alt Codes vs Symbol Finder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
alt Codes
Discover Windows keyboard shortcuts for typing special characters and symbols not on your keyboard. Quickly copy symbols to your iOS device's clipboard for easy pasting on your Mac via Universal Clipboard.
- Find Windows keyboard shortcuts
- Type special characters and symbols
- Copy symbols to iOS clipboard
- Paste on Mac with Universal Clipboard
- Quick symbol lookup
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alt Codes enables you to quickly and easily find the keyboard combinations in Windows to type symbols and characters that are not found on traditional keyboards. In addition to discovering the keyboard code for a character or symbol, you can quickly copy the character or symbol to the clipboard of your iOS device. With Universal Clipboard, any character or symbol copied on your iOS device can be instantly pasted on your Mac.
Symbol Finder
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There are many special symbols in the system, but it lacks a useful tool for users to select. The function of this program is to classify symbols and provide a convenient interface for users to use these special symbols. When the system version is different, the icon will look different. Here is a function to output a png image file, which is convenient for users to insert symbols as pictures The current main categories are: 1. Weather 2. Constellation 3. Food 4. Exercise 5. Architecture 6. Characters 7. Office 8. Clock 9. Other 10. Emoticons 11. Transportation 12. National flag 13. Mahjong 14.Dominoes 15. Playing cards 16. Special text 17.Coins 18. Mathematics 19. Phonetic transcription 20. Arrow 21. Polygon 22. Chess 23. Egypt 24. Music 25. Braille for the blind
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: alt Codes at none against Symbol Finder's shown. alt Codes also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 18 months). Symbol Finder's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
alt Codes ships an update fortnightly, Symbol Finder every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and March 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | alt Codes | Symbol Finder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jared Lipton | Yihang Huang |
In-app purchases
alt Codes
No in-app purchases
Symbol Finder
No in-app purchases
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