Character Writer vs CRAFTBOXX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Character Writer
This app provides a specialized keyboard for easy access to over 500 special characters, including Greek letters, math symbols, and pictographs. It offers document syncing, dark mode, word count, and various export options for iPad users.
- Access to 500+ special characters
- Custom keyboard for special characters
- iCloud document sync
- Dark theme and automatic theme switching
- Word count and adjustable font size
- Multiple export options (copy, print, email, social)
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Character Writer is an elegant text editor and the best way to work with special characters on the iPad. Character Writer's custom keyboard offers you easy access to over 500 special characters while you type. Designed with style and function in mind, Character Writer is the perfect productivity tool for anyone who writes anything on their iPad. Features Include: • Easy Access to hundreds of special Characters: - Full upper and lower case Greek alphabet - Math Symbols - Digits -> Fractions, superscript and subscript numbers - Pictographs - Letter like symbols & many more • Document Sync - iCloud support • Advanced Writing Technologies: - Dark theme (perfect for nighttime writing) - Automatic theme switching - Word Count - Integrated keyboard arrow keys for precision cursor placement - Adjustable font size • A Full Range of Export Options: - Copy Text - Print - Email as Text - Email as Attachment - Tweet - Post to Facebook - Open In... The all new Character Writer has been a long time in development. It was originally born out of the frustration normally produced by attempting to compose technical reports on the iPad, which previously required special characters to be copied and pasted individually from a webpage.
CRAFTBOXX
Streamline your craft business with this app for planning, documenting, and tracking time. Easily plan projects, send employee information, and allow clients to approve work digitally. Save hours weekly with efficient workflow management and offline capabilities.
- Project planning and employee information distribution
- Client approval and digital acceptance protocols
- Time tracking for work and breaks
- Digital documentation with photos and materials
- Offline-first functionality
- Automatic synchronization with planner
- Personalized customer support
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Your craftsmen app for planning, documentation and time tracking. Plan projects with our office planner and send your employees all the information they need via app. They can get the work done, document it and get it approved by clients. Save 3-4 hours a week right from the start! Top app features: - Clear overview of appointments and their status - Navigation to the client location - Time tracking for working hours and breaks - Digital documentation with photos, notes, used materials - Digital acceptance protocol - Automatic synchronisation with the planner - Notifications about changes - Offline-first: works even without Internet … and many more features in the Craftboxx Planner. Bonus: personalised customer support Call us and one of us will pick up and help. No endless forwarding, where no one is in charge. Here’s what our happy customers say: Great software! Absolutely suitable for craft businesses. Simple, intuitive and so cool to use. It’s even fun! - Marcel Hofmann Added value from day 1 Brilliant app! Has helped and given my business incredible structure. Customer service is also top notch. The team is very knowledgeable and personally responsive to our needs. I can really recommend Craftboxx to any business. - Theresa Download the app and see if we’re a good fit or get in touch: frage@craftboxx.de Happy planning, Your Craftboxx team
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CRAFTBOXX at Free against Character Writer's $0.99. CRAFTBOXX also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 23%) and rating (5.0 vs 3.8). Character Writer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On 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
CRAFTBOXX is free to download; Character Writer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CRAFTBOXX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Character Writer's written reviews are positive against 67% of CRAFTBOXX's.
Character Writer ships an update every 11 months, CRAFTBOXX every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Character Writer | CRAFTBOXX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Armchair Engineering | Craftboxx GmbH |
Customer experience
Character Writer
CRAFTBOXX
In-app purchases
Character Writer
No in-app purchases
CRAFTBOXX
No in-app purchases
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