AV Phonetics vs IPA scramble
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.
IPA scramble
This educational game uses a database of over 80,000 words transcribed using a standardized phonetic system to improve English lyric diction. It follows rules established by experts in vocal performance and English pronunciation, offering a unique approach to language learning.
- Extensive word database
- Standardized phonetic transcription
- Focus on lyric diction
- Expert-approved methodology
- Educational exercises
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The 80,000+ words in this game’s database were transcribed according to rules established by Madeleine Marshall, author of The Singer’s Manual of English Diction. Her method of transcription promotes a standardized pronunciation of the English language that is favorable for lyric diction. The English Lyric Diction Workbook by Cheri Montgomery (www.stmpublishers.com) provides exercises that follow Marshall’s rules. The IPA Dictionary (coming soon) is a companion app that allows the user to look up words according to their phonetic spellings. [How to Play] For complete set of rules, please visit www.stmpublishers.com/apps
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Verdict
AV Phonetics and IPA scramble both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of IPA scramble's written reviews are positive against 80% of AV Phonetics's. IPA scramble also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. 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 IPA scramble. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of AV Phonetics's written reviews are positive against 100% of IPA scramble's.
| Parameter | AV Phonetics | IPA scramble |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apps Resource Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University | Yohann Taieb |
Customer experience
AV Phonetics
IPA scramble
In-app purchases
AV Phonetics
No in-app purchases
IPA scramble
No in-app purchases
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