# toPhonetics Converter — English Phonetic Transcription

> Interactive English phonetic transcription with IPA and text-to-speech. (iPhone/iPad app by Mu-sonic.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tophonetics-converter/id791324886 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Mu-sonic](https://appshunter.io/developer/791324889)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: $3.99
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 92 App Store ratings · 109 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 13 MB
- Languages: American English, Filipino, French (France), Japanese, Korean, European Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Ukrainian and 1 more
- Released: 2014-01-21
- Data updated: 2026-09-09
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tophonetics-converter/id791324886/reviews.md

## What is toPhonetics Converter?

toPhonetics is an app that provides fully interactive transcriptions of English texts. It displays your input's phonemic transcription using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and allows you 
•	to listen to it read aloud visually, following the narration with a cursor,
•	to quickly check the translation of individual words or selected fragments (requires iOS 18+),
•	to export and share the transcription results in various formats including PDF (via the Print option),
•	to export the audio of the text read using your chosen voice and speech rate.
 
And much more:
 
- See phonetic transcription of the whole text, not just the dictionary forms of separate words.
- Choose between British and American* pronunciation. When British dialect is selected the [r] sound at the end of the word is only voiced if followed by a vowel, which follows British phonetic convention.
- International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols used.
- The structure of the text and sentences in it (line breaks, punctuation marks, etc.) is preserved in phonetic transcription output making it easier to read.
- You can output the text and its phonetic transcription along each other line-by-line to make back-reference to the original text easier.
- An option to vary pronunciation depending on whether words are in stressed or weak position in the sentence, as in connected speech. Weak forms are italicized in the output.
- Words in CAPS are interpreted as acronyms if the word is not found in the database. Acronym transcriptions will be shown with hyphens between letters.
- In addition to commonly used vocabulary the database contains a very substantial amount of place names (including names of countries, their capitals, US states, UK counties), nationalities and popular names.
- Where a word has a number of possible pronunciations (highlighted in blue in the output) you can select the one that agrees with the context by tapping on it.
- Print out the output results, share via email or copy to pasteboard.
- Let the built-in speech synthesiser read your text out loud. Control the playback and follow IPA transcription of the current word with a highlight. Speech audio can be exported as a file.
- Custom URL scheme to open toPhonetics from 3rd-party apps.


Gestures (IPA transcription screen):
1. Single tap
    - Tap a word to set the cursor to it and speak it (you can mute/un-mute it with the button at your bottom-right).
    - Tap in a blank space to stop speech and hide the cursor.
2. Double-tap
    - Double-tap a word to open it in the built-in dictionary; if the word has multiple pronunciations you'll see the list of them first.
    - Double-tap in a blank space to reset the font to the size set in iOS preferences.
3. Pinch in or out to make the text smaller or larger.
4. Start to slide horizontally to select a part of your text. The Speak button respects current selection.


*) American transcriptions are based on the open Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary.

## Key features

- Interactive IPA transcriptions
- Text-to-speech with visual cursor
- Word and fragment translation (iOS 18+)
- Export transcription to PDF and audio
- British and American pronunciation options
- Connected speech pronunciation variations
- Customizable voice and speech rate

## Recent user reviews (10 of 109)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tophonetics-converter/id791324886/reviews.md

### 5/5 — 早い！軽い！分かりやすい！

*2026-06-11, version 3.1*

動作早くて、簡単でわかりやすかったです。

### 5/5 — De gran ayuda

*2026-04-24, version 3.0*

Es de gran ayuda para aprender fonética de la lengua inglesa.
Vale la pena pagar y su valor no es alto

### 2/5 — IPAのコピー機能が欲しい

*2026-03-04, version 2.8*

「元の単語をコピー」ではなく,「IPAの単語をコピー」が素早く出来る機能が欲しい.
元の単語は長押しで充分.
英語の発音学習者としては,IPAの発音記号をコピーペーストして学習仲間やネイティブに教わるなどの共有ができることが大切.
他に気付いたことがあります.
US english で間違った発音記号が表示されています.
例えばfeet[fiːt]のようにee [iː] 、oo [ʊ]とoo [uː]があることなど間違えて反映されます

### 5/5 — Excelent

*2026-02-26, version 2.8*

This is an amazing app. Like it

### 4/5 — 扣1颗星，声音不好听

*2026-02-25*

声音很不好听

### 1/5 — 不退款的

*2026-02-24*

小朋友不小心下载了申请退款，苹果反应这个App不能退款，不要下载

### 1/5 — 一点都不实用

*2025-12-23*

差评，一点不实用，割韭菜

### 4/5 — Only broad transcriptions

*2025-10-24, version 2.8*

I was hoping when I purchased the app, instead of using the free web version, that it would get rid of ads and provide narrow transcriptions. However, there’s only broad transcriptions available. They also use the trill “r” (/r/) in place of the rhotic “r” (/ɹ/) and there’s no alveolar flap (/ɾ/). I do appreciate this app for what it does offer though, and it was very helpful in the beginning of my journey. Hopefully the devs have narrow transcriptions in the works! 🤞

### 1/5 — 实际使用页面和app预览页面根本不一样

*2025-06-28*

实际使用页面和app预览页面根本不一样！我需要的是每行原文都在上方有音标，实际使用时只有音标，没有原文！

**Developer response:** 预览是正确的。 您可以在底部的工具栏中切换输出。 请重试，然后更新您的应用程序评级。

### 5/5 — Excelente

*2025-06-05, version 2.8*

Me está ayudando para relacionar las palabras con su transcripción fónetica

## Frequently asked questions about toPhonetics Converter

### What does the toPhonetics Converter app do?

The toPhonetics Converter app provides fully interactive phonetic transcriptions of English texts using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). It allows you to see the phonemic transcription of your input, listen to it read aloud with a visual cursor, and export the results in various formats.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include interactive IPA transcriptions, text-to-speech with synchronized highlighting, word translation (requires iOS 18+), export options for PDF and audio, choice between British and American pronunciation, and the ability to see pronunciation variations based on word stress in connected speech.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the application is free to use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in the provided description.

### What are the compatibility requirements for this app?

The app is designed for iOS devices. Specific features like word and fragment translation require iOS 18 or later. The app also utilizes the built-in speech synthesizer of the device.

### Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is beneficial for students learning English, linguists, language teachers, and anyone who needs to understand or analyze the pronunciation of English words and texts. It's also useful for individuals who want to improve their own spoken English.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.1 — 2026-06-05

Bugfixes:
- selection gesture in IPA screen;
- missing IPA results when translation target language;
- crash on translation after returning from Color settings;
- bordered liquid glass appearance.

### 3.0 — 2026-03-12

Translations!
In addition to bringing up a dictionary for any word with a double-tap, now you can see a quick translation of a tapped word or selected fragment. 
If you want translations in a language different from your device default language, you can select the target language in the Settings screen.

### 2.8 — 2025-01-16

- the play button has been moved to the right side for better reachability;
- fixed the issue with voice falling back to non-English default voice on iOS18 if no voice has been selected by the user.

Please keep in mind that you can install additional voices via iOS Settings app and then select them in the app via voice settings toolbar at the bottom.

### 2.7 — 2024-07-09

Stability update:
- Improved handling of diacritics and non-typographic characters in the input.
- Fixed variant selection not respecting the current character set.
- Fixed Katakana character set.
- Minor updates to UI translations.

### 2.6 — 2024-06-12

- Fixed crashes
    - on particular substrings in the input;
    - on launching the app via custom URL scheme.
- Dictionary update.

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