# English Phonetic Keyboard with IPA symbols — user reviews

> 12 indexed App Store user reviews of English Phonetic Keyboard with IPA symbols by Dawid Pietrala, rated 2.00/5 from 1 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/english-phonetic-keyboard-with-ipa-symbols/id910878844/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/english-phonetic-keyboard-with-ipa-symbols/id910878844.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 0 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 0

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2026-01-14, version 1.3*

The app is not working

### 1/5 — It stopped working

*2020-12-03, version 1.3*

After the recent iOS update, both the app and the keyboard viewer have stopped working. Please fix it.

### 1/5 — Problem

*2017-09-13*

It doesn't work!

### 1/5 — Wasted money

*2016-08-29*

This app is very useless, do not buy.

### 1/5 — Heck

*2015-10-06*

Don't waste your money or time

### 2/5 — Confusing purpose

*2024-04-02*

So you can now add the IPA keyboard to your phone… big whoop. I needed something to tell me HOW to transcribe into IPA words which pronunciation I have doubts about into standard American or specific dialects.

### 2/5 — Broad phonemics

*2014-10-22*

This keyboard offers a limited set of symbols appropriate for relatively broad transcription of accents that happen to employ those particular sounds. In other words, it is a phonemic, not a phonetic, keyboard.

### 3/5 — 悪くはないがあまり存在意義を感じないアプリ

*2015-06-21*

「English Phonetic Keyboard with IPA symbols」は英語の IPA に特化したアプリなので、英語で頻繁に使う文字セットなども最初から用意されておりその分快適ではあるが、補助記号などが用意されておらず、[dʒ] は入力できるが [d͡ʒ] は入力できない。しかし、兄弟アプリの「IPA Keyboard - A complete International Phonetic Alphabet keyboard」ならば、[d͡ʒ] は入力できるし、英語以外の言語も問題なく IPA で表記できるので、例え英語の IPA を主に使う者でも、言語学者や IPA に慣れている者には「IPA Keyboard - A complete International Phonetic Alphabet keyboard」の方があれば十分だし、そちらの方をお勧めする。

悪いアプリではないが、あまり存在意義を感じない。

### 3/5 — Missing some symbols

*2015-02-06*

So I am a bit disappointed with this app - for 2 dollars i thought it would have a complete IPA. however, it does not have nasalization options (tilda above vowel symbol) dark l, or thorn. 

If it had those 3 things it would definitely be 5 star app/keyboard.

### 4/5 — Great on iPhone but is there a MacBook version?

*2024-07-03*

I would love an ipa keyboard for my MacBook as well. Better if it was just British English IPA symbols only, with one keyboard not switching between two keyboards

## Most praised reviews (2 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — [ə 'pɜːfɪkt 'kiːbɔːd]

*2020-08-27, version 1.3*

[ə prə'feʃənəlɪ ˌeksəkjʊtɪd kə'rekt ənd mɔːdn wʌn]
Не глючит, не притащила с собой рекламы. Все нужные звуки есть и они современные. Грамотный набор для английского языка. Суперпростая в использовании.

### 5/5 — Great

*2014-10-09, version 1.0*

A must-have for computer-savvy linguists

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