IPA Phonetic Keyboard vs Coptic Keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Coptic Keyboard
This keyboard app provides native system integration for typing Coptic script on iOS devices. It offers customizable settings for capitalization, correction, and font display, supporting both light and dark modes.
- Native system keyboard integration
- Supports Bohairic and Sahidic dialects
- Light/Dark Mode support
- Auto-Capitalization
- Auto-Correction
- Customizable control settings
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This fully integrated Coptic Keyboard was designed for iPhone and iPad to look and function like a native system keyboard. Supports Light/Dark Mode. Keyboard options in the Settings app (Apps › Coptic): – Auto-Capitalization – Auto-Correction – Enable Caps Lock – ”.” Shortcut – Auto-Jinkim (with Uppercase and Greek Words) – Antinoou Font Display – Number Values – Epact Numbers Optimized for all iPhones, iPhone Duo, and every iPad size.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Coptic Keyboard at none against IPA Phonetic Keyboard's 3. Coptic Keyboard also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). IPA Phonetic Keyboard's advantage is ratings volume (193 vs 25). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. Coptic Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
Coptic Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IPA Phonetic Keyboard has 193 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of IPA Phonetic Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 100% of Coptic Keyboard's.
IPA Phonetic Keyboard ships an update every 4 months, Coptic Keyboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IPA Phonetic Keyboard | Coptic Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (193 ratings) | 4.8 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 193 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vincent Cai | Mina D. Makar |
Customer experience
IPA Phonetic Keyboard
Coptic Keyboard
Bugs and 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
Coptic Keyboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Coptic Keyboard
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is IPA Phonetic Keyboard free?
Is Coptic Keyboard free?
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