# Inflect: Text Tone Reader — Read the tone behind the text

> Read the tone behind the text (iPhone/iPad app by Shadow Caster Studios Ltd..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inflect-text-tone-reader/id6796914637 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Shadow Caster Studios Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/6787139318)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-29
- Data updated: 2026-10-29

## What is Inflect?

Text strips out tone. The same words can read as warm, cold, or serious, and we fill in the gap with our worst guess - usually when we're tired or already on edge.

Inflect gives you a calm, considered read of how a message most likely lands.

Paste a message, choose who sent it, and tap Read the tone. You get:

- a plain-language read (warm, cold, serious and more), with a colour
- what in the wording points that way
- other ways it could honestly land, because text really can't carry tone
- what to say back - three replies written for this exact message, with one-tap nudges to make them warmer, shorter or more direct

It's a considered read, not a verdict. Tone is hard to read from text, and Inflect is careful to say so.

READ A WHOLE CONVERSATION, OR A SCREENSHOT
Paste a stretch of chat and Inflect reads their last message with the rest as context. Or pick a screenshot of the conversation - it's read on your phone and turned into text you can check before anything is sent. When they reply, one tap carries the thread forward.

THE PEOPLE YOU ACTUALLY TEXT
Add people by name - your partner, your mum, your boss - and each gets read as who they are to you. Answer four quick questions about how someone texts and Inflect tells their normal from a real shift. Names stay on your phone.

TELL IT WHAT'S GOING ON
Add a line about the situation - "we just argued about money", "they're in meetings all day" - and the read changes with it. Copied something? Inflect offers to paste it the moment you open the app.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account, no sign-in, no analytics. A message is sent encrypted to Inflect for the read, then it's gone - never stored, never sold, never used to train anything. Your people, their names, your answers and your optional on-phone history stay on your phone. Share a read as a picture with the message hidden if you want a second opinion.

BETTER WITH A FRIEND
Inflect is calmer texting for both sides. Get the people you text onto it too and you each get calm tone reads on your own conversations. Share it in a tap.

Your first 24 hours are free with everything unlocked. After that, Inflect Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime unlock.

Inflect will never tell you what someone "really meant" - nobody can do that from text. It just gives you a calmer starting point before you react.

Privacy Policy: https://tonereader.app/privacy/
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Inflect Pro (Yearly) | $39.99 | per year |
| Inflect Pro (Monthly) | $6.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Inflect Pro Lifetime | $79.99 | one-time |


## Is Inflect safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Inflect.

## Is Inflect legit?

Inflect: Text Tone Reader has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Inflect is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.5 — 2026-10-27

Small fixes and a clearer App Store listing. Reads, replies and privacy are unchanged.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-10-23

Fixes the "Read this one" sample on first open, which could land on the main screen without running the read. It now reads the sample every time. Small fixes.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-10-16

Try a read before you have a message to hand. First open now ends with a real sample ("ok." after an apology) and one button: Read this one. The main screen also offers three common messages you can tap to read when the box is empty.

Also in this update:
- Shorter first-run walkthrough (three cards). The full how-it-works guide is still behind the ? button.
- Clearer note that you can share a message straight from Messages or pick a screenshot of a chat.
- Small fixes.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-10-01

New App Store screenshots, refreshed onboarding copy, and small fixes.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-30

Inflect has a new home at tonereader.app, with plain-language guides to what "ok", "k", "fine" and one-word replies usually mean. This update points the app's links there and lets the app ask for a rating at a sensible moment. Reads, replies and privacy are unchanged.

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## Related topics

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