Comparison

App LSQ vs SLSL Dictionary

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

App LSQ

Learn a new visual language with interactive lessons and practice tools. This app offers a paced learning experience with features like slow-motion playback, a search index, and the ability to save favorite signs for review. Share your progress and new skills with friends.

Highlights
  • Conversational visual language learning
  • Interactive lessons
  • Slow-motion playback
  • Search index for quick sign lookup
  • Favorites folder for practice
  • Social media sharing
Features
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App LSQ is made by Deaf people for you! Learn conversational LSQ right now, on the go, with all phrases and signs organized to make it easy for you to learn. APP LSQ is designed to help you learn a new visual language in a way that is easy, intuitive, and well paced. You can drag your finger on the videos to control the speed - totally at your pace. There is a search index (when you need to know a sign right away), slow-motion option, info (tips), and a favorites folder. You can save the signs you want to review again in your own favorites folder where you can go back to it and practice more; and even better - you can upload different what signs you've learned to Twitter and Facebook. Share with your friends, make learning LSQ fun, and progressive!! Get started NOW - download and get your first bundle of signs today! App LSQ Pack offers you everything - the entire collection - of current available bundles and future releases! Everything for $2.99. Bundles: • Know Your ABCs - Learn the LSQ alphabet (included, FREE!) • Know Your Numbers - Learn all the numbers (included, FREE!) • Universal Gestures - Review what you already know (included, FREE!) • The Basics! A good way to get started! (included, FREE!) • More Basic Signs! Again, a collection of more basic signs. (Paid) • Mood Swings! A collection of signs for different moods, emotions, feelings. (Paid) • Foodies, Rejoice! Signs and phrases covering food, dishes, drinks, and different ways related to eating. (Paid) • The Wilderness Beckons! Different signs and phrases of our natural environment. Perfect if you like camping, hiking, or road trips a lot. (Paid)Foodies, Rejoice! Signs and phrases covering food, dishes, drinks, and different ways related to eating. (Paid) • Colors! Learn all the signs for colors with some phrases! (Paid) • Celebrations! We love the holidays and celebrations, especially Halloween and Valentine. We will teach you how to be festive in ASL! This bundle include a variety of signed words and beneficial phrases to help your season greetings look authentic. (Paid)

About

SLSL Dictionary

Learn sign language with definitions and videos for each sign. Save custom word lists and use flashcards with spaced repetition for effective revision. Supports English, Sinhala, and Tamil.

Highlights
  • Video demonstrations for signs
  • Custom word list saving
  • Flashcard revision feature
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Support for English, Sinhala, and Tamil
Features
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SLSL Dictionary is a free video dictionary of Sri Lankan Sign Language (SLSL), the sign language of the Deaf community in Sri Lanka. Search for a word, open it, and watch a video of the sign. • More than 2,300 signs and 475 everyday phrases, with over 4,400 videos • Fingerspelling for the English, Sinhala and Tamil alphabets • Every entry has its English, Sinhala and Tamil words, and the app itself is available in all three languages • Definitions, notes and related signs, plus regional variants such as the signs used in the North East • Slow a video down to follow the handshape and movement • A new sign of the day • Save signs to your own lists, and share a list with classmates or students • Revise with flashcards, sign to word or word to sign, using random or spaced-repetition review • Light and dark themes • Also on the web at app.srilankansignlanguage.org For Deaf and hard of hearing people, their families and friends, teachers, interpreters, and anyone learning Sri Lankan Sign Language. Free, with no ads, no subscriptions and no in-app purchases. Searching and browsing work offline once the dictionary has downloaded; videos stream, and the ones you have watched recently are kept on your device. The sign videos, images and definitions are provided by Nishani Shamila McCluskey and team, and are licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0. New and updated entries reach the app automatically.

Screenshots

App LSQ4 screens
SLSL Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

App LSQ and SLSL Dictionary both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SLSL Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 50% of App LSQ's. SLSL Dictionary also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 15 months). App LSQ's advantage is iOS requirement (13.6 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. App LSQ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. SLSL Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for App LSQ against 5.0 for SLSL Dictionary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of App LSQ's written reviews are positive against 100% of SLSL Dictionary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

App LSQ ships an update every 15 months, SLSL Dictionary every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
App LSQ versus SLSL Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApp LSQSLSL Dictionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeafDigits IncDaniel Porteous

Customer experience

App LSQ

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral18.8%
Negative31.3%

SLSL Dictionary

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

App LSQ

One-time10
  • Bouffe, repas$0.99
  • Célébrations$0.99
  • La météo, la nature et...$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Signes sur l'argent$0.99
  • Couleurs$0.99
  • Signes de temps$0.99
  • LSQ022 - Display name$0.99
  • LSQ021 - Display name$0.99
  • LSQ020 Bundle$0.99
  • App LSQ Group Bundle$5.99
None

SLSL Dictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is App LSQ free?
App LSQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SLSL Dictionary free?
SLSL Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, App LSQ or SLSL Dictionary?
App LSQ and SLSL Dictionary are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do App LSQ or SLSL Dictionary have ads?
Neither App LSQ nor SLSL Dictionary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, App LSQ or SLSL Dictionary?
App LSQ ships an update every 15 months, and SLSL Dictionary every 5 days. Most recently, App LSQ was updated on October 14, 2026 and SLSL Dictionary on November 3, 2026.

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