Comparison

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards vs KeyKit Cyrillic

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

KeyKit Cyrillic

This keyboard app offers three distinct layouts for typing in six Cyrillic-based languages. It features intuitive gesture controls for faster typing and text navigation, along with a built-in calculator and customizable themes. The app is designed for efficiency and works across all iOS 8 applications.

Highlights
  • Three distinct keyboard layouts
  • Support for 6 Cyrillic-based languages
  • Intuitive gesture controls for typing and navigation
  • Built-in mathematical expression calculator
  • Multiple themes for customization
  • Russian autocorrect dictionary
Features
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KeyKit Latin is a set of 3 elegant, versatile, and powerful keyboards for iOS. Write in 6 Cyrillic-based languages without switching keyboards. Use gestures to type faster and navigate text. Calculate mathematical expressions with a single tap. Choose between several themes per layout. Features: - 3 keyboards, 3 themes (Futuristic, Dark, Light). - Glyphs from 6 Cyrillic-based languages: Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian. Includes Russian autocorrect dictionary. - Intuitive gestures: swipe right to insert a space, swipe left to delete, swipe down to SHIFT, swipe up on a key for extended glyphs, swipe right with 2 fingers for a period, swipe left with 2 fingers to delete a word, swipe down with 2 fingers for a new line, pan to move the cursor without covering the text. - Powerful special functions: insert date and time, change the writing direction, calculate mathematical expressions. - Different sound effects for feedback while typing fast. - Written entirely in Apple’s new Swift language, designed for speed and efficiency. - Keyboards work in all iOS 8 apps.

Screenshots

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards4 screens
KeyKit Cyrillic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: KeyKit Cyrillic at Free against Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards's $6.99. KeyKit Cyrillic also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13). Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 50%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). 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

KeyKit Cyrillic is free to download; Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards costs $6.99 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 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards has 198 ratings behind it against 5, 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 50% of KeyKit Cyrillic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards ships an update every 4 months, KeyKit Cyrillic every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards versus KeyKit Cyrillic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnicode Pad Pro with keyboardsKeyKit Cyrillic
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (198 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings198 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS138.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size259 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZiga KranjecVatche Sahakian

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%

KeyKit Cyrillic

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards

No in-app purchases

None

KeyKit Cyrillic

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 KeyKit Cyrillic free?
KeyKit Cyrillic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards or KeyKit Cyrillic?
Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards is rated higher. Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards averages 4.5 out of 5 from 198 ratings, while KeyKit Cyrillic averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards or KeyKit Cyrillic have ads?
Neither Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards nor KeyKit Cyrillic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards or KeyKit Cyrillic?
Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards ships an update every 4 months, and KeyKit Cyrillic every 6 weeks. Most recently, Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards was updated on September 26, 2026 and KeyKit Cyrillic on September 19, 2026.

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