AV Phonetics vs ae Pronunciation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AV Phonetics
Explore the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) with this interactive app. It offers clear graphic, audio, and textual descriptions of speech sounds, including animations of articulations. Practice consonants and vowels with comprehensive coverage of symbols.
- Interactive IPA chart
- Graphic, audio, and textual sound descriptions
- Consonant and vowel practice
- Tonal symbol coverage
- Articulations animations
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To be able to read and provide accurate transcriptions of speech sounds is the most fundamental and yet most demanding task facing students of language and linguistics. This App has a unique interface for exploring the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). - Practice consonants and vowels with this fun and interatcive app. - Clear graphic, audio and textual descriptions of speech sounds. - Comprehensive coverage of the consonants, vowels and tonal symbols. Press on the symbols in the charts to see and hear them. - Cross-section animations illustrate the articulations of the speech sounds.
ae Pronunciation
Learn to distinguish and produce American English sounds using the International Phonetic Alphabet. Practice individual and double sounds with native speaker pronunciations and test your knowledge.
- Distinguish American English sounds
- International Phonetic Alphabet symbols
- Native speaker pronunciations
- Practice individual sounds
- Practice double sounds
- Tests on sounds
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This app helps students learn to distinguish the various sounds of American English, which is the first step in being able to produce those sounds. The written symbols for the sounds use the International Phonetic Alphabet. All of the words and sounds are pronounced by a native speaker. Students can learn, practice, and take tests on both individual and double sounds. The double sounds, which consist of a consonant and a vowel, help students to hear how individual sounds change in context.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AV Phonetics at Free against ae Pronunciation's $4.99. AV Phonetics also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
AV Phonetics is free to download; ae Pronunciation costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for AV Phonetics against 4.5 for ae Pronunciation. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of AV Phonetics's written reviews are positive against 50% of ae Pronunciation's.
AV Phonetics ships an update every 6 weeks, ae Pronunciation every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AV Phonetics | ae Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apps Resource Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University | Jonathan Sande |
Customer experience
AV Phonetics
ae Pronunciation
In-app purchases
AV Phonetics
No in-app purchases
ae Pronunciation
No in-app purchases
Questions
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