Comparison

WebCapture vs Special Characters++

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

Head to head
About

WebCapture

Capture entire web pages with scrolling screenshots and save them directly to your photos. It also offers a Safari extension for seamless capture and can automatically detect URLs from your clipboard.

Highlights
  • Full page screenshot
  • Visible area screenshot
  • Save to Photos
  • Safari extension
  • Auto-detect URL
  • Dark mode support
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This app can take capture of full web page and save to Photos. ◉ Capture • full page screenshot (whole page) • visible area screenshot • can save captured image to Photos automatically ◉ Safari extension • The web page you are viewing in Safari that can capture directly (recommend use App to capture very long page, because Safari extension app get small amount of memory) ◉ Detect URL • can detect URL of clipboard automatically (you can copy of URL to capture from Safari browser) ◉ Dark mode • supports dark mode in iOS 13. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Special Characters++

Access over 1000 unique symbols, glyphs, and characters not found on the standard iOS keyboard. Organize your favorites and quickly find characters with a dedicated search bar. Enhance your texts, emails, and notes with custom characters.

Highlights
  • Access over 1000 special characters
  • Categorized character sections
  • Quick Find search bar
  • Favorites list for custom sorting
  • Recently used character tracking
  • Supports landscape and portrait modes
Features
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Special Characters is an iOS 8 keyboard that gives you access to all the symbols, glyphs, bullets, arrows and other special characters that you can't access from the standard iOS keyboard. Special Characters isn't a replacement keyboard but a companion that you can use to get to the characters & symbols you need when you need them. Choose from over 1000 characters separated into 10 sections. * Symbols * Pictographs * Currency Characters * Math Symbols * Punctuation * Bullets * Arrows * Parentheses * Numbers * Letter A - Z are there. * Quick Find Bar * Use the quick find bar to jump right were you want to be. * Favorites * You can also long tap on any key and store it in your favorites. Edit and sort your favorites list into what works for you. * Recently Used * Special Characters also keeps track of all your recently used characters like the Emoji keyboard. Finally, Special Characters works in both landscape and portrait. We are certain that Special Character keyboard will give your emails, texts and notes the special characters you need! So, make the leap with Jump Gap Software’s Special Characters keyboard for iOS 8.

Screenshots

WebCapture4 screens
Special Characters++4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Special Characters++ at 3.5 against WebCapture's 3.0. Special Characters++ also leads on review sentiment (55% vs 26%) and ratings volume (19 vs 4). 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

WebCapture costs $1.99 and Special Characters++ $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Special Characters++ holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of WebCapture's written reviews are positive against 55% of Special Characters++'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WebCapture versus Special Characters++: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWebCaptureSpecial Characters++
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)3.5 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.9% of reviews55.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings419 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperYoungwan ChoiJames Spencer

Customer experience

WebCapture

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive25.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative63.0%

Special Characters++

All ratings19 ratings
Positive57.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative36.8%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive55.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

WebCapture

No in-app purchases

None

Special Characters++

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WebCapture free?
WebCapture costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Special Characters++ free?
Special Characters++ costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WebCapture or Special Characters++?
Special Characters++ is rated higher. WebCapture averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Special Characters++ averages 3.5 from 19 ratings.
Do WebCapture or Special Characters++ have ads?
Neither WebCapture nor Special Characters++ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WebCapture or Special Characters++?
WebCapture ships an update every 5 months, and Special Characters++ every 5 months. Most recently, WebCapture was updated on September 30, 2026 and Special Characters++ on September 21, 2026.

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