IPANow! French vs iAgrams
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IPANow! French
This app automatically transcribes French text into International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols using scholarly rules. Easily type or paste text, and get phonetic transcriptions that can be copied, printed, or saved.
- Automatic French to IPA transcription
- Copy/paste transcription output
- Print transcriptions
- Save transcriptions
- Customizable output
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IPANow! by PhoneticSoft is a unique app that automatically transcribes French texts into International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols by applying rules utilized by scholarly lyric diction textbooks. Simply type or paste in a text, tap a button, and IPANow! produces a phonetic transcription underneath each line of text. Key features: *Easy-to-use! Simply type or paste a text in and tap a button. *Copy/paste transcription output to an email or other apps. *Print transcriptions directly from your device (with AirPrint). *Save transcriptions for later. *Customize the transcription output based on your preferences. Designed by a choral conductor and vocalist, IPANow! is a lyric diction resource for choral conductors, professional vocalists, church musicians and music educators, but anyone can use it. IPANow! allows choral directors to easily produce professional-looking phonetic transcriptions of foreign language texts to distribute to choir members. We believe you will find IPANow! an invaluable resource.
iAgrams
This app provides information and learning tools for the style of bellringing called change-ringing. Users can view methods, organize them into collections, and use the app as a reference for learning.
- Change-ringing method viewing
- Learning aid for change-ringing
- Method organization into collections
- Reference for bellringing styles
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iAgrams is an app providing information about the style of bellringing known as change-ringing. It allows change-ringing methods to be viewed, as an aid to learning them. Methods can be organised into collections for ease of reference.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: iAgrams at Free against IPANow! French's $2.99. iAgrams also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 34 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
iAgrams is free to download; IPANow! French costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iAgrams holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of IPANow! French's written reviews are positive against 76% of iAgrams's.
IPANow! French ships an update every 34 months, iAgrams every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | IPANow! French | iAgrams |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 | 6.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PhoneticSoft | Simon Gay |
Customer experience
IPANow! French
iAgrams
In-app purchases
IPANow! French
No in-app purchases
iAgrams
No in-app purchases
