Comparison

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards vs Num Count

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

Head to head
About

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards

Access and use over 155,000 Unicode characters with this comprehensive character map app. It features customizable keyboards for any iOS app, bundled and importable fonts, and detailed character information. Seamlessly copy, search, and organize characters for diverse writing needs.

Highlights
  • Access 155,000+ Unicode characters
  • Customizable keyboards for any iOS app
  • Install and import custom fonts
  • Detailed character information and search
  • Copy characters to clipboard
  • Notepad for frequently used characters
  • Drag and drop support
Features
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Unicode Pad Pro is the ultimate Unicode character map app for the iPad. Offering an extensive database of over 155,000 characters, it supports the latest Unicode 16 standard. This powerful tool features customizable keyboards, which can be used across any iOS app, bundled fonts, and the ability to import custom fonts. Users can easily browse, search, and copy characters, access detailed character information, and enjoy seamless multitasking with other apps. Perfect for everything from scientific notation to creative writing, Features: • Custom keyboards can be used in any other iOS app • Install bundled fonts for use in other apps • Import and use any custom font into the app • Support for Unicode 15.1 standard, which has many new symbols. • Huge selection of symbols (thousands), in fact all that are available on your device. Database itself actually contains data for all characters (over 140000!). • Copy characters to clipboard for use in other apps, like web, mail, chat, notes... any iOS app! • Detailed information on each Unicode character, including encodings, extra info, similar characters and availability in fonts • Extensive gesture support for smooth workflow! • Drag and drop support for text, PNG and PDF graphics! • Notepad with customizable keyboards, for your often-used characters and for copying several characters at once. Great for casual writing, too! • HTML entity names for relevant characters • UNIHAN english definitions for CJK ideograms for many characters • Egyptian hieroglyph definitions • Ideographic Description Sequences (IDS) for CJK ideograms • Share your custom keyboards with your friends! • Search for characters by name, hexadecimal codepoint or glyph! Find similar and related characters instantly! • Great support for iPad multitasking - works great together with other apps • Streamlined design, specifically optimized for each device. Support for all device orientations and Retina display.  • Support for dark mode. • Fully tested on latest iOS • Support for Backspace, New line, Shift and Alternate special keys on custom keyboards. • Custom keyboard sizes up to 6x16=96 keys. • Flick left and right for next and previous characters in detail view • View extended character descriptions on Wikipedia, unicode.org charts or Emojipedia right from inside the app! • Copy glyphs as PDF graphics or PNG images • Sections of favourite and recently copied characters • One universal application works on iPhone, iPod and iPad! • Reference booklet of characters available on modern computers! Paper Unicode maps are over 1000 pages long! • Quick access to many groups of commonly used symbols! • Great for scientific, mathematical and physics notation, handles many superscripts, subscripts and other symbols! • Excellent for phonetic notation! • Developers: see which characters are available on your iOS device and in which fonts. • Perfect for writing Unicode poetry! • Awesome for making interesting app names!

About

Num Count

Features
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It is an application to use when you want to count the number of something. It can be used intuitively with a simple UI. Because you can save the counter, restarting from the middle is also easy.

Screenshots

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards4 screens
Num Count4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Num Count at $0.99 against Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards's $6.99. Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 21 months) and iOS requirement (13 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards costs $6.99 and Num Count $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards ships an update every 4 months, Num Count every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards versus Num Count: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnicode Pad Pro with keyboardsNum Count
Price$6.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.5 (198 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews
Number of ratings198 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 21 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size259 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZiga KranjecKensuke Hoshikawa

In-app purchases

None

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards

No in-app purchases

None

Num Count

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards free?
Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Num Count free?
Num Count costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards or Num Count have ads?
Neither Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards nor Num Count shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards or Num Count?
Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards ships an update every 4 months, and Num Count every 21 months. Most recently, Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards was updated on September 20, 2026 and Num Count on July 17, 2026.

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