Comparison

iSigner vs 华夏手语通

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

Head to head
About

iSigner

This app provides the world's first and only comprehensive Shanghai sign language dictionary. It features a vocabulary of 4000 signs derived from extensive video content, influencing sign languages across China and other Asian regions.

Highlights
  • Shanghai sign language dictionary
  • 4000 video signs
  • Influential sign language variant
  • Comprehensive vocabulary
Features
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1. The first and only app of Shanghai sign language dictionary in the world. 2. iSigner 1.0 is featured with a vocabulary of 4000 Shanghai Sign language ( a variant of Chinese Sign Language) from hundreds of hours of original video, which has exerted great influence on most parts of China, and even the sign languages of Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and other countries and regions.

About

华夏手语通

Features
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为方便用户全方位学习国家通用手语,国家通用手语数字推广中心根据手语学习的特点,开发了“华夏手语通”App。APP在词汇检索的基础功能上,还可以进行定制化学习,通过制定计划、通关测试、每日一句等方式,轻松掌握国家通用手语。在学习过程中,用户可随时创建属于自己的专辑列表,实现个性化学习。同时,本App将逐步上线华夏出版社有限公司所有的手语学习资源,为读者提供沉浸式的学习场景。

Screenshots

iSigner4 screens
华夏手语通4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: iSigner at none against 华夏手语通's shown. iSigner also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). 华夏手语通's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iSigner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 华夏手语通 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSigner ships an update every 5 months, 华夏手语通 monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iSigner versus 华夏手语通: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSigner华夏手语通
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer焕 盛华夏出版社

Customer experience

iSigner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

华夏手语通

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iSigner

One-time1
  • 上海手语常用词库$12.99
4 purchases

华夏手语通

One-time4
  • 华夏会员-月卡2 variants$0.99
  • 华夏会员-季卡$2.99
  • 国家通用手语日常会话$2.99
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  • 华夏会员-年卡$9.99

Questions

Is iSigner free?
iSigner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 华夏手语通 free?
华夏手语通 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iSigner or 华夏手语通 have ads?
华夏手语通 shows ads; iSigner does not.
Which is updated more often, iSigner or 华夏手语通?
iSigner ships an update every 5 months, and 华夏手语通 monthly. Most recently, iSigner was updated on June 1, 2026 and 华夏手语通 on August 16, 2026.

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