Char Info vs CIDR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Char Info
This utility app displays detailed information about Unicode characters. It provides symbols, descriptions, and various encoding formats like UTF-8, UTF-16, and HTML entities. Values can be easily copied for use in other applications.
- View Unicode Symbol
- Display Character
- Character Description
- Binary, Hex, Decimal Values
- UTF-8 and UTF-16 Encoding
- HTML Entity Format
- Copyable Values
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Char Info is a Utility that allows you to view Unicode Character information. For each Unicode Characters (code point), Char Info lists information such as its Unicode Symbol, its display character, its description, its binary, hex and decimal values in UTF-8 and UTF-16, and it HTML entity format. Char Info currently supports the Basic Latin (0 - 127) and Latin-1 Supplement (128 - 255) code blocks. This is a useful tool for software developers as a basic ASCII chart, as well as for web developers as a reference for HTML entity code. All values can be copied from Char Info, and pasted into another application.
CIDR
This utility calculates IP address ranges from an IP address and subnet mask. It supports IPv4 calculations, including prefix display, address range counts, and bit notation. Useful for quick CIDR notation checks and subnet mask conversions.
- IP address range calculation
- Subnet mask to CIDR conversion
- IPv4 prefix display
- Number of address ranges
- Bit notation display
- Quick reference table
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Calculate the IP address range from the IP address and subnet mask. It can be used to calculate IPv4 addresses, including prefix display, number of address ranges, and bit notation. CIDR calculation, when you want to check CIDR notation quickly. To convert subnet mask to CIDR notation. It can also be used as a quick reference table for subnet masks. Bit notation is also available, so it is suitable for learning IPv4.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Char Info at none against CIDR's 1. Char Info also leads on iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.6). CIDR's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 99 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. CIDR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Char Info asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Char Info against 5.0 for CIDR. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Char Info ships an update every 99 months, CIDR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and June 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Char Info | CIDR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 99 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ewert Technologies | ao-system, Inc. |
Customer experience
Char Info
CIDR
In-app purchases
Char Info
No in-app purchases
CIDR
- Remove Ads$1.99
