# Lingua — Conlang Builder — Your script, your language > Build and use custom languages with unique scripts and dictionaries. (iPhone/iPad app by TSUBASA IHIRA.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lingua-conlang-builder/id6796378999 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [TSUBASA IHIRA](https://appshunter.io/developer/6779638019) - Category: Graphics & Design, Social Networking - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 31 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-09-22 - Data updated: 2026-09-30 - Monetization: freemium - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lingua-conlang-builder/id6796378999/reviews.md ## What is Lingua? Lingua is where you make a language and then actually use it. YOUR SCRIPT Draw each letter with your finger. Lingua compiles your letters into a real font on your phone, and gives you a keyboard with your letters on the keys to type with in the app. You can also build keyboards of any existing characters (accented letters, IPA, symbols, other scripts) and use them in any app, free and as many as you like. Alphabet, abjad, syllabary, abugida or logography, written in any direction. Digits are letters too, in whatever base you choose. YOUR LANGUAGE A dictionary where every word has meanings, part of speech, examples, register and origin. Readings and IPA. A phonology page built from what you have written. A grammar of 44 chapters — cases, agreement, word order, negation, questions, derivation — whose rules really conjugate: describe a pattern once and every word in that class follows it. A calendar with your own month and weekday names, a notebook, and CSV import for a list you already have. A PLACE TO USE IT A timeline where people post lines in their own languages, in their own letters. Each post carries its letter shapes with it, so anyone can read your script without your font, and every post has a gloss so people can follow and reply even to a language nobody else speaks yet. Replies and threads, following, tags, a daily prompt everyone answers in their language, photos with your letters drawn on them, a 30-second voice clip, and a card that turns one line into a picture to share. Publish your language's page, and download the alphabet or dictionary of a language you like, to read. FREE AND PAID Free: a full a–z and 0–9 script, one language, a dictionary of 100 words, as many keyboards as you like, and the whole timeline. Plus and Pro add more letters, more words and more languages. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Terms: https://tokinets.com/lingua/terms.html Privacy: https://tokinets.com/lingua/privacy.html ## Key features - Custom script creation - Personalized keyboard layouts - Detailed language dictionary - Phonology and grammar tools - Community timeline for sharing - Exportable fonts and dictionaries ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Lingua Plus | $4.99 | per month | | Lingua Plus Yearly | $49.99 | per year | | Lingua Pro | $9.99 | per month | | Lingua Pro Yearly | $99.99 | per year | ## Frequently asked questions about Lingua ### What is Lingua? Lingua is an app for creating your own languages, including custom scripts, dictionaries, and grammar rules. It also features a community timeline to share and discover languages. ### Can I create my own alphabet in Lingua? Yes, you can draw each letter of your script with your finger, and Lingua compiles them into a real font and a custom keyboard for use within the app and other applications. ### What are the free features of Lingua? The free version includes a full a-z and 0-9 script, one language, a dictionary of 100 words, unlimited custom keyboards, and access to the community timeline. ### What do Lingua Plus and Lingua Pro offer? Lingua Plus and Pro subscriptions unlock more letters, more words, and more languages, allowing for deeper language customization and expansion. ### How does Lingua handle language sharing? Users can publish their language's page and share individual posts with their custom script and a gloss. Others can read scripts without needing the specific font installed. ### Does Lingua have ads? No, Lingua does not contain advertisements. The app offers a free tier with core features and optional paid subscriptions for advanced functionality. ### What devices does Lingua support? Lingua is available for iPhone and iPod devices, running on iOS. ### How often is Lingua updated? The app was last updated on September 29, 2026, indicating ongoing development and support. ## Version history (last 3 releases) ### 1.0.3 — 2026-09-29 New - Word generator: suggests words that fit your language's sounds and syllable shapes. The ones you pick go into the dictionary. - Etymology tree: follow where a word came from, drawn as a tree. - Combined writing: like Hangul, several letters can stack into one block. Each letter sits exactly where you drew it. - Export your letters as SVG, all at once or one at a time. - Quote reposts: add your own words when you repost. - See who liked or reposted: press and hold the heart or the repost mark. - Reposts from people you follow now say "Reposted by …", and a profile shows that person's reposts too. - In a thread, press and hold a post's text or meaning to select and copy it. - Handwriting keyboard: write a letter with your finger and the closest of your own letters goes in. - When building a keyboard, select several keys and fill them in one go. They are numbered ①② in the order you pick them and go in when you confirm. - The "?" on the building screens now shows how to use them. - Pin a post: keep one of your posts at the top of your profile. - For You now shows new posts too, mixed in between popular ones. It refreshes every 2 hours, and scrolling to the bottom keeps going with older posts. Changed - Keyboards can be built on every plan. - Choosing a character is one screen now, with more kinds of characters to choose from. - Font and SVG export are under the share mark on the letters screen. - Showing the meaning is an on/off switch, and a free translation goes into the meaning field as text. - The post screen no longer jumps when the keyboard appears. - A ring appears where you tap. - Undoing a repost or unfollowing asks first. - A post opened in a thread shows the full time. - What you see after a purchase is now correct. - Editing a post works on every plan (the length limit is unchanged). - Trending in search is ordered by likes and reposts. - Deleting a keyboard row or column, and removing a language you took, now asks first. - A post that could not be sent stays in the post screen as you typed it. - Line breaks in posts now show as typed. - Blocking someone also removes the follows between you. - Notifications from people you muted no longer arrive. - The location and link on a profile fit on one line. Plus many other fixes and improvements. ### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-25 New - Notifications: likes, replies, reposts, new followers and today's prompt can reach your iPhone. Turn each on or off in Settings. - Mute: a muted person's posts, reposts and notifications are hidden. Manage them in Settings > Muted accounts. - Blocking works both ways, and a blocked person's published languages are hidden too. Unblock from Settings > Blocked accounts. - Contact us from Settings. - Letter spacing for each language, including 0 to join letters. - Guide lines on the drawing canvas, and a faint copy of your paper sheet under a letter when you redraw it. Changed - Your own letters are shown by default, including in word spellings, notifications, the calendar and the Home Screen widget. - The app opens on the timeline. Replies in a thread load as soon as you open it. Following and followers are listed newest first. - Your work is saved when you press Save, and you are asked before leaving with unsaved changes, from the back button or the tab bar. - A post that could not be sent says so and goes to your drafts. - Send and share are icons at the top right. - Short keyboard rows are centered on the phone, the same as in the editor. A letter goes on a key as soon as you pick it. - Plus has no limit on keyboards. - A language you took from someone else can be read but not edited. - A purchase approved by a parent takes effect right away. Plus many fixes and improvements. ### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-22 No release notes. ## More apps by TSUBASA IHIRA - [JPEL Manager-本格駅伝シミュレーションゲーム](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jpel-manager/id6779638017) All apps by TSUBASA IHIRA: https://appshunter.io/developer/6779638019 ## Related topics [tsubasa](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/tsubasa) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-30.*