Comparison

toPhonetics IPA Keyboard vs Massarrah

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

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About

toPhonetics IPA Keyboard

This keyboard extension provides full International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) support with diacritics. It automatically transcribes English text as you type, offering suggestions for pronunciation based on British or American dialects. Additional layouts allow for detailed phonetic transcriptions of any language.

Highlights
  • Full IPA character set with diacritics
  • Automatic English text transcription
  • British and American dialect options
  • Customizable keyboard layouts
  • Cursor control gestures
Features
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IPA keyboard extension with a twist. Actually, with two! - Custom keyboard can be used with any app or text input; - Full character set of International Phonetic Alphabet, including diacritics support. - On the fly automatic transcription of English text as you type or on word selection, using the same transcription engine as in toPhonetics Converter app. - A unique, albeit experimental, IPA-to-Speech feature in the companion app that lets you convert your own API input into actual speech audio and export it as a file. Apart from providing full support for editing texts using International Phonetic Alphabet, toPhonetics IPA Keyboard allows you to type in common English and will convert it into phonemic transcription on the fly. Select one of the offered transcriptions or just keep typing and the first suggestion will be selected automatically. You can also select an English word in your text and transcribe it by tapping on one of the suggestions. For auto-transcription you can switch between British and American dialect. Two other layouts allow you to type detailed narrow phonetic transcriptions for any language or dialect. Certain keys offer quick access to alternative characters via long press or double tap. This keyboard relies on the same engine and dictionary as toPhonetics Converter. The workflow is different though. Specifically, using the keyboard: - Auto-transcription for English language offered word by word, not for the entire text, therefore all possible pronunciation of the word are shown as suggestions at once. - You can tap on original word in the suggestion list if you don't want to auto-transcribe it, but the keyboard does not offer output with the original line-by-line (which is a feature of toPhonetics Convertor app). - You can refine your transcriptions by creating both broad and narrow phonetic transcriptions. - You can create transcriptions for any language. Control your cursor position with gestures: 1. Pan horizontally with a finger anywhere on the keyboard to change your cursor position quickly and precisely; 2. Swipe left or right with one finger across the spacebar to move your cursor one character left or right.

About

Massarrah

Learn humanity's oldest writing system, cuneiform, through guided lessons and interactive mini-games. Explore famous ancient tablets and track your progress with a gamified system. Designed for history buffs and language learners.

Highlights
  • Learn 44 authentic cuneiform signs
  • Explore famous ancient tablets
  • Spaced repetition for effective review
  • Eight cuneiform mini-games
  • Gamified progress tracking with streaks and achievements
  • Offline core lessons and practice
  • Historically accurate content
Features
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Five thousand years ago, the people of ancient Mesopotamia pressed the first written words into wet clay. Massarrah teaches you to read them. Cuneiform is humanity's oldest writing system. With Massarrah you don't just admire it behind museum glass — you learn it, sign by sign, at your own pace. LEARN REAL CUNEIFORM Master 44 authentic signs across four guided levels — vowels, syllables, logograms, and numbers. Every sign comes with its meaning, pronunciation, and audio, so you learn to recognize it and read it. EXPLORE THE FAMOUS TABLETS Discover the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Code of Hammurabi, the Cyrus Cylinder and more — each presented with the story of what it says and why it still matters today. PRACTICE THAT STICKS Massarrah schedules every review with spaced repetition — proven learning science — right before you'd forget. Eight cuneiform mini-games turn daily practice into something you'll want to return to. TRACK YOUR JOURNEY Build a daily streak, earn XP, climb the scribe ranks, and unlock 84 achievements as your skill grows. Your progress, your pace. WALK 5,000 YEARS OF HISTORY Follow the story of writing itself — from the first pictographs of Uruk to the empires that carried cuneiform across the ancient world. THOUGHTFULLY BUILT • Core lessons and practice work offline — learn anywhere • Private by default — start learning anonymously, no account required • Historically accurate — content grounded in real scholarship • Accessible — designed for learners of all abilities Whether you love history, collect languages, study the ancient world, or are simply curious where writing began — Massarrah turns 5,000 years of human history into something you can hold, read, and understand. Begin your journey as a scribe.

Screenshots

toPhonetics IPA Keyboard4 screens
Massarrah4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Massarrah at 100% against toPhonetics IPA Keyboard's 50%. Massarrah also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). toPhonetics IPA Keyboard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On ads 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

Massarrah is free to download; toPhonetics IPA Keyboard costs $3.99 up front. Massarrah sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. toPhonetics IPA Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Massarrah holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of toPhonetics IPA Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 100% of Massarrah's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
toPhonetics IPA Keyboard versus Massarrah: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertoPhonetics IPA KeyboardMassarrah
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMu-sonicAlan Shami

Customer experience

toPhonetics IPA Keyboard

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Massarrah

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

toPhonetics IPA Keyboard

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Massarrah

One-time6
  • Clay Token Tip$0.99
  • Reed Stylus Tip$2.99
  • Clay Tablet Tip$4.99
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  • Scribe's Seal Tip$9.99
  • Lapis Lazuli Tip$24.99
  • Royal Decree Tip$49.99

Questions

Is toPhonetics IPA Keyboard free?
toPhonetics IPA Keyboard costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Massarrah free?
Massarrah is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, toPhonetics IPA Keyboard or Massarrah?
Massarrah is rated higher. toPhonetics IPA Keyboard averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Massarrah averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do toPhonetics IPA Keyboard or Massarrah have ads?
Neither toPhonetics IPA Keyboard nor Massarrah shows ads.

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