Chant Tools vs IPA Phonetic Keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chant Tools
Access Gregorian Mass propers and ordinaries offline. This utility app provides transcriptions from sources like Liber Usualis and GregoBase, allowing for corrections to be made directly on the GregoBase platform.
- Offline Mass Propers
- Gregorian Mass Ordinaries
- Liber Usualis integration
- GregoBase transcriptions
- Chant correction functionality
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Offline Mass Propers This app is an offline version of the chant tools available at http://bbloomf.github.io/jgabc/ It is mostly intended to be useful for containing the Gregorian Mass propers as well as the Gregorian Mass ordinaries as found in the Liber Usualis, and transcribed on GregoBase (http://gregobase.selapa.net) and there may be some mistakes in the chant. If you notice any, they can be corrected in GregoBase (if you go to http://bbloomf.github.io/jgabc/propers.html and find the chant with the mistake, you can click the link above the chant on the left side to get to the GregoBase version of the chant, and edit it there to fix it, or request that it be fixed.)
IPA Phonetic Keyboard
This free keyboard provides easy access to all IPA and extended IPA symbols. Its intuitive layout mirrors the IPA chart, making symbol input fluid and efficient for linguists, language learners, and enthusiasts.
- Full IPA chart (2020) symbols
- ExtIPA chart (2016) symbols
- Organized symbol sections
- Intuitive symbol layout
- Convenient input for common characters
- Completely free, no ads
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Behold the first completely FREE IPA keyboard on the App Store designed for linguists, language learners, and hobbyists. It is designed to be lightweight and fluid, matching up to the user experience of the system emoji keyboard. =FEATURES= - Includes ALL symbols on the newest standard IPA chart (2020 ver.) - Includes most symbols (the ones available in Unicode) on the newest standard extIPA chart (2016 ver.) - Symbols are divided into sections just like the IPA chart(-duh!): consonants, non-pulmonic, other symbols, vowels, suprasegmentals, tones and word accents, and diacritics - Symbols are arranged naturally, with a layout designed for you to find the symbols you want more quickly (especially the vowels, it's cleverly designed to match the layout on the IPA chart) - Convenient input for "[]", "//", "~", "◌", space, and return on the top of the keyboard - Completely free, NO ADS =EXTERNAL LINKS= For more information on IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet The developer, Vince14Genius's GitHub: https://www.github.com/Vince14Genius/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IPA Phonetic Keyboard at 92% against Chant Tools's 42%. IPA Phonetic Keyboard also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (193 vs 33). Chant Tools's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. IPA Phonetic Keyboard sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Chant Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.
IPA Phonetic Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IPA Phonetic Keyboard has 193 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Chant Tools's written reviews are positive against 92% of IPA Phonetic Keyboard's.
Chant Tools ships an update fortnightly, IPA Phonetic Keyboard every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chant Tools | IPA Phonetic Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (33 ratings) | 4.5 (193 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 92.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 193 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Bloomfield | Vincent Cai |
Customer experience
Chant Tools
IPA Phonetic Keyboard
Bugs and requests
Chant Tools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
IPA Phonetic Keyboard
Reported bugs
2 issues- Vowel [ʁ] displays incorrectly
- Keyboard disappears after switching, requiring settings access to re-enable
Requested features
4 requests- Add angle brackets and parentheses for orthographic notation
- Implement a 'frequently used' section for common symbols
- Allow users to rearrange the keyboard layout
- Add support for laryngeal notation in Proto-Indo-European
In-app purchases
Chant Tools
No in-app purchases
IPA Phonetic Keyboard
- Donation: Buy me a drink$2.99
- Obsolete/Non-Standard Symbols$5.99
- Donation: Buy me a meal$9.99
Questions
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