Reverse Text vs Symbol Keypad for Texting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reverse Text
Easily reverse any text message to prank friends or keep your communications private. This utility allows you to quickly flip words and sentences, then share them directly to social media or copy them to your clipboard.
- Reverse messages
- Correct reversed messages
- Copy text to clipboard
- Share to Twitter
- Share to Facebook
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Have you ever tried sending texts backwards? Maybe you want to mess with a friend or keep your message secret. Well it can be a hassle to think about typing out a long sentence in reverse. Now there is an app for that! Features: • Reverse a message or correct an already reversed message • Easily copy text to clipboard • Tweet or post to Facebook from within the app Reverse text is the perfect tool for pranking a friend or just looking at words backwards. If you have any questions or would like to report a problem, email us at appsupport@fletchercreations.com or visit us at http://fletchercreations.com/apps
Symbol Keypad for Texting
Easily insert a vast array of Unicode symbols and characters into your text messages and other applications. Explore thousands of symbols to express your information uniquely and enhance your communication.
- Access over 50,000 Unicode characters
- Thousands of unique symbols available
- Insert symbols into texts and other apps
- Express information uniquely
- Enhance communication with special characters
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Are you interested in Unicode symbols? There are over 50,000 characters and thousands of symbols. They can express your information totally.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Reverse Text at none against Symbol Keypad for Texting's shown. Reverse Text also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Symbol Keypad for Texting's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Symbol Keypad for Texting holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Symbol Keypad for Texting has 1.5K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Reverse Text's written reviews are positive against 81% of Symbol Keypad for Texting's.
Reverse Text ships an update every 3 months, Symbol Keypad for Texting fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reverse Text | Symbol Keypad for Texting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (26 ratings) | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 80.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Fletcher | 山 钟 |
Customer experience
Reverse Text
Symbol Keypad for Texting
Bugs and requests
Reverse Text
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Symbol Keypad for Texting
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keyboard not showing up properly on iPad
- Favorites and history not syncing correctly
- Some symbols not displaying correctly after iOS updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add more symbols, especially common fractions and Egyptian hieroglyphics
- Improve search functionality and navigation
- Add iPad support and optimize the UI for larger screens
- Allow customization of favorite symbols and their placement
- Provide an option to disable the dark mode
In-app purchases
Reverse Text
No in-app purchases
Symbol Keypad for Texting
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Reverse Text free?
Is Symbol Keypad for Texting free?
Which has better reviews, Reverse Text or Symbol Keypad for Texting?
Do Reverse Text or Symbol Keypad for Texting have ads?
Which is updated more often, Reverse Text or Symbol Keypad for Texting?
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