Reviews of Symbol Keyboard-Character Pad

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List of user reviews and ratings for Symbol Keyboard-Character Pad

Total ratings

4.70 (Rating count: 3,158)

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Review summary

Reviews praise Symbol Keyboard-Character Pad for its vast symbol catalog, flexible organization, and being free with a non-intrusive keyboard extension. However, users frequently complain about intrusive ads, crashes or unusable states after updates, weak search/navigation, and gaps in symbol coverage (missing common symbols). The app’s organization can feel cluttered, and many want a faster way to locate specific characters.

Pros

Huge variety of Unicode symbols and the ability to enable only desired categories on the keyboard.
Free to use with no mandatory subscription and not requiring full device access.
Well-organized layout with customizable categories and a 'frequently used' / favorites feature.
Keyboard extension that lets you type symbols directly in apps without leaving the keyboard.

Cons

Aggressive advertising: full-screen ads on launch and occasionally intrusive ads in-app (including non-English language ads).
Crashes or unusable state after updates or when enabling the keyboard extension.
Weak search/navigation: searching often filters categories or requires scrolling; finding specific symbols is hard.
Incomplete Unicode coverage: missing common symbols (e.g., gender symbols) and other symbol varieties.
Overly cluttered categories and scrolling; users want all symbols visible or preset organization.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.10

All time rating average: 4.70

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18% (9)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-10-04	Mr*****	Yeah right. Going to the app again and again just to type one symbol over and over again like bro, I can't make a paragraph!
Yeah right. Going to the app again and again just to type one symbol over and over again like bro, I can't make a paragraph!
2025-07-24	ge*****	I love having all of Unicode available when I’m typing, however it can be challenging to find a specific symbol when it’s hidden at the bottom of the list inside one of countless categories. I would love a search feature where you type in the name of the character you’re looking for, if such a thing is possible. It would also be nice if the categories were arranged more intuitively, because it takes a lot of niche knowledge to understand the default categories.
I love having all of Unicode available when I’m typing, however it can be challenging to find a specific symbol when it’s hidden at the bottom of the list inside one of countless categories. I would love a search feature where you type in the name of the character you’re looking for, if such a thing is possible. It would also be nice if the categories were arranged more intuitively, because it takes a lot of niche knowledge to understand the default categories.
2025-07-11	Ba*****	After literally 4 years of trying to find random symbols i can easily copy paste, i finally found this. You can use EVERY symbol in the list, not just the first line. No subscription, hardly any ads, lots to choose from, a way to organize them, and you can access the WHOLE list on a keyboard, and type the symbols. I absolutely LOVE this. I do have a few suggestions: 1: As much as i do love that you can organize the symbols, i do wish there was a preset organizer, (e. A-Z.) so we don’t have to organize it a-z ourselves, but this can be added whenever. 2: An actual settings menu, like to change it to a dark mode or something. 2.5: The ability to make a custom little folder with your favorite ones (the Frequently Used menu is great, but what if we want to revisit an old one and forgot where it was) Other than those suggestions, this app is a really useful for using unique symbols.
After literally 4 years of trying to find random symbols i can easily copy paste, i finally found this. You can use EVERY symbol in the list, not just the first line. No subscription, hardly any ads, lots to choose from, a way to organize them, and you can access the WHOLE list on a keyboard, and type the symbols. I absolutely LOVE this. I do have a few suggestions: 1: As much as i do love that you can organize the symbols, i do wish there was a preset organizer, (e. A-Z.) so we don’t have to organize it a-z ourselves, but this can be added whenever. 2: An actual settings menu, like to change it to a dark mode or something. 2.5: The ability to make a custom little folder with your favorite ones (the Frequently Used menu is great, but what if we want to revisit an old one and forgot where it was) Other than those suggestions, this app is a really useful for using unique symbols.
2025-07-06	de*****	Why can’t this app just be a Unicode keyboard? It almost is, but some elements are removed, moved elsewhere, etc. It has the potential to be great, but right now it’s just ok. Finding the character you need is mostly like searching for a literal needle in a haystack, unfortunately.
Why can’t this app just be a Unicode keyboard? It almost is, but some elements are removed, moved elsewhere, etc. It has the potential to be great, but right now it’s just ok. Finding the character you need is mostly like searching for a literal needle in a haystack, unfortunately.
2025-01-27	em*****	Unusable: goes right to an ad when I open the app and even once the ad is over I can’t get to the actual app. Just a play for ad revenue.
Unusable: goes right to an ad when I open the app and even once the ad is over I can’t get to the actual app. Just a play for ad revenue.
2023-12-19	Da*****	I like the app, there’s a wide range of symbols and you can pick and choose which categories of symbols will be available on your keyboard so it isn’t too cluttered. My only gripe is that there doesn’t seem to be the regular male and female gender/Mars and Venus symbols. There are other gender marking symbols and every other planetary symbol, but not those two which I type a lot and have to go and copy and paste from elsewhere.
I like the app, there’s a wide range of symbols and you can pick and choose which categories of symbols will be available on your keyboard so it isn’t too cluttered. My only gripe is that there doesn’t seem to be the regular male and female gender/Mars and Venus symbols. There are other gender marking symbols and every other planetary symbol, but not those two which I type a lot and have to go and copy and paste from elsewhere.
2023-10-16	Mr*****	The search function only filters the list of alphabets/categories — it does not actually return a selection of symbols.
The search function only filters the list of alphabets/categories — it does not actually return a selection of symbols.
2023-08-19	Ky*****	when i try opening up symbol it crashes no matter what.
when i try opening up symbol it crashes no matter what.
2023-05-20	Am*****	You need to warn people about ads that are written in a language other English. It looks like Chinese, but I don’t know. If I want to use this app, I have no option but to engage the add and click on a button, hoping I’m not sent to a fraudulent website in a language I don’t understand. Apple needs to do something about this unacceptable nonsense. Other issues: • The search feature is useless. • It doesn’t have all of the symbols that I use. • And if I want to remove/delete a symbol from favorites, there is no option to do so.
You need to warn people about ads that are written in a language other English. It looks like Chinese, but I don’t know. If I want to use this app, I have no option but to engage the add and click on a button, hoping I’m not sent to a fraudulent website in a language I don’t understand. Apple needs to do something about this unacceptable nonsense. Other issues: • The search feature is useless. • It doesn’t have all of the symbols that I use. • And if I want to remove/delete a symbol from favorites, there is no option to do so.
2023-05-18	TR*****	I opened this app following an extended absence, and was presented with a full screen advertisement that I could not close.
I opened this app following an extended absence, and was presented with a full screen advertisement that I could not close.