Comparison

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards vs Uni Keyboard

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

Uni Keyboard

This custom keyboard for iPhone and iPad provides access to over 2950 characters, organized into 24 distinct groups. Easily navigate through all characters or select a specific group for quick access.

Highlights
  • Access over 2950 characters
  • Organized into 24 groups
  • Scrollable character list
  • Group picker for specific characters
  • Custom keyboard for iOS
Features
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Say Hello to Uni - a custom keyboard for iPhone and iPad that makes it easy to use over 2950 characters organized into 24 Groups. Scroll through all available characters or use the group picker to display characters within a specific group. Visit our website for more information.

Screenshots

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards4 screens
Uni Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Uni Keyboard at Free against Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards's $6.99. Uni Keyboard also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13). Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 15 months). On review sentiment, 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

Uni Keyboard 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 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 198 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards's written reviews are positive against 77% of Uni Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards ships an update every 4 months, Uni Keyboard every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards versus Uni Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnicode Pad Pro with keyboardsUni Keyboard
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (198 ratings) — better3.9 (59 ratings)
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better76.7% of reviews
Number of ratings198 — better59
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS139.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size259 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZiga KranjecThomas Blackburn

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%

Uni Keyboard

All ratings59 ratings
Positive72.9%
Neutral10.2%
Negative16.9%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Uni Keyboard

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Key to switch keyboards in abnormal position
  • Cannot find power symbol
  • App not updated anymore
  • Cannot find Wingdings
  • Doesn't display properly on iPhone X
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  • Basic latin text too big
  • No keyboard down button

Requested features

16 requests
  • Add rest of Unicode characters
  • Search for symbols by name/code
  • More sorting options for fonts
  • Support dark mode
  • Add mathematical double-struck Capital X
Show 11 more
  • Add runes and hieroglyphics
  • Add nikudim for Hebrew
  • Add Arabic section with all letters
  • Add Sanskrit, Devanagari, Tibetan
  • Add an Asian section
  • Add Wingdings font/category
  • Add lowercase and uppercase Wingdings
  • Rearrange categories
  • Add recently used menu item
  • Add subscript and superscript letters
  • Add customizable fractions

In-app purchases

None

Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards

No in-app purchases

None

Uni Keyboard

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 Uni Keyboard free?
Uni Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards or Uni Keyboard?
Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards is rated higher. Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards averages 4.5 out of 5 from 198 ratings, while Uni Keyboard averages 3.9 from 59 ratings.
Do Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards or Uni Keyboard have ads?
Neither Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards nor Uni Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards or Uni Keyboard?
Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards ships an update every 4 months, and Uni Keyboard every 15 months. Most recently, Unicode Pad Pro with keyboards was updated on October 17, 2026 and Uni Keyboard on October 14, 2026.

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