Comparison

Unicode Character Viewer vs DLVGuide for Dreamlight

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

Head to head
About

Unicode Character Viewer

Explore and discover the vast world of Unicode characters and glyphs. Search for specific characters, view their variations across different fonts on your device, and save your favorites for quick access. Compose text strings using any Unicode character.

Highlights
  • Search by glyph title
  • View glyph variations in different fonts
  • Mark glyphs as favorites
  • Add glyphs to a draft text editor
  • Identify glyphs in strings
  • Explore downloadable iOS fonts
Features
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This app lets you explore the world of Unicode glyphs. The languages of the world contain some beautiful letter forms, and Unicode Character Viewer gives you an easy way to search for characters, mark your favourites, and share them with others. Browse all the fonts in your iOS device, and every glyph supported by each of those fonts. * Search by glyph title. * View variations of a glyph in different fonts. * Mark glyphs as favorites for easy reference. * View all the variations of a glyph in all fonts that support it. * Add glyphs to a draft text editor for composing a string using any Unicode characters. * Identify glyphs in strings you find. * Explore the 283+ downloadable iOS 7 fonts. This app is perfect for finding interesting characters to use in text messages, social media, or within apps. ​​ (The icon is Unicode code point 0x273E, entitled SIX PETALLED BLACK AND WHITE FLORETTE).

About

DLVGuide for Dreamlight

This fan-made guide helps players organize their tasks and track in-game items in Dreamlight Valley. It provides details on characters, collectibles, crafting, and resource locations to enhance gameplay.

Highlights
  • Track daily character discussions
  • Manage character favorite items
  • Catalog game collectibles
  • Information on critters, meals, and ingredients
  • Details on gems, flowers, fish, and crafting materials
  • Locate resources and crafting recipes
Features
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This unofficial fan-made app DLV Guide is designed to help you stay organized and on top of your daily tasks in the world of Dreamlight Valley. It lets you keep track of your daily discussions with the characters you've met, their favorite things, as well as all the details about the game's collectibles, critters, meals, ingredients, gems, flowers, fish, crafting materials, and crafting recipes. You will have everything you need to find the ingredients required for all the meals, as well as the location of the ingredients, fish, gems and flowers and the materials needed to craft items. This app is fan-made and not affiliated with Dreamlight Valley licensors. The information provided within this app is unofficial and for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not intended for commercial use. All trademarks and copyrights associated are the property of their respective owners.

Screenshots

Unicode Character Viewer4 screens
DLVGuide for Dreamlight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DLVGuide for Dreamlight at Free against Unicode Character Viewer's $1.99. DLVGuide for Dreamlight also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (63% vs 31%). Unicode Character Viewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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

DLVGuide for Dreamlight is free to download; Unicode Character Viewer costs $1.99 up front. DLVGuide for Dreamlight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Unicode Character Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DLVGuide for Dreamlight holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Unicode Character Viewer's written reviews are positive against 63% of DLVGuide for Dreamlight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unicode Character Viewer ships an update every 3 months, DLVGuide for Dreamlight every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Unicode Character Viewer versus DLVGuide for Dreamlight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnicode Character ViewerDLVGuide for Dreamlight
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (53 ratings)3.9 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.0% of reviews63.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53 — better35
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFall Day Software Inc.Luis Miranda

Customer experience

Unicode Character Viewer

All ratings53 ratings
Positive37.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative60.4%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive31.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative64.8%

DLVGuide for Dreamlight

All ratings35 ratings
Positive68.6%
Neutral17.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral23.3%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

Unicode Character Viewer

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Cannot view glyphs on OTF files
  • Does not come out as an installed font
  • Only shows Apple standard fonts
  • Does not find all installed fonts
  • Does not work with downloaded fonts
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  • Pastes as a box on Word or Pages
  • App crashes
  • App crashes when typing 'Me' in Browse characters
  • App crashes after new update
  • Does not work with Procreate
  • Downloaded fonts do not show up
  • Characters turn out to be something different after copy/paste
  • Not working with recent Cricut Design Space update
  • Freezes when loading fonts
  • Does not work on iOS 15

Requested features

10 requests
  • Update to work with iOS 14
  • Ability to favorite fonts
  • Add instructions on how to add aftermarket font files
  • Fix glitch where characters change after pasting
  • Update to work with Cricut's latest update
Show 5 more
  • Make app compatible with iOS 15
  • Fix freezing issue
  • Allow adding custom fonts
  • Easier browsing of named Unicode blocks
  • Ability to mark blocks as favorites

DLVGuide for Dreamlight

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Unicode Character Viewer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DLVGuide for Dreamlight

One-time1
  • Remove ads$3.99

Questions

Is Unicode Character Viewer free?
Unicode Character Viewer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DLVGuide for Dreamlight free?
DLVGuide for Dreamlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Unicode Character Viewer or DLVGuide for Dreamlight?
DLVGuide for Dreamlight is rated higher. Unicode Character Viewer averages 2.5 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while DLVGuide for Dreamlight averages 3.9 from 35 ratings.
Do Unicode Character Viewer or DLVGuide for Dreamlight have ads?
Neither Unicode Character Viewer nor DLVGuide for Dreamlight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unicode Character Viewer or DLVGuide for Dreamlight?
Unicode Character Viewer ships an update every 3 months, and DLVGuide for Dreamlight every 2 months. Most recently, Unicode Character Viewer was updated on October 14, 2026 and DLVGuide for Dreamlight on October 14, 2026.

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