Decision Workspace
phonetics-rs vs lngcnv vs phonologist
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
phonetics-rs
experimentalv0.3.1
IPA-based phonetic distance metrics: strict edit distance, listener-confusion distance, and per-phoneme acoustic and perceptual scoring. Calibrated against Mad Gab puzzle data; tunable per dialect.
44
lngcnv
growingv1.10.2
linguistics: display pronunciation, translate between dialects, convert between orthographies; support for multiple languages: English, Latin, Polish, Quechua, Spanish, Tikuna
44
phonologist
experimentalv1.0.1
Parse phonemes in the International Phonetic Alphabet
Core Metrics
| phonetics-rs | lngcnv | phonologist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 44 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 59 | 67.5K | 141 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 57 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 13d ago | 366d ago | 83d ago |
| Age | 13d | 4y 3m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
phonetics-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
lngcnv
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
phonologist
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| phonetics-rs | lngcnv | phonologist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 1.10.2 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 328KB | 22KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 47.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •phonetics-rs leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lngcnv has the most downloads (67.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ lngcnv has not been updated in over a year.
- •phonetics-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.