Comparison

String Lights vs Pickchar

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

Head to head
About

String Lights

Control the brightness of "String Lights" lamps. Access designer biographies, interviews, installation guides, and image galleries.

Highlights
  • Remote light intensity control
  • Designer biography
  • Designer interview
  • Installation instructions
  • Image gallery
Features
Read full description

This App allows you to control the light intensity of your "String Lights” lamps designed by Michael Anastassiades. In this app you can also find some more contents such us the biography of the designer and an interview, ideas and instructions for the installation, gallery of images, and more.

About

Pickchar

Access and copy frequently used but hard-to-find Unicode characters with a single click. Inspect text to understand its underlying Unicode components. This utility simplifies text input for special symbols.

Highlights
  • Copy Unicode characters to clipboard
  • Inspect text for Unicode components
  • Palette of commonly used characters
  • User-friendly interface
  • Supports Mac, iPhone, and iPad
Read full description

Palette of some often used but hard to access Unicode characters that can be copied to the clipboard with a click. The possibility to inspect text for its Unicode components.

Screenshots

String Lights2 screens
Pickchar2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pickchar at 5.0 against String Lights's 1.0. String Lights's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pickchar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
String Lights versus Pickchar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterString LightsPickchar
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS7.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlos S.p.A.Nico Rohrbach

In-app purchases

None

String Lights

No in-app purchases

None

Pickchar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is String Lights free?
String Lights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pickchar free?
Pickchar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, String Lights or Pickchar?
Pickchar is rated higher. String Lights averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pickchar averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do String Lights or Pickchar have ads?
Neither String Lights nor Pickchar shows ads.

Other comparisons