Comparison

ASL Interactive Dictionary vs Signs and Cues

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

Head to head
About

ASL Interactive Dictionary

Learn American Sign Language with a comprehensive video dictionary. Access thousands of signs, letters, and numbers organized alphabetically. Includes free learning activities and tutorials for all ages.

Highlights
  • Thousands of ASL signs
  • Alphabetical organization
  • High-quality video format
  • Free learning activities
  • Interactive tutorials
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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ASL Dictionary. ASL Interactive provides a simple, easy-to-navigate American Sign Language dictionary. Thousands of signs, letters, and numbers are organized alphabetically in high-quality video format. Easy to take with you anywhere. A great resource for interpreters. Free ASL learning activities for all ages. Activities include tutorials and interactive activities to reinforce learning.

About

Signs and Cues

This app provides a comprehensive dictionary for ASL Sign Language, Cued Speech, and Fingerspelling, featuring over 6,000 signing video clips and 1,500 cueing video clips. It also includes example sentences for ASL signing and explanations for certain words.

Highlights
  • ASL Sign Language dictionary
  • Cued Speech dictionary
  • Fingerspelling dictionary
  • Example sentences for ASL
  • Word explanations
  • Over 6,000 signing video clips
  • Over 1,500 cueing video clips
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The Signs and Cues app has a vocabulary dictionary for ASL Sign Language, Cued Speech, or Fingerspelling; and also has example sentences dictionary for ASL signing. Some words have yellow tabs, which means the "explanation" tab can be clicked to get an explanation of the word. Signs and Cues combines the words from SignCueQuest, The ASL Adventure Game with YouTube's "ASL Word of The Day" and "Cued Speech Word of The Day" videos in a handy dictionary. There are more than 6,000 signing video clips and more than 1500 cueing video clips. *** Signs and Cues needs an internet connection to run.

Screenshots

ASL Interactive Dictionary3 screens
Signs and Cues4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Signs and Cues at 100% against ASL Interactive Dictionary's 50%. Signs and Cues also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 16 months). ASL Interactive Dictionary's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Signs and Cues holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ASL Interactive Dictionary has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of ASL Interactive Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 100% of Signs and Cues's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ASL Interactive Dictionary ships an update every 16 months, Signs and Cues every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ASL Interactive Dictionary versus Signs and Cues: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterASL Interactive DictionarySigns and Cues
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.212.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB88 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHannah ChelohaDonna A Gateley

Customer experience

ASL Interactive Dictionary

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Signs and Cues

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ASL Interactive Dictionary

No in-app purchases

None

Signs and Cues

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ASL Interactive Dictionary free?
ASL Interactive Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Signs and Cues free?
Signs and Cues is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ASL Interactive Dictionary or Signs and Cues?
Signs and Cues is rated higher. ASL Interactive Dictionary averages 3.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Signs and Cues averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ASL Interactive Dictionary or Signs and Cues have ads?
Neither ASL Interactive Dictionary nor Signs and Cues shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ASL Interactive Dictionary or Signs and Cues?
ASL Interactive Dictionary ships an update every 16 months, and Signs and Cues every 4 months. Most recently, ASL Interactive Dictionary was updated on October 24, 2026 and Signs and Cues on October 24, 2026.

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