Special Characters++ vs DTL Local Connect
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.
DTL Local Connect
This app provides secure, local wireless control for outdoor lighting systems. It streamlines installation, operations, and maintenance with optimized field workflows. Full lifecycle management is available via a web portal and the mobile application.
- Secure local point-to-point Bluetooth control
- Full lifecycle management via web portal
- Optimized field workflows
- Installation, operations, and maintenance support
- Wireless control for outdoor lighting
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Secure Local point-to-point Bluetooth Wireless Control with Full Lifecycle Management via Web Portal and Mobile Application for Outdoor Lighting. Mobile app is designed with optimized field workflows for installation, operations and maintenance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DTL Local Connect at Free against Special Characters++'s $0.99. DTL Local Connect also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). Special Characters++'s advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
DTL Local Connect is free to download; Special Characters++ costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DTL Local Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Special Characters++ has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Special Characters++ ships an update every 7 months, DTL Local Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Special Characters++ | DTL Local Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Spencer | Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc |
Customer experience
Special Characters++
DTL Local Connect
In-app purchases
Special Characters++
No in-app purchases
DTL Local Connect
No in-app purchases
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