IPA Phonetic Keyboard1.2.2 - App Store

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/

Version History - accessibility and user experience improvements 1.2.2 01/29/2024 - Added translations for French and Spanish
- Minor UI fixes and improvements 1.2.1 12/25/2023 Major Enhancements
- you can now drag the bottom bar to scroll through keys/sections
- you can now long-press the space key to move the text cursor around
- consequently, the “move cursor” button has been removed
- major performance and frame rate improvements
- haptic feedback is now available when you turn on Allow Full Access (iOS doesn’t allow haptic feedback without Full Access)

Features
- new menu that allows you to switch between key sets
- extIPA symbols are now constantly enabled, not as a section anymore but as another key set that you can switch to
- PAID FEATURE: Nonstandard & Obsolete Symbols (key set)
- new number pad
- you can now type angle brackets (for orthographical representations) from the toolbar
- you can optionally add affricate tie bars to the toolbar

Minor Enhancements
- UI layout and sizing improvements
- sprinkled in some animated transitions in the main app
- improved translations 1.2 08/23/2023 - REFINEMENTS TO THE IPA KEYBOARD LAYOUT! The consonant chart now more closely resembles the IPA chart's layout, plus minor changes to other sections to improve visibility
- now you can turn off the keyboard click sound in the settings tabs in the host app 1.1.3 07/29/2023 - (hopefully) fixed the problem where the globe key (switch input sources key) doesn't show up on certain older iPad devices
- added a "force show input switch key" setting in the settings tab of the host app, just in case the aforementioned bug doesn't go away
- improved translations
- minor improvements 1.1.2 04/24/2023 Forgot to enable in-app purchases in version 1.1. Fixed. 1.1.1 02/14/2022 New features (1.1):
- fully upgraded UI for the host app
- an in-app settings page that allows you to turn keyboard sets and features on & off
- an optional "movable cursor" setting that allows you to use buttons to move the text cursor forward & backward

General improvements (1.1):
- migrated the underlying technology for a huge chunk of the host app and keyboard from the old UIKit to the new SwiftUI, which enabled many of the UI improvements delivered in this update, and will make future maintenance easier
- improved typing visuals that look more native & clean
- minor UX improvements and bug fixes
- improved translations

Other additions (1.1):
- A "Support Us" page in the host app that allows you to easily share this app, leave a review on our App Store page, or donate to the developer (we are fully committed to keeping this keyboard free to use and ad-free) 1.1 02/13/2022 New features (1.0.1):
- hold down on the delete button to delete rapidly
- added return key, due to popular request
- new 6-row key layout for iPad
- added dotted circle "◌", both for visual aid on diacritic keys & as a standalone key
- added symbols "ɝ" and "ɫ" to the standard IPA set
- now able to type extIPA symbols in addition to standard IPA
- added Traditional Chinese translation, improved Japanese translation
- added in-app link to the Wikipedia page on "International Phonetic Alphabet"
- added in-app link for feedback and bug reports
- the main app now supports Dark Mode
- added top versions of certain bottom diacritics
- added system clicking sound

Resolved issues (1.0.1):
- fixed a mislocation/overlapping problem with section headers
- improved the experience of jumping to sections
- fixed a visual bug where key labels are updated too slowly during scrolling
- a keyboard color flash that occurs when activating or dismissing the keyboard in Dark Mode
- other minor bugs 1.0.1 05/15/2020 1.0 10/28/2018