The only reason why this app has more than 1 star is because of its ease of use in comparison to other services, and it’s pay-once instead of subscription based like ASLDeafined.
I am an ASL student of 3 years, learning from first a licensed interpreter and then a Deaf teacher. While I am not at all an expert, I know my fair share, enough that I could converse with a Deaf person with ease. Because of this, I can say with confidence that many of the signs on this app are not accurate at all. And not just simple mistakes, like backwards hand movements or incorrect parts of the body, but signs that are nowhere like the real ones. For example, the sign the app claims means “cool”, which is normally signed with the thumb of a 5 hand touching your chest and wiggling the fingers, is actually the sign for apple, which is the first knuckle of an x handshape on the cheek. Or the sign the app claims means “about” is actually the sign for “area” or “park”.
If you’re looking to learn ASL, take a course at your local university or community college, learn from members of the community, or invest in ASL Deafined, a service by the Deaf community and interpreters for students.
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