Comparison

Unicode viewer vs Grapheme

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

Grapheme

Features
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Grapheme is a pocket museum of the characters the world writes with, as Unicode records them. The entire code space is laid out in one grid, grouped by block and ready to wander. A COLLECTION FULL OF SURPRISES • The complete Unicode 16 code space, organized by block • Wander from Egyptian hieroglyphs to alchemical symbols, Byzantine musical notation, mahjong tiles, and emoji • Jump to any block instantly with the block picker, and pin the ones you visit most • Even characters your device has no font for get a meaningful placeholder glyph, so nothing shows up as an empty box CHARACTER DETAILS AT A TAP Tap any cell to see everything about that character: • Official Unicode name and block • Code point in U+ notation • Byte encodings: UTF-8, UTF-16 (BE and LE), UTF-32 (BE and LE) • HTML entity FAST SEARCH • Find characters by name: try “snowman”, “dragon”, or “pile of poo” • Look up a code point directly by its hex value • Paste in any text to see the code points it breaks down into, including the ZWJ sequences inside an emoji FAVORITES • Mark characters you use often and come back to them in one tap WORKS COMPLETELY OFFLINE The full Unicode 16 character database ships inside the app. Browse, search, and inspect encodings anywhere, with no network connection required. MADE FOR DEVELOPERS, DESIGNERS, AND THE CURIOUS Debugging a text-encoding issue? Hunting for the perfect arrow, box-drawing character, or mathematical symbol? Exploring ancient scripts and the far reaches of the astral planes? Grapheme puts the entire Unicode standard at your fingertips.

Screenshots

Unicode viewer2 screens
Grapheme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Unicode viewer at none against Grapheme's shown. Unicode viewer also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.2). Grapheme's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 12 months). On price, 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

Unicode viewer ships an update every 12 months, Grapheme every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Unicode viewer versus Grapheme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnicode viewerGrapheme
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeramtb fateHsingchien Cheng

In-app purchases

None

Unicode viewer

No in-app purchases

None

Grapheme

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unicode viewer free?
Unicode viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grapheme free?
Grapheme is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unicode viewer or Grapheme have ads?
Grapheme shows ads; Unicode viewer does not.
Which is updated more often, Unicode viewer or Grapheme?
Unicode viewer ships an update every 12 months, and Grapheme every 3 days. Most recently, Unicode viewer was updated on October 6, 2026 and Grapheme on September 24, 2026.

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