendly and intuitive interface ・Compatible with all apps ・Perfect for programmers and multilingual users Unleash the Infinite Possibilities! Let your creativity shine and explore the limitless world of text.

Screenshots

Unicode Pad4 screens
Unicode Keyboard Type All Char3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Unicode Keyboard Type All Char at Free against Unicode Pad's $2.99. Unicode Pad's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On 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

Unicode Keyboard Type All Char is free to download; Unicode Pad costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Unicode Pad holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Unicode Pad versus Unicode Keyboard Type All Char: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnicode PadUnicode Keyboard Type All Char
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (8 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZiga KranjecCROSSEDGE Inc.

Customer experience

Unicode Pad

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.6%
Negative18.7%

Unicode Keyboard Type All Char

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Unicode Pad

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • App crashes when selecting notepad
  • App crashes on startup
  • Scrolling is laggy
  • Custom keyboards take time to load
  • Characters not appearing on keyboard after adding
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  • Some symbols don't copy properly (show as boxes)
  • App won't update
  • App becomes very slow after updates
  • Custom keyboards are hard to see after update
  • Buttons disappear
  • Detail window cannot be closed
  • Glyph description length exceeds screen
  • App freezes and requires device reset
  • Favorites/copy buttons sometimes go invisible
  • Cannot get to clipboard to post to other apps
  • App doesn't work with Facebook
  • Characters not displayed (show as squares)

Requested features

15 requests
  • Ability to add keyboards to other apps
  • More space for custom keyboards
  • Integration with iOS keyboard
  • Add backspace/delete/return keys to custom keyboards
  • Ability to rearrange keys on custom keyboards
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  • Ability to remove custom keys while on the keyboard
  • Sort Unicode blocks numerically
  • Save/swap out keyboards from within the app
  • Option to hide iOS incompatible characters
  • Add space bar to custom keyboard layouts
  • Copy as HTML option
  • Precise selection and editing features
  • Macros for multiple keystrokes
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Unicode Keyboard Type All Char

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Unicode Pad

No in-app purchases

None

Unicode Keyboard Type All Char

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unicode Pad free?
Unicode Pad costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unicode Keyboard Type All Char free?
Unicode Keyboard Type All Char is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Unicode Pad or Unicode Keyboard Type All Char?
Unicode Pad is rated higher. Unicode Pad averages 3.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Unicode Keyboard Type All Char averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Unicode Pad or Unicode Keyboard Type All Char have ads?
Neither Unicode Pad nor Unicode Keyboard Type All Char shows ads.

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