Comparison

Unicode+ vs Grapheme

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

Head to head
About

Unicode+

Easily find and copy thousands of Unicode symbols organized into categories. Quickly access currency signs, punctuation, mathematical symbols, and more with a clean interface and one-tap copy functionality.

Highlights
  • Thousands of Unicode symbols
  • Organized symbol categories
  • Fast symbol search
  • One-tap copy to clipboard
  • Recently used symbols access
  • Clean user interface
Features
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Unicode+ is the symbol keyboard for iPhone. Find, copy and type thousands of Unicode symbols, math signs, special characters and glyphs in any app. Need a degree sign, a math symbol, an arrow or a check mark? Search for it or browse by category, tap once to copy, or type it straight from the Unicode+ keyboard without leaving the app you are in. WHAT YOU CAN FIND - Math symbols: plus-minus, square root, pi, infinity, not equal, sum, fractions, superscript and subscript - Signs and special characters: degree, check mark, copyright, trademark, currency signs - Arrows, stars, hearts, shapes and box drawing characters - Greek letters, accented letters, phonetic (IPA) symbols and glyphs FEATURES - Symbol keyboard: type any symbol in Messages, Notes, Mail and more - Fast search by name or keyword - Organized categories that are easy to browse - One-tap copy and paste - Recently used symbols for quick access - Clean, simple design Students, writers, designers, developers and anyone who needs the right character fast will feel at home in Unicode+. Legal : Privacy Policy https://retrytech.site/assets/unicode/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use https://retrytech.site/assets/unicode/terms-of-use.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Grapheme

Features
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Grapheme is a pocket museum of the characters the world writes with, as Unicode records them. The entire code space is laid out in one grid, grouped by block and ready to wander. A COLLECTION FULL OF SURPRISES • The complete Unicode 16 code space, organized by block • Wander from Egyptian hieroglyphs to alchemical symbols, Byzantine musical notation, mahjong tiles, and emoji • Jump to any block instantly with the block picker, and pin the ones you visit most • Even characters your device has no font for get a meaningful placeholder glyph, so nothing shows up as an empty box CHARACTER DETAILS AT A TAP Tap any cell to see everything about that character: • Official Unicode name and block • Code point in U+ notation • Byte encodings: UTF-8, UTF-16 (BE and LE), UTF-32 (BE and LE) • HTML entity FAST SEARCH • Find characters by name: try “snowman”, “dragon”, or “pile of poo” • Look up a code point directly by its hex value • Paste in any text to see the code points it breaks down into, including the ZWJ sequences inside an emoji FAVORITES • Mark characters you use often and come back to them in one tap WORKS COMPLETELY OFFLINE The full Unicode 16 character database ships inside the app. Browse, search, and inspect encodings anywhere, with no network connection required. MADE FOR DEVELOPERS, DESIGNERS, AND THE CURIOUS Debugging a text-encoding issue? Hunting for the perfect arrow, box-drawing character, or mathematical symbol? Exploring ancient scripts and the far reaches of the astral planes? Grapheme puts the entire Unicode standard at your fingertips.

Screenshots

Unicode+4 screens
Grapheme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grapheme at none against Unicode+'s 1. Grapheme also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Unicode+'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Unicode+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grapheme asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unicode+ ships an update every 2 weeks, Grapheme every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Unicode+ versus Grapheme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnicode+Grapheme
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRETRYTECH LLPHsingchien Cheng

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Unicode+

One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99
None

Grapheme

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unicode+ free?
Unicode+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grapheme free?
Grapheme is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unicode+ or Grapheme have ads?
Grapheme shows ads; Unicode+ does not.
Which is updated more often, Unicode+ or Grapheme?
Unicode+ ships an update every 2 weeks, and Grapheme every 3 days. Most recently, Unicode+ was updated on October 9, 2026 and Grapheme on October 10, 2026.

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