Special Characters++ vs Filament.uno
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Filament.uno
Easily manage your 3D printing filament stock. Track what you have, add new spools, and maintain your inventory with simple tools.
- Add filament spools
- Manage inventory
- Maintain filament stock
- Simple functionality
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Filament.uno makes 3D printing inventory easy by providing simply functionality to add, manage and maintain your filament inventory.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Filament.uno at Free against Special Characters++'s $0.99. Filament.uno also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). Special Characters++'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Filament.uno is free to download; Special Characters++ costs $0.99 up front. Filament.uno sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Special Characters++ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Filament.uno holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Special Characters++ has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Special Characters++'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Filament.uno's.
Special Characters++ ships an update every 7 months, Filament.uno every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Special Characters++ | Filament.uno |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (19 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Spencer | Paul Sohier |
Customer experience
Special Characters++
Filament.uno
In-app purchases
Special Characters++
No in-app purchases
Filament.uno
- Filament.uno PRO$2.99
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