Comparison

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards vs keyInTwi

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

keyInTwi

Type Twi characters with ease using this straightforward keyboard app. It offers autocompletion and includes some characters from Ga and Ewe languages.

Highlights
  • Twi character typing
  • Autocompletion
  • Ga character support
  • Ewe character support
  • Lightweight design
Features
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Type Twi the way you speak it. No subscription or in-app purchases. keyInTwi puts ɛ, ɔ, and the Ghanaian cedi symbol ₵ directly under your thumbs. No switching layouts, no copy-pasting special characters. Built specifically for Twi/Akan, it gives you a focused keyboard for everyday writing. MADE FOR TWI - Dedicated keys for ɛ, ɔ, ₵, and the characters Twi and Ghanaian writing actually use - Long-press familiar letters for their Twi variants - Word suggestions, careful autocorrection (kyew becomes kyɛw), and next-word predictions for everyday phrases like "mepa wo kyɛw" - Your exact spelling is always one tap away when you do not want a correction FEELS FAMILIAR - Fast key response with sound feedback - Automatic capitalization, double-space period, and hold-to-delete words - Full number and symbol layouts, light and dark mode\n- Works in Messages, WhatsApp, email; anywhere iOS allows custom keyboards PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Works completely offline - Never asks for Full Access - No ads, no analytics, and no typing history collected The app walks you through setup in three steps and includes a practice pad to try everything before you start messaging. Wo ho te sɛn? Type it and see.

Screenshots

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards4 screens
keyInTwi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards at 81% against keyInTwi's 0%. Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards also leads on ratings volume (198 vs 3) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). keyInTwi's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $6.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 keyInTwi $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards has 198 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards's written reviews are positive against 0% of keyInTwi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards ships an update every 4 months, keyInTwi every 7 months. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards versus keyInTwi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnicode Pad Pro with keyboardskeyInTwi
Price$6.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.5 (198 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings198 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size259 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZiga KranjecIsrael Owusu

Customer experience

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards

All ratings198 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative10.7%

keyInTwi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards

No in-app purchases

None

keyInTwi

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 keyInTwi free?
keyInTwi costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards or keyInTwi?
Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards is rated higher. Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards averages 4.5 out of 5 from 198 ratings, while keyInTwi averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards or keyInTwi have ads?
Neither Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards nor keyInTwi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards or keyInTwi?
Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards ships an update every 4 months, and keyInTwi every 7 months. Most recently, Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards was updated on September 26, 2026 and keyInTwi on September 26, 2026.

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