Comparison

IPA Phonetic Keyboard vs Θwɔŋjäŋ

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

About

Θwɔŋjäŋ

This keyboard app provides a Dinka language input method with updated spelling and phonetic accuracy. It introduces new characters for a more consistent written form.

Highlights
  • Dinka language keyboard
  • Phonetically accurate spelling
  • Concise written form
  • New character introductions
  • Consistent Dinka alphabet
Features
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The Θwɔŋjäŋ-16 Keyboard is a Dinka language keyboard. In 2016, Aleu Majok Aleu and I agreed to make changes to the Dinka_letter set and spelling to create a more concise, consistent, and phonetically accurate written form. *One Sound - One Letter Principle* We introduced the characters "θ," "ð," "ṅ," and "ñ" to replace "th," "dh," "nh," and "ny," respectively.

Screenshots

IPA Phonetic Keyboard4 screens
Θwɔŋjäŋ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Θwɔŋjäŋ at none against IPA Phonetic Keyboard's 3. Θwɔŋjäŋ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). IPA Phonetic Keyboard's advantage is ratings volume (193 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. IPA Phonetic Keyboard sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Θwɔŋjäŋ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Θwɔŋjäŋ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IPA Phonetic Keyboard has 193 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IPA Phonetic Keyboard versus Θwɔŋjäŋ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPA Phonetic KeyboardΘwɔŋjäŋ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (193 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings193 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVincent CaiMawan Muortat

Customer experience

IPA Phonetic Keyboard

All ratings172 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.8%

Θwɔŋjäŋ

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Θwɔŋjäŋ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

IPA Phonetic Keyboard

One-time3
  • Donation: Buy me a drink$2.99
  • Obsolete/Non-Standard Symbols$5.99
  • Donation: Buy me a meal$9.99
None

Θwɔŋjäŋ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IPA Phonetic Keyboard free?
IPA Phonetic Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Θwɔŋjäŋ free?
Θwɔŋjäŋ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IPA Phonetic Keyboard or Θwɔŋjäŋ?
Θwɔŋjäŋ is rated higher. IPA Phonetic Keyboard averages 4.5 out of 5 from 193 ratings, while Θwɔŋjäŋ averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do IPA Phonetic Keyboard or Θwɔŋjäŋ have ads?
Neither IPA Phonetic Keyboard nor Θwɔŋjäŋ shows ads.

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