Comparison

IPAChartApp vs toPhonetics IPA Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

IPAChartApp

Easily insert International Phonetic Alphabet characters into any text using a custom keyboard. Access official IPA charts directly from your device for quick reference and accurate phonetic transcription.

Highlights
  • Custom IPA keyboard
  • Use in any iOS app
  • Access official IPA charts
  • Phonetic detail made easy
  • System settings integration
Features
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International Phonetic Alphabet in your email, tweet or Facebook post! IPAChartApp gives you an International Phonetic Alphabet keyboard you can use on any iOS app. IPAChartBoard puts the seven official IPA charts at your fingertips. Phonetic detail was never so easy! Like other iOS third-party keyboards, this IPA keyboard comes to your device in a carrying app, in this case IPAChartApp. Once you've installed IPAChartApp on your device, you install the keyboard through System Settings. (The app will remind you how to do this.) Then IPAChartBoard keyboard is available for use with any app on your device. From your default system keyboard, you switch to the IPAChartBoard by tapping the "globe" key, as you would to use any other system keyboard.

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.

Screenshots

IPAChartApp1 screens
toPhonetics IPA Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: IPAChartApp at Free against toPhonetics IPA Keyboard's $3.99. IPAChartApp also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). toPhonetics IPA Keyboard's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

IPAChartApp is free to download; toPhonetics IPA Keyboard costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IPAChartApp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of IPAChartApp's written reviews are positive against 50% of toPhonetics IPA Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IPAChartApp ships an update every 12 months, toPhonetics IPA Keyboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
IPAChartApp versus toPhonetics IPA Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPAChartApptoPhonetics IPA Keyboard
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrederick KuhlMu-sonic

Customer experience

IPAChartApp

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%

toPhonetics IPA Keyboard

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

In-app purchases

None

IPAChartApp

No in-app purchases

None

toPhonetics IPA Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IPAChartApp free?
IPAChartApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is toPhonetics IPA Keyboard free?
toPhonetics IPA Keyboard costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IPAChartApp or toPhonetics IPA Keyboard?
IPAChartApp is rated higher. IPAChartApp averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while toPhonetics IPA Keyboard averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do IPAChartApp or toPhonetics IPA Keyboard have ads?
Neither IPAChartApp nor toPhonetics IPA Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IPAChartApp or toPhonetics IPA Keyboard?
IPAChartApp ships an update every 12 months, and toPhonetics IPA Keyboard every 2 months. Most recently, IPAChartApp was updated on November 1, 2026 and toPhonetics IPA Keyboard on November 5, 2026.

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