IPA Phonetic Keyboard

ðɪsʰ æpsʰ ɡɻʷɛɪt It doesn't just focus on English phonemes -- you can actually type quite a lot and there are even functional diacritics. The app is very sleek and arranges the characters in a sensible manner. There are minimal labels which creates a small initial hurdle, but I appreciate the minimalism now that I am accustomed to the app. The only major criticism I have is that if you try to sandwich a consonant between two dental diacritics (to form an interdental), the app you are using may crash. You can use the advance symbol < ̟> to circumvent this in some cases, but it isn't immediately obvious how one would go about typing a bidental percussive.

EDIT: the keys for the OPEN FRONT UNROUNDED VOWEL [a] and OPEN BACK UNROUNDED VOWEL [ɑ] both produce the [ɑ] symbol when typed in the Apple Notes app. And the OPEN-ROUNDED LABIALISATION diacritic always manifests as a ? box. I still freaking love this app, but can you fix that, please? ~~~~~~~~~~ I’m in the early stages of the early stages of learning Scottish Gaelic. I want to be able to transcribe the pronunciation properly when I write notes on my phone, and Gàidhlig has some phonemes that you just can’t type with your average keyboard: [n̪ˠ], [l̪ˠ], [ʎ], [ŋ], [ɲ], [ɤ], [ə], [ɔ], [ɯ], et alii. Now I don’t have to switch to my Greek keyboard to type [ɛ] and [ɣ], or my Icelandic keyboard to type [ð], and no more copy-and-pasting the more elusive symbols like [ŋ], [ɲ], and [ʝ]. And the diacritics! This keyboard is a lifesaver!

I love the layout and flexibility this has, I make conlangs and this allows me to do a lot of fun stuff on the go, and it accomodates a lot of characters and diacritics I haven’t had easy access to before. The one issue I have with it is no return key. I’ve looked and maybe I’ve missed something, but this makes the keyboard incredibly inconvenient for me. I have to switch layouts just to go to another line or type a ton of spaces. The addition of a return key would make this review five stars and I’d love this board forever. If this doesn’t bother you, then this is the IPA board you’re looking for.

I installed this app just to be able to use the letters “ɛ” and “ɔ”, for a language I am learning. I’m sure other learners have installed the app just to use a few symbols or characters. I wish the keyboard had a ‘frequently used’ section (like the emoji keyboard does) so that it’s easier to access the symbols I actually use, instead of going through the whole keyboard. Overall, the keyboard is navigable and pretty straightforward. Great app!

I’m a singer and voice teacher. I love having the ability to use real IPA symbols when clarifying diction with conductors, coaches, friends, etc. Works great on my iPad as well. I love the brackets—you tap the button and it starts you typing between the brackets so you don’t have to remember to close them when you’re done. I’ve shared this with my awesome nerd musician friends.