Signly Network Rail vs Hear App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Signly Network Rail
This app uses augmented reality to overlay signed content onto physical objects. Point your device at Signly trackables to bring information to life with visual signing.
- Augmented reality content overlay
- Signed content for deaf users
- Point-and-view functionality
- Access to level crossing information
- Digital attachment to physical objects
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Look out for the Signly logo on literature in your local area or visit http://www.networkrail.co.uk/levelcrossings for more information and to request a level crossings user guide. Signly engages deaf users by adding a smart layer of signed content to bring information to life. Simply hold up your device, point at Signly trackables and the signed content appears onscreen. A powerful augmented reality engine looks for objects (labels, printed word, pictures or 3D items) with signed content digitally ‘attached’ to them.
Hear App
This app empowers Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to perceive and interact with their environment. It offers innovative features to enhance communication and reduce reliance on interpreters, providing live accommodations anytime, anywhere.
- Live sound amplification
- Communication assistance
- Reduced interpreter reliance
- Real-time accommodations
- Enhanced environmental awareness
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Hear is one of the few apps that allow Deaf and hard-of-hearing users to hear and communicate with the world again through modern, educational, and innovative features that give users a chance to hear and connect with their surroundings. With more flexibility on their hand, the app was developed to help reduce the need to rely on in-person interpreters, and thus offer Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals a chance to get live accommodations from anywhere and at any time!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Signly Network Rail at 8.0 against Hear App's 12.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Signly Network Rail ships an update every 2 months, Hear App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Signly Network Rail | Hear App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Signly | Mohamed Fakhry |
Customer experience
Signly Network Rail
Hear App
In-app purchases
Signly Network Rail
No in-app purchases
Hear App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Signly Network Rail free?
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Do Signly Network Rail or Hear App have ads?
Which is updated more often, Signly Network Rail or Hear App?
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