Emoji for Message vs Symbol Keyboard+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Symbol Keyboard+
Add thousands of unique Unicode text symbols and signs to your messages, social media posts, and more. This keyboard works system-wide, allowing you to easily insert cool text art and emojis into any application. Boost your creativity and impress your friends with unique content.
- Thousands of Unicode text symbols
- Works in all apps system-wide
- Create custom keyboards
- Dark mode compatible
- No ads or data collection
- Regular updates with new symbols
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Thousands of symbols in a keyboard that can be used in all apps! √ √ Include cool text symbols and signs in your messages (the keyboard works in every app). Your friends will be amazed. √ Write awesome posts with great symbols on your favorite social network √ Boost your audience and your creativity. Ideal for getting more followers! √ A great variety of text symbols (math, signs, emoticons, emojis, hieroglyphs, ...) The keyboard does NOT collect any data. The keyboard does NOT ask for full access. Your privacy matters. There are no ads in this app. Install the keyboard once, and enjoy in all apps. Simply switch keyboard to access the symbols. Symbols Keyboard can: • be used in every app. The keyboard works system-wide. • be used in dark mode • allow you to create your own keyboard with your favorite symbols for quick access • boost your creativity • impress your friends when you send them cool messages ツ • enlighten your day \(ツ)/ I will update the app regularly with new symbols, new signs and new functionalities. John - --------- The terms of use & privacy policy can be found here: https://fkeyboard.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Emoji for Message at none against Symbol Keyboard+'s 3. Emoji for Message also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (6K vs 1.7K). Symbol Keyboard+'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Symbol Keyboard+ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Emoji for Message asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Emoji for Message against 4.5 for Symbol Keyboard+. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6K and 1.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Emoji for Message's written reviews are positive against 87% of Symbol Keyboard+'s.
Emoji for Message ships an update monthly, Symbol Keyboard+ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Emoji for Message | Symbol Keyboard+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6K ratings) — better | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews | 86.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6K — better | 1.7K |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 山 钟 | iSolid apps |
Customer experience
Emoji for Message
Symbol Keyboard+
User reviews
Emoji for Message
From 6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Used for videos
- ✨ Cute and free
- 🎨 Lots of symbols and languages
- 📱 Easy to use keyboard
- 💯 Amazing and functional
Room to improve
- 🤔 Needs more customization
- 🐛 Stopped working for some users
- 🔍 Hard to find specific emojis
- ⚠️ Unskippable ads
Symbol Keyboard+
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Useful for math and symbols
- 👍 Lots of symbol options
- 🔒 Doesn't collect user data
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Fun and entertaining
Room to improve
- 💰 Paywall for full access
- 🔒 Limited free access period
- 👎 Forced reviews to unlock features
- 👎 Cluttered interface with too many keyboards
- 👎 Missing important math symbols
Bugs and 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
Symbol Keyboard+
Reported bugs
2 issues- Keyboard not working consistently across apps
- Finicky performance and navigation
Requested features
4 requests- Full subscript keyboard with all letters
- Option to disable/reorder keyboards
- More math and science symbols
- Astrology symbol keyboard
In-app purchases
Emoji for Message
No in-app purchases
Symbol Keyboard+
- Symbols$2.991 Month
- Symbols3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Symbols$16.99
Questions
Is Emoji for Message free?
Is Symbol Keyboard+ free?
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