Text Faces for Texting vs Symbol Keyboard+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Faces for Texting
Access a vast collection of ASCII emoticons and emoji art to enhance your text messages. Express yourself with over 10,000 unique creations.
- Over 10,000 emojis
- ASCII emoticons
- Emoji art
- Enhance text messages
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This app gives you extra emojis. √ over 10000 emojis
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: Text Faces for Texting at none against Symbol Keyboard+'s 3. Text Faces for Texting also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Symbol Keyboard+'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Text Faces for Texting asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text Faces for Texting holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.1K and 1.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Text Faces for Texting's written reviews are positive against 87% of Symbol Keyboard+'s.
Text Faces for Texting ships an update every 3 weeks, Symbol Keyboard+ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Faces for Texting | Symbol Keyboard+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.5% of reviews — better | 87.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 1.7K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — 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 | 7 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ShuMei Liang | iSolid apps |
Customer experience
Text Faces for Texting
Symbol Keyboard+
User reviews
Text Faces for Texting
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Perfect version with no ads or paywalls
- 👍 Massive selection of emojis
- 👍 Easy to add to keyboard and use anywhere
- 👍 Convenient and cute
- 👍 Organized and has a wide variety of emojis
Room to improve
- 🐛 Keyboard doesn't show up or can't be added to settings
- 🐛 Disables autocorrect
- 🐛 Randomly disappears from keyboard options
- 🐛 Lags and crashes at times
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
Text Faces for Texting
Reported bugs
2 issues- Keyboard doesn't work on iOS 18
- Doesn't work with Twitter
Requested features
3 requests- Add a delete/backspace button for emojis
- Allow users to add their own emojis and create custom folders
- Add a 'favorites' section for quick access to frequently used emojis
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
Text Faces for Texting
No in-app purchases
Symbol Keyboard+
- Symbols$2.991 Month
- Symbols3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Symbols$16.99
Questions
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