Comparison

Special Characters++ vs Charm Fonts Keyboard

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

Head to head
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.

About

Charm Fonts Keyboard

Enhance your text with a wide array of stylish fonts, decorative frames, and special symbols. Create unique messages and social media posts with customizable options. Premium users can design their own fonts and frames.

Highlights
  • Various cool font styles
  • Fancy frames and decorations
  • Customizable font, frame, and line styles (Premium)
  • Combining characters and Kaomojis
  • Hundreds of special symbol characters
  • Input styled text anywhere
Features
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Charm Fonts Keyboard helps you inputting text in various cool font styles and with fancy frames & all kinds of decorations. You can input styled text anywhere, Notes, IM, SMS, SNS posts... Making framed text and separate lines, decorate text with fancy emojis & symbols! Other than built-in font & frame & line styles, Premium users can customize their own font & frame & line styles! And Combining characters & Kaomojis Also has many hundreds of special symbol characters! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Special Characters++4 screens
Charm Fonts Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Charm Fonts Keyboard at Free against Special Characters++'s $0.99. Charm Fonts Keyboard also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). Special Characters++'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Charm Fonts Keyboard is free to download; Special Characters++ costs $0.99 up front. Charm Fonts Keyboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Special Characters++ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Charm Fonts Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Special Characters++'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Charm Fonts Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Special Characters++ ships an update every 7 months, Charm Fonts Keyboard every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Special Characters++ versus Charm Fonts Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpecial Characters++Charm Fonts Keyboard
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (19 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames Spencer瑞军 许

Customer experience

Special Characters++

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

Charm Fonts Keyboard

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Special Characters++

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Charm Fonts Keyboard

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Special Characters++ free?
Special Characters++ costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Charm Fonts Keyboard free?
Charm Fonts Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Special Characters++ or Charm Fonts Keyboard?
Charm Fonts Keyboard is rated higher. Special Characters++ averages 3.5 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Charm Fonts Keyboard averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Special Characters++ or Charm Fonts Keyboard have ads?
Neither Special Characters++ nor Charm Fonts Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Special Characters++ or Charm Fonts Keyboard?
Special Characters++ ships an update every 7 months, and Charm Fonts Keyboard every 5 weeks. Most recently, Special Characters++ was updated on November 1, 2026 and Charm Fonts Keyboard on November 4, 2026.

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