AV Phonetics

Name: AV Phonetics
Rating: 4.326923 (568 reviews)
Author: HKBU Apps Resource Centre

By: HKBU Apps Resource Centre App

The App with a unique interface for exploring the IPA.

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

129,006 ▲ 27

Data as of 2026-08-23

Rating:

4.33 ▼ 0.01

(568)

Version:

2.50

Last updated: 2024-08-19

Ranking

#195,044 ▼ 654

Overall

Features & Capabilities

AV Phonetics is an interactive Chrome extension designed to help students of language and linguistics master the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Featuring a unique interface, users can explore consonants, vowels, and tonal symbols through clear graphics, audio samples, and textual descriptions.

The app offers comprehensive coverage of speech sounds with clickable charts that provide immediate visual and auditory feedback. Engaging cross-section animations demonstrate how each sound is articulated, making it easier to understand and practice accurate phonetic transcription. AV Phonetics is an essential tool for learners aiming to enhance their phonetic skills in an intuitive and fun way.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education

By:

HKBU Apps Resource Centre

Downloads:

129,006 27

Rating:

4.33

(568) 0.01

Version:

2.50 Last updated: 2024-08-19

Version code:

25000

Creation date:

2016-01-25

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.INTERNET Low risk

Size:

125.75MB

Email:

re*****@project.hkbu.edu.hk

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-23

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 195,044 ▼ 654

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

HKBU Apps Resource Centre

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hkbu.ulip.avphonetics

Email:

re*****@project.hkbu.edu.hk

Website:

http://ulip.hkbu.edu.hk

User Reviews

Users generally praise AV Phonetics for its thorough, interactive IPA teaching tool, rich explanations, and visual/aural aids. The app is praised as accessible, well organized, and useful for linguists, students, and conlanging. However, several recurring issues limit experience: back button behavior (exits the app), a few UI alignment glitches in sound images, missing sounds like clicks, and occasional crashes or stability issues on some devices. Addressing these would make a best-in-class IPA resource even stronger, but overall the app remains highly valuable.

Pros

Comprehensive IPA learning tool with detailed charts, recordings, and explanations
Interactive anatomy chart that shows how sounds are produced and plays the sound (kinesthetic learning)
Easy to use, well organized, accessible for linguists, students, and conlangers
Up-to-date IPA chart with explanations and tone examples
Clean, ad-free experience with extensive information

Cons