Reviews of Symbol Pad & Icons for Texting

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List of user reviews and ratings for Symbol Pad & Icons for Texting

Total ratings

4.70 (Rating count: 2,740)

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Review summary

User reviews are mixed. Many praise the app for its extensive symbol library, free access, and usefulness for profile pics and self-expression without emojis, with easy copy-and-paste usage. However, a strong recurring complaint is that ads dominate the experience and appear frequently. Some users also report an incomplete symbol set and missing fonts or features (like ordinal suffixes) and friction using the app without a built-in keyboard. Overall, it delivers a broad symbol catalog at no cost but with notable usability drawbacks.

Pros

Extensive symbol library (Unicode, faces, and symbols).
Completely free to use with no payments required.
Useful for personal expression and profile pictures without relying on emojis.
Copy-and-paste workflow makes it easy to insert symbols into messages.

Cons

Ads dominate the experience (frequent full-screen ads and launch ads).
Requires copy-paste to use symbols and lacks a built-in keyboard integration, causing usability friction.
Symbol library is not complete (some users report missing symbols, fonts, and ordinal suffixes) and request more features.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.90

All time rating average: 4.70

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22% (12)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-03	OM*****	All the sudden, my kids loved me, my mom changed her will to give me all her money, and my wife didn’t want to divorce me anymore!
All the sudden, my kids loved me, my mom changed her will to give me all her money, and my wife didn’t want to divorce me anymore!
2026-07-28	R2*****	This is not what it used to be! Do not download this. It no longer works and it sends you to a webpage (altsoundcave.com) asking for credit card information. Apple should pull this bogus App.
This is not what it used to be! Do not download this. It no longer works and it sends you to a webpage (altsoundcave.com) asking for credit card information. Apple should pull this bogus App.
2026-06-26	BK*****	I've used this app happily for years, but suddenly it has a full page unrelated ad & cannot get past that page
I've used this app happily for years, but suddenly it has a full page unrelated ad & cannot get past that page
2026-06-02	Re*****	consider not having full screen ads on startup
consider not having full screen ads on startup
2026-05-06	PG*****	Open to full screen “alert”, with typical scam language → were Apple, we’re holding your $277 authorization, call (number) to speak with Apple agent. Read: this app is now bad news. Avoid
Open to full screen “alert”, with typical scam language → were Apple, we’re holding your $277 authorization, call (number) to speak with Apple agent. Read: this app is now bad news. Avoid
2026-03-19	lk*****	This just opens a full screen ad that you can’t bypass. Worthless!
This just opens a full screen ad that you can’t bypass. Worthless!
2026-03-12	al*****	We love Ya
We love Ya
2026-03-01	En*****	Unicode & more
Unicode & more
2026-02-10	Wi*****	Has every symbol thst has been created in the history of mankind yet doesnt have or know what ordinal suffixes are are (the letters thst come after numbers e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd) If you want to know the number 80,000 in cuneiform then it’s a great app if you have the time to read through 79,999 other numbers written in cuneiform. This app sucks
Has every symbol thst has been created in the history of mankind yet doesnt have or know what ordinal suffixes are are (the letters thst come after numbers e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd) If you want to know the number 80,000 in cuneiform then it’s a great app if you have the time to read through 79,999 other numbers written in cuneiform. This app sucks
2025-09-02	Ka*****	This app is amazing! I couldn’t recommend it more!
This app is amazing! I couldn’t recommend it more!