Last updated: May 2026
iyrow is a phonetic visualization tool created by Justin White, based in Texas, United States. iyrow is an independent, community-guided project for understanding how spoken language works.
iyrow lets you transcribe English words into IPA and visualize their articulation as geometric paths through a phoneme grid. The free tier is real and usable. Paid access unlocks the full tool without restrictions.
When you purchase iyrow, you're buying a personal, non-transferable license to use the software. You're not buying the software itself, and you can't resell, redistribute, or sublicense it.
The free version of iyrow is genuinely free — no credit card, no trial period that flips. It has limits. Currently: up to 20 words per hour, no session saving, no export, and a subset of settings. Those limits exist so the tool stays financially alive, not to punish you.
Purchases are processed through Stripe. Prices are in USD. Institutional licenses (classroom, school, speech-language pathology program) are available — contact iyrow@proton.me or select at checkout.
No refunds on digital goods. If something is genuinely broken and we can't fix it, we'll make it right. But a change of mind isn't a refund case for a lifetime license. If you're unsure, use the free tier until you're sure.
Signed-in users may set an optional display name (username) stored with their account. This name is used to attribute phoneme dictionary contributions and may appear in community features in the future. Your email address is the stable identifier — your username can be changed at any time without affecting your history or access.
Every word you plot may contribute to a shared phoneme cache used to improve accuracy for all users. Signed-in users may be credited by display name for words they add to the dictionary. This cache is a commons we're building together — it doesn't belong to you specifically, and it doesn't belong exclusively to us. No phoneme data is sold or shared with third parties.
iyrow runs on Vercel and depends on the Anthropic API. We'll keep it running. If something breaks, we'll fix it. We're not promising 99.9% uptime in a legal document because that's not honest for a solo-operated product — what we're promising is that we care and will respond.
If something material changes in these terms, we'll say so. The current version is always at iyrow.com/terms.
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, United States.