Symbol Pad Pro vs Emoji for Message
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Symbol Pad Pro
Access a vast library of over 50,000 unique characters and symbols, including over 10,000 text pictures. Easily find and use special characters for enhanced communication and creativity.
- Over 50,000 characters
- Over 2,000 symbols
- Over 10,000 text pictures
- Access to special characters
- Enhanced communication tools
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This app gives you extra pictures and symbols. √ Over 50000 Characters √ Over 2000 Symbols √ Over 10000 Text Pictures
Emoji for Message
Enhance your messages with a vast collection of emojis, text faces, and symbols. Access over 1000 emoticons, 200 text faces, and thousands of unique symbols to personalize your communication.
- 1000+ Emoticons
- 200+ Text Faces
- 2000+ Symbols
- 50000+ Characters
- Extra Keyboards
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This app gives you extra keyboards with emojis and symbols. √ Over 1000 Emoticons √ Over 200 Text Faces √ Over 2000 Symbols √ Over 50000 Characters
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Emoji for Message at Free against Symbol Pad Pro's $0.99. Emoji for Message also leads on ratings volume (6K vs 115) and review sentiment (85% vs 68%). Symbol Pad Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Emoji for Message is free to download; Symbol Pad Pro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Symbol Pad Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emoji for Message has 6K ratings behind it against 115, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Symbol Pad Pro's written reviews are positive against 85% of Emoji for Message's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Symbol Pad Pro ships an update every 2 months, Emoji for Message monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Symbol Pad Pro | Emoji for Message |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (115 ratings) — better | 4.6 (6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.9% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 115 | 6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #28 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 山 钟 | 山 钟 |
Customer experience
Symbol Pad Pro
Emoji for Message
Bugs and requests
Symbol Pad Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Emoji for Message
Reported bugs
2 issues- Keyboard not showing up for some users
- Issues with certain apps/platforms
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to submit custom characters
- Implement a favorites or recents section
- Integrate keyboard directly into messaging apps
- Add dark mode option
In-app purchases
Symbol Pad Pro
No in-app purchases
Emoji for Message
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Symbol Pad Pro free?
Is Emoji for Message free?
Which has better reviews, Symbol Pad Pro or Emoji for Message?
Do Symbol Pad Pro or Emoji for Message have ads?
Which is updated more often, Symbol Pad Pro or Emoji for Message?
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