SignSchool vs HandsIn Learning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SignSchool
Learn American Sign Language at your own pace with this app. It offers a dictionary of thousands of signs, categorized lessons, and a slow-motion feature for detailed viewing. Practice your skills with a daily sign and a fingerspelling game.
- ASL dictionary with thousands of signs
- Categorized sign lessons
- Slow-motion sign playback
- Fingerspelling game
- Sign of the Day
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Learn American Sign Language for free. Wherever. Whenever. Whether you’re on the go or relaxing at home, SignSchool’s app lets you learn American Sign Language at your own pace. In this app, you can: - Browse the dictionary: Learn thousands of signs from a diverse group of signers and various dialects - Choose a category: Explore hundreds of sign categories covering a variety of topics - Learn at your own pace: Watch signs in more detail with the slow motion feature - Play with the Fingerspelling Game: Strengthen your fingerspelling skills - Improve your ASL with Sign of the Day: Learn a new sign everyday and review weekly For a more comprehensive learning experience with interactive lessons and learning tools, check out our website— www.signschool.com.
HandsIn Learning
Learn American Sign Language with instant feedback using real-time sign recognition. This platform integrates Deaf culture into its lessons, allowing you to practice and progress at your own pace.
- Real-time sign language recognition
- Instant feedback on sign replication
- Deaf culture integration
- Learn at your own pace
- Practice ASL
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HandsIn is an accessible ASL learning platform utilizing real-time sign language recognition software to provide instant feedback on a learner’s sign replication. It weaves Deaf culture into the lessons and provides the flexibility to learn and practice at your own pace.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HandsIn Learning at 5.0 against SignSchool's 4.5. SignSchool's advantage is ratings volume (148 vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HandsIn Learning holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SignSchool has 148 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | SignSchool | HandsIn Learning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (148 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 148 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 356 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SignSchool Technologies LLC | HandsIn |
Bugs and requests
SignSchool
Reported bugs
3 issues- Topics page not loading
- Repeated or incorrect signs in dictionary
- App crashing or freezing
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to save/favorite words
- Implement quizzes and review features
- Provide more descriptions and explanations for signs
- Include LGBTQ+ and disability-related vocabulary
- Allow offline access to videos
HandsIn Learning
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SignSchool
No in-app purchases
HandsIn Learning
No in-app purchases
Questions
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