The Math Keyboard vs IPA Phonetic Keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Math Keyboard
Access hundreds of math and scientific characters directly from your keyboard. Type symbols anywhere in any app with ease. Includes numbers, trigonometric, algebra, and alphabetical symbols.
- Access hundreds of math symbols
- Type symbols in any app
- Includes numbers
- Trigonometric symbols
- Algebra symbols
- Alphabetical symbols
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The Math Keyboard gives you quick access directly in your keyboard to hundreds of useful Math and Scientific characters. Simply open of the Math Keyboard in any App and type math symbols anywhere you like. Done. Easy! Characters include : - Numbers - Trigonometric Symbols - Algebra Symbols - Alphabetical Symbols What our users are saying about The Math Keyboard : "Super awesome keyboard, has a lot of versatility that you will find usage for everything" "Amazing! Pretty simple, makes typing math easy"
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 price: IPA Phonetic Keyboard at Free against The Math Keyboard's $0.99. IPA Phonetic Keyboard also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (92% vs 59%). The Math Keyboard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On update cadence, 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
IPA Phonetic Keyboard is free to download; The Math Keyboard costs $0.99 up front. IPA Phonetic Keyboard sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. The Math Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
IPA Phonetic Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IPA Phonetic Keyboard has 193 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of The Math Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 92% of IPA Phonetic Keyboard's.
The Math Keyboard ships an update every 2 months, IPA Phonetic Keyboard every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Math Keyboard | IPA Phonetic Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (31 ratings) | 4.5 (193 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews | 92.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 193 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — 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 | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Soffer | Vincent Cai |
Customer experience
The Math Keyboard
IPA Phonetic Keyboard
Bugs and requests
The Math Keyboard
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
The Math Keyboard
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
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