Comparison

Radix64 vs Grapheme

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

Head to head
About

Radix64

Features
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Radix64 turns text, photos, and files into Base64 — and back — entirely on your iPhone, with no upload and no account. It's built for developers who need a data URI for CSS or HTML, anyone decoding a token, or someone who just needs a quick, clean Base64 encode or decode without hunting through a cluttered web tool. Type or paste on either side and watch the other update instantly — encoding and decoding share one screen, so there's no mode to pick first. Import a photo or file to get its Base64 (or a ready-to-use data: URI), or paste Base64 back in to reconstruct and share the original file. — WHAT MAKES RADIX64 DIFFERENT — • One screen, both directions Type or paste on either side and the other updates instantly — there's no mode to pick first. • Standard and URL-safe Switch variants and choose whether to keep padding, so the output matches what you're pasting it into. • Data URI in one tap Wrap the result as a data: URI that's ready for CSS, HTML, and email. • Photos and files, not just text Import a photo or file to get its Base64, or paste Base64 back in to reconstruct and share the original file. • Recent history Your recent conversions stay within reach. • Nothing leaves your iPhone Every conversion runs on device, with no upload, no account, and no ads. — WHO IS RADIX64 FOR? — • Developers who need a data URI for CSS or HTML • Anyone decoding a token and checking what's inside • People who want a quick encode or decode without a cluttered web tool • Anyone who would rather not paste sensitive data into a website — PRICING — Included: live two-way text and Base64 conversion, standard and URL-safe variants with or without padding, one-tap Data URI wrapping, encoding photos and files to Base64 and decoding them back into a file, and recent conversion history. Radix64 Pro is a one-time in-app purchase — no subscription — and adds batch file and photo conversion plus unlimited, searchable history. — FEEDBACK — Made by a small indie team. Email obeliskclubclub@gmail.com with feedback, bug reports, or feature requests. Learn more: obelisk.club/base64converter Terms of Use (EULA): https://obelisk.club/base64converter/terms

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Grapheme

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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

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grapheme at none against Radix64's 1. Grapheme also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). Radix64's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Radix64 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grapheme asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Radix64 ships an update every 3 months, Grapheme every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Radix64 versus Grapheme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadix64Grapheme
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.018.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer永 张Hsingchien Cheng

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Radix64

One-time1
  • Radix64 Pro$4.99
None

Grapheme

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Radix64 free?
Radix64 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grapheme free?
Grapheme is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Radix64 or Grapheme have ads?
Grapheme shows ads; Radix64 does not.
Which is updated more often, Radix64 or Grapheme?
Radix64 ships an update every 3 months, and Grapheme every 3 days. Most recently, Radix64 was updated on October 13, 2026 and Grapheme on September 24, 2026.

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