Comparison

Lexis Graph vs Grapheme

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

Head to head
About

Lexis Graph

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Understand words through graphs, not isolated memorization. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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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

Lexis Graph4 screens
Grapheme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grapheme at none against Lexis Graph's 3. Grapheme also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Lexis Graph'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. Lexis Graph sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Grapheme asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lexis Graph ships an update every 3 weeks, Grapheme every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Lexis Graph versus Grapheme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLexis GraphGrapheme
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer禹 杜Hsingchien Cheng

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lexis Graph

Subscriptions2
  • 「Lexis Graph」Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • 「Lexis Graph」Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • 「Lexis Graph」Pro Lifetime$19.99
None

Grapheme

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lexis Graph free?
Lexis Graph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grapheme free?
Grapheme is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lexis Graph or Grapheme have ads?
Grapheme shows ads; Lexis Graph does not.
Which is updated more often, Lexis Graph or Grapheme?
Lexis Graph ships an update every 3 weeks, and Grapheme every 3 days. Most recently, Lexis Graph was updated on November 5, 2026 and Grapheme on November 6, 2026.

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