ASL Basics vs Sign ASL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASL Basics
Learn the American Sign Language alphabet and numbers with this educational application. It provides a straightforward way to begin your ASL journey.
- Learn ASL alphabet
- Learn ASL numbers
- Educational tool
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"ASL Basics" app helps you to learn American Sign Language's alphabet and numbers.
Sign ASL
Access a comprehensive ASL sign dictionary with thousands of words and phrases. This app provides easy access to over 20,000 video demonstrations of American Sign Language signs directly on your mobile device.
- Searchable ASL dictionary
- Thousands of words and phrases
- Over 20,000 video demonstrations
- Mobile access to signs
- Compare ASL signs
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Search and compare thousands of words and phrases in American Sign Language. Easily find and view signs on your mobile device. Over 20,000 videos in this video dictionary. For more information please visit www.signasl.org
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sign ASL at Free against ASL Basics's $0.99. ASL Basics's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Sign ASL is free to download; ASL Basics costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ASL Basics holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ASL Basics has 2.2K ratings behind it against 90, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of ASL Basics's written reviews are positive against 63% of Sign ASL's.
ASL Basics ships an update every 60 months, Sign ASL every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ASL Basics | Sign ASL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.2K ratings) — better | 4.1 (90 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 90 |
| Update frequency | Every 60 months | Every 37 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Almas Daumov | Daniel Mitchell |
Customer experience
ASL Basics
Sign ASL
User reviews
ASL Basics
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Helpful for learning ASL basics
- 🚀 Quick and simple
- 🤩 Enjoyable learning experience
Room to improve
- 🔍 Limited content (only alphabet and numbers 1-9)
- 📚 Lacks more advanced features like words and phrases
- 🧠 Not enough details or instructions
Sign ASL
From 90 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to navigate on mobile
- 🚀 Fast loading videos
- 👍 Small app size
- 👍 Excellent resource for ASL
- 👍 Convenient and simple interface
Room to improve
- 😠 Inappropriate ad content
- 😠 Must go to search bar for lessons
- 🐛 Videos do not play
- 🐛 Video player covers signs
- 🐛 Videos play too fast
Bugs and requests
ASL Basics
Reported bugs
1 issue- No known bugs reported
Requested features
3 requests- Add more advanced ASL content like words and phrases
- Include detailed instructions and tutorials
- Expand number range beyond 1-9
Sign ASL
Reported bugs
21 issues- Videos do not play
- Video player covers signs
- App crashes before loading
- Play button covers signs
- Icons on top of video
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- Videos play too fast
- Formatting problems
- Difficulty viewing signed examples
- Video player updated unhelpfully
- Sign videos are only a few seconds long
- Controls for video were at the bottom of the screen
- Videos are really hard to see what fingers they are using
- View of the hands signing is blocked by the play button
- Bug fix needed
- Icons for play, back and forward is right on top of the video
- Play and stop is on top of the video so you can’t see the sign
- Can’t make video zoom in or out
- Slur appears in search results
- App kicks me out before it even loads
- One of the signs is very wrong
- Using videos without permission
Requested features
8 requests- Playback option to slow down videos
- Button to make video slow down
- Color tape on fingers for clarity
- Option to save signs for later
- "My signs" section
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- "Frequently used" section
- Ability to zoom in/out on videos
- Simple combinations and other gestures
In-app purchases
ASL Basics
No in-app purchases
Sign ASL
No in-app purchases
Questions
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