Comparison

Unicode viewer vs Symbols

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

Head to head
About

Unicode viewer

Explore the full range of Unicode characters from U+0000 to U+FFFF. This utility app provides a simple interface to view and understand various characters.

Highlights
  • View Unicode characters
  • Supports U+0000 to U+FFFF range
  • Simple interface
  • Character exploration
Features
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Unicode viewer, can view unicode $0000 ~ $FFFF

About

Symbols

Access and discover a vast collection of Unicode characters. Find specific symbols, view their HTML and Unicode information, and save frequently used characters to a favorites list for quick access.

Highlights
  • Access all Unicode characters
  • View HTML and Unicode info
  • Search for specific characters
  • Add characters to Favorites
  • Copy characters easily
Features
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Fancy fonts for your bio, posts and messages, and every symbol one tap away. Turn any text into cool, aesthetic letters: bold, italic, cursive, gothic, Ⓒⓘⓡⓒⓛⓔⓓ and more, frame your name with decorations, and add cute kaomoji text faces. Then search, copy and paste more than 26,000 special characters: arrows, hearts, stars, check marks, math signs, currency signs, letters from every script and more, straight from the Unicode 18 standard. FANCY TEXT • Type anything and copy it as fancy letters in Ⓒⓘⓡⓒⓛⓔⓓ and more • 23 text styles: bold, italic, script, gothic, double-struck, circled, squared, wide, small caps, upside down, strikethrough and more • Paste it anywhere: bios, messages, posts and notes • Bold, Italic and Strikethrough are free; every style comes with Symbols Pro DECORATIONS AND KAOMOJI • Frame your name with more than 30 decorations: stars, hearts, sparkles, brackets and more • Over 80 kaomoji text faces for every mood: happy, love, sad, angry, shy, animals and more • Tap to copy, then paste into your bio, nickname or chat • A few decorations and faces in every group are free; all of them come with Symbols Pro FIND ANY CHARACTER • Search by name ("arrow", "check mark", "degree") or by hex code ("2192") • Browse all 249 Unicode blocks, or group by category • Filter by letters, marks, numbers, punctuation, symbols or spaces COPY IT YOUR WAY • Tap any character to copy it instantly, with optional sound and haptic feedback • Long-press to copy its code: Unicode (U+2192), HTML (→), HTML hex, CSS, Swift or JavaScript • Share characters to any app SYMBOLS KEYBOARD • Type any character in any app with the Symbols keyboard • Characters are grouped into symbols, punctuation, numbers, letters, marks and spaces • Symbols never records what you type FAVORITES AND HISTORY • Save the characters you use most to Favorites • Every character you copy is kept in History, ready to use again SYMBOLS PRO • No ads • All 23 Fancy Text styles • Every decoration and kaomoji • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with your favorite and recent characters • Your Favorites and Recents inside the Symbols keyboard Symbols Pro is available as a weekly or monthly auto-renewable subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app and may vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings at any time after purchase. Any unused part of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kreatimont.com/apps/symbols/privacy.html

Screenshots

Unicode viewer2 screens
Symbols4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Symbols at 4.5 against Unicode viewer's 3.0. Symbols also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 12 months). Unicode viewer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Symbols holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Unicode viewer's written reviews are positive against 75% of Symbols's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unicode viewer ships an update every 12 months, Symbols every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Unicode viewer versus Symbols: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnicode viewerSymbols
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (5 ratings)4.5 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings511 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeramtb fateAlexandr Nadtoka

Customer experience

Unicode viewer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral60.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

Symbols

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

None

Unicode viewer

No in-app purchases

None

Symbols

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unicode viewer free?
Unicode viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Symbols free?
Symbols is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Unicode viewer or Symbols?
Symbols is rated higher. Unicode viewer averages 3.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Symbols averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Unicode viewer or Symbols have ads?
Symbols shows ads; Unicode viewer does not.
Which is updated more often, Unicode viewer or Symbols?
Unicode viewer ships an update every 12 months, and Symbols every 3 days. Most recently, Unicode viewer was updated on October 6, 2026 and Symbols on October 9, 2026.

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