Symbols vs Matytalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Symbols
Easily access and insert over 3000 special characters, emojis, and math symbols not found on your standard keyboard. Quickly find any glyph using search or browse by category, and save your favorites for instant access across all your devices.
- Over 3000 special characters
- Custom keyboard extension
- Search by Unicode name
- Favorite symbols
- iCloud sync for favorites
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All the symbols you need are just one tap away. Need a special character that’s not available on system keyboard? Use Symbols to quickly find and paste it. ● Choose from over 3000 special characters sorted by category. ● Access symbols instantly in any other app with custom Symbols keyboard. ● Use search inside the app to quickly find a glyph you need by its Unicode name. ● Press & hold to mark a symbol as favorite. ● Access Recent and Favorite symbols on all your devices (iCloud sync).
Matytalk
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Proven Educational System: Matytalk's curriculum has undergone eight years of market practice and iterative optimization, making it particularly suited for second language learners. This long-term development and improvement ensure the quality and adaptability of the teaching content, making the curriculum system mature, comprehensive, and efficient. High Standard Teaching Team: All instructors are native English speakers with at least five years of online English teaching experience and hold TESOL/TEFL certifications (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages/Teaching English as a Foreign Language). This strict selection criterion ensures high-quality instruction, enabling each student to learn effectively under professional guidance. Educational and Fun Learning Environment: Matytalk's course design fully implements digitalization and gamification through unique animated characters and interactive games, bringing students into real conversational scenarios. This immersive learning experience not only enhances students' language application skills but also effectively alleviates the tension and fear that might occur in one-on-one learning, enhancing children's natural integration and communication skills in language environments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Matytalk at Free against Symbols's $1.99. Matytalk also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). Symbols's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On ads, 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
Matytalk is free to download; Symbols costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Symbols ships an update every 6 months, Matytalk every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Symbols | Matytalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (50 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rinat Khanov | 深圳久趣科技有限公司 |
In-app purchases
Symbols
No in-app purchases
Matytalk
No in-app purchases
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