Schwa: IPA Word Game
Practice IPA, Have Fun
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Master the International Phonetic Alphabet through playful word games. Practice English categories or go multilingual with Italian, German, French, and Spanish.
Schwa turns learning the International Phonetic Alphabet into a game.
Pick a category — Animals, Food, Weather, Clothing, and more — and spell out the IPA transcription of each word using an on-screen phonetic keyboard. Get it right and celebrate; get it wrong and see the correct answer before moving on.
FEATURES
• 8 English categories, each with its own word set
• Multilingual mode: practice Italian, German, French, and Spanish vocabulary alongside their IPA transcriptions and translations
• Tap any word to hear it spoken aloud — great for checking your pronunciation against the real thing
• A swipeable phonetic keyboard covering vowels, consonants, and stress marks
• Track your best run in every category and see which one you've mastered
• Three lives per round keep it light and low-pressure
Whether you're a speech-language pathology student, a singer working on diction, a linguistics enthusiast, or just someone who wants to finally understand those funny symbols in the dictionary, Schwa makes it stick — one word at a time.
It's never stressed.
Ratings & Reviews
- game over screen
- track words you got wrong
- wrong answers stay on screen until you click next
- keyboard adjustments
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Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Covey Works LLC
- Size
- 1.8 MB
- Category
- Word
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Covey Works LLC