Educational and fun
This app isn’t perfect, but I love how much the signers clearly enjoyed making it. They make learning the language so much more interesting and even a bit silly (in a totally good way). Just as importantly, I feel like I’m really retaining all the signs they teach. Like someone else said, it’d be great to be able to turn off the written translation so I could get used to practicing without the help, but ultimately I still think this is a fantastic learning tool and certainly one of the best ASL online/app resources I’ve seen.
Also, I kinda want to be friends with Bobbie Jo, Matt, Nyle, and Kriston; they seem like very cool people in addition to being great teachers. And Nyle, you look beautiful too. I’d love to be your Valentine. 🙂
Also, I kinda want to be friends with Bobbie Jo, Matt, Nyle, and Kriston; they seem like very cool people in addition to being great teachers. And Nyle, you look beautiful too. I’d love to be your Valentine. 🙂
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Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback on how the videos are displayed with written translations. We will look into this for future releases. And yes, our signers are fun! We like them too :)
Fun App with Soul
My new baby has a hearing loss and our family is learning to sign. I downloaded a ton of free and paid ASL apps and this one is my favorite. You can tell the creators had fun making it because the videos are super engaging. Very easy to use and understand. It’s almost like playing a game. The ASL App offers free units on numbers, ABCs, time, moods and commonly used phrases. After I master the free lessons I’ll upgrade to unlock more videos. Update: Turns out the app creators are native ASL signers! Definitely worth the download.
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No explanation of facial expressions?
So in general I like this app. I have been looking for one to share with hearing friends so they can learn. It’s more clear than others and the signs are mostly the ones we see/use. But there are a couple things I feel need to be added.
1) facial expressions section to explain why and how to use them so that we don’t see SEE from what’s learned.
2)classifiers section and a full explanation of them
3) a disclaimer when you start the app letting gearing know up front that the English interpretation you read is not exactly the same. Words are added for their understanding and what they are seeing is not word for word translation.
Other than that so for I like the app. Thanks!
1) facial expressions section to explain why and how to use them so that we don’t see SEE from what’s learned.
2)classifiers section and a full explanation of them
3) a disclaimer when you start the app letting gearing know up front that the English interpretation you read is not exactly the same. Words are added for their understanding and what they are seeing is not word for word translation.
Other than that so for I like the app. Thanks!
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Response from developer
Great points. We will look into these ideas and see how we'll add them in the future. Thank you for your suggestions!
This app is really great
I love the ASL app for several reasons.
1. Content is interesting, fun, and is neatly categorized.
2. The signers they feature come across as friendly and engaging and they sign clearly.
3. The signing is very contemporary, covering new vocab and usage from technology and pop culture.
4. The "slow" feature is useful to see a sign slowly.
5. If features single words as well as complete phrases.
6. The search feature is easy to use.
Two criticisms:
1. They are very slow to add new bundles. Only one was added in 2017. I paid for the package that included all future bundles at no extra charge. :(
2. After each sign, it goes to a screen with 4 buttons: replay, slow, favorite, and info. The app promises to provide extra info on the various signs, but none of the signs have any content in the "info." Kinda disappointing.
1. Content is interesting, fun, and is neatly categorized.
2. The signers they feature come across as friendly and engaging and they sign clearly.
3. The signing is very contemporary, covering new vocab and usage from technology and pop culture.
4. The "slow" feature is useful to see a sign slowly.
5. If features single words as well as complete phrases.
6. The search feature is easy to use.
Two criticisms:
1. They are very slow to add new bundles. Only one was added in 2017. I paid for the package that included all future bundles at no extra charge. :(
2. After each sign, it goes to a screen with 4 buttons: replay, slow, favorite, and info. The app promises to provide extra info on the various signs, but none of the signs have any content in the "info." Kinda disappointing.
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Can you add more?
I really love this app, I got the bundle, I am already learning, using, and teaching signs to my friends but I want to know if more could be added. For example, strong feelings like love, hate, really and more like that. I know like, don’t, won’t, and more are in the app, but I hope more can be added. Is there anyway you could also add pets? Thank you for reading this.
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Great app!!! Just needs 1 thing.
I love this app, it's very informative, I'm learning sign language very quickly with it, I also love how it's laid out, it shows the Signs and the meaning of them in a great way. IT JUST NEEDS ONE THING. There needs to be an option to turn off the English words and just see them signing, so that way I could get practice with visually seeing the signs and putting it together in my head, rather than seeing the words along with the signs. And then after I see the signs then have a quick button that shows what the signs were to check if I were correct. I gave it 4 stars without that option, if that option was added I would happily rate 5 stars!
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Response from developer
Thank you for the love and we want the 5 stars. We are working on it!
Could use some improvements
I will start with the good things about this app:
The interface is very intuitive and clean. I like how professional it looks. It also has the “slow down” feature, which is great.
I’ve learned a good amount from this app, which I really appreciate. But after about a month or two of learning, I feel like I’ve already outgrown it. I’m in the market for another ASL app with more words.
Cons:
I’m hoping to see more content in the future. For $10 for all packages, I feel like there just isn’t enough. (I’m also not partial to some of the packages that focus on silly things [there is a package about celebrities where half of the phrases are things like “Have my baby” and “let me see your abs”.]).
There is a search feature, but it’s lacking. If the list is too long, it won’t always let you scroll all the way to see all of the options. Also, certain words are in their database differently (example: some phrases say “dont” and some “don’t”)
The interface is very intuitive and clean. I like how professional it looks. It also has the “slow down” feature, which is great.
I’ve learned a good amount from this app, which I really appreciate. But after about a month or two of learning, I feel like I’ve already outgrown it. I’m in the market for another ASL app with more words.
Cons:
I’m hoping to see more content in the future. For $10 for all packages, I feel like there just isn’t enough. (I’m also not partial to some of the packages that focus on silly things [there is a package about celebrities where half of the phrases are things like “Have my baby” and “let me see your abs”.]).
There is a search feature, but it’s lacking. If the list is too long, it won’t always let you scroll all the way to see all of the options. Also, certain words are in their database differently (example: some phrases say “dont” and some “don’t”)
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Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback. We are always working on new content and be on lookout for new bundles coming your way very soon. For other technical issues, we will look into fixing these for future releases.
Excellent App
I’ve recently lost the use of my voice, and I’m trying to teach myself some basic ASL. The videos are wonderful, informative and educational.
I’ve read a lot of reviews for this app, and the biggest complaint seems to be single use of profanity. The app teaches you the sign for “eff you” (which was surprising, I thought that was just The Finger, but I was wrong?), and some parents were upset about that. Personally, while I’d never use that sign, I’m still glad the app showed me what it means so I can recognize it. No speech-impaired people are going to cuss me out now, at least not without me knowing it! This is an educational app, so I’m glad this was in here.
I’ve read a lot of reviews for this app, and the biggest complaint seems to be single use of profanity. The app teaches you the sign for “eff you” (which was surprising, I thought that was just The Finger, but I was wrong?), and some parents were upset about that. Personally, while I’d never use that sign, I’m still glad the app showed me what it means so I can recognize it. No speech-impaired people are going to cuss me out now, at least not without me knowing it! This is an educational app, so I’m glad this was in here.
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Won't download
I paid for the app to get the additional bundles... but it won't work for some. They just won't download no matter what I try.
I'm deaf
I'm deaf and thus helped me so much
