Comparison

Symbol Keyboard vs Launcher with Multiple Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Symbol Keyboard

Access over 2000 unique Unicode symbols and characters with this app. It provides additional keyboards to easily insert special signs into your messages and documents.

Highlights
  • Over 2000 symbols
  • Extra keyboards
  • Unicode characters
  • Easy symbol insertion
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This app gives you extra keyboards with symbols. √ over 2000 symbols

About

Launcher with Multiple Widgets

This app allows extensive customization of your iPhone and iPad home and lock screens with powerful widgets. Access contacts, websites, apps, and perform actions with a single tap. Premium features offer dynamic icon changes, advanced organization, and unlimited widget creation.

Highlights
  • Customizable home and lock screen widgets
  • One-tap app launching
  • Contact shortcuts (call, message, email)
  • Website and location shortcuts
  • Shortcut app integration
  • Dynamic widget icons (premium)
  • Folders for organization (premium)
Features
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Launcher is the original app launching widget -- and still the best! Launcher puts your favorite apps, people, and actions one tap away: on your Home Screen, your Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, and on your Apple Watch. Top 10 Productivity App in over 80 countries and counting! Over 5 million downloads! "It belongs on everyone's iDevice for one-swipe access to favorites" - AppAdvice.com "One of the most flexible widgets out there." - Gizmodo.com "It will speed up your iOS usage in a real way." - Tidbits.com "One of the best time-saving apps out there." - BusinessInsider.com NEW: QUICK WIDGET (iOS 27) Launch any app or shortcut on your device straight from the widget, with no detour through the Launcher app. Choose your shortcuts, pick an icon size, and go. LIVE ACTIVITIES WIDGETS ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN AND DYNAMIC ISLAND Put launchers where you see them most. Launcher can keep your Live Activities widget running 24/7 by automatically restarting it throughout the day, so it's always there when you pick up your phone. With just a tap on a Launcher widget you can: - Call, message, email, and FaceTime the people you contact the most. - Get directions to specific locations or search for nearby businesses. - Quickly access your favorite websites. - Run Shortcuts, fire off a canned email or message, and perform actions inside your favorite apps. - Start playing your favorite music immediately with music launchers. - Launch any app on your device. WIDGETS FOR EVERY SCREEN - Home Screen widgets in small, medium, large, extra large portrait, and extra large (iPad) sizes. - Lock Screen widgets, both circular and rectangular. - Live Activities widgets for the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. - Quick Widget for direct launching of apps and shortcuts on iOS 27. - Apple Watch: initiate calls, messages, map directions, and music from your wrist. - Designed for the new look of iOS 26 and iOS 27, with icons that adapt to tinted, clear, and dark Home Screens. Unlock these features with Launcher Premium: - Change widget icons automatically based on day, time or location! Set up specific widget views for morning, weekends, home, work, gym, etc. and always have relevant launchers just a swipe away. - Change icon sizes from tiny to huge and fit dozens of launchers in a single widget. - Remove icon labels for a cleaner look. - Folders. Save space and keep your launchers more organized by grouping them into folders. - Stack widgets for better space utilization. - Backup and restore your launchers with iCloud. - Unlimited number of widgets! FREE FEATURES: - Customize your icons and backgrounds with colors or images. - Import wallpaper to create simulated transparent widget backgrounds. Optionally add a transparent color overlay. - Shortcut Launchers bring even more power to Launcher. Utilize the power of the Shortcuts app easily without the complexity. - Launch every app on your device. No more limits. - Settings shortcut launchers have the ability to launch to most screens in the Settings app. - One tap launchers for turning Wifi, Bluetooth, Low Power Mode, DND, Cellular Data, and Airplane Mode on and off. - Option to open Web Launchers in different web browsers. - Launcher triggers: Get a notification to launch an app at set times or locations. - Ability to create custom launchers for apps and actions that aren't yet supported. - Great accessibility for the sight-impaired. - Available in 12 languages. Please support further development on the app by unlocking Launcher Premium today. Thanks! Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.cromulentlabs.com/launcher/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Symbol Keyboard3 screens
Launcher with Multiple Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Symbol Keyboard at none against Launcher with Multiple Widgets's 10. Symbol Keyboard also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Launcher with Multiple Widgets's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Launcher with Multiple Widgets sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Symbol Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Symbol Keyboard against 4.5 for Launcher with Multiple Widgets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.3K and 3.4K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Symbol Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 73% of Launcher with Multiple Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Symbol Keyboard ships an update every 2 weeks, Launcher with Multiple Widgets every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Symbol Keyboard versus Launcher with Multiple Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSymbol KeyboardLauncher with Multiple Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.3K ratings) — better4.5 (3.4K ratings)
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews — better72.6% of reviews
Number of ratings7.3K — better3.4K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer山 钟Cromulent Labs, Inc

Customer experience

Symbol Keyboard

All ratings7,332 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews385 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral7.8%
Negative12.7%

Launcher with Multiple Widgets

All ratings3,382 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews1,381 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative20.9%

Bugs and requests

Symbol Keyboard

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Symbols not working outside the app
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add keyboard integration
  • Improve search and organization
  • Expand symbol and font library

Launcher with Multiple Widgets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Symbol Keyboard

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Launcher with Multiple Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • Launcher Premium Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Launcher Premium Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time7
  • Buy Greg a Song$0.99
  • Pro Version$1.99
  • Unlock Multiple Widgets$1.99
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  • Pro Version2 variants$2.99
  • Unlock Multiple Widgets$3.99
  • Premium Version Discounted$4.99
  • Premium Version$14.99

Questions

Is Symbol Keyboard free?
Symbol Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Launcher with Multiple Widgets free?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Symbol Keyboard or Launcher with Multiple Widgets?
Symbol Keyboard is rated higher. Symbol Keyboard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.3K ratings, while Launcher with Multiple Widgets averages 4.5 from 3.4K ratings.
Do Symbol Keyboard or Launcher with Multiple Widgets have ads?
Symbol Keyboard shows ads; Launcher with Multiple Widgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Symbol Keyboard or Launcher with Multiple Widgets?
Symbol Keyboard ships an update every 2 weeks, and Launcher with Multiple Widgets every 2 months. Most recently, Symbol Keyboard was updated on November 6, 2026 and Launcher with Multiple Widgets on November 5, 2026.

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