Comparison

Lingvano vs iFY

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

Head to head
About

Lingvano

Learn American Sign Language with bite-sized video lessons from Deaf teachers. Practice vocabulary, grammar, and conversations with interactive tools and earn rewards. Become conversational in just 10 minutes a day.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized video lessons
  • 600+ lessons on vocabulary and grammar
  • Interactive practice tools
  • Real-life dialogue lessons
  • Progress tracking and quizzes
  • Rewards and streaks
Features
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Join 5 million people and start building bridges by learning ASL with the most popular sign language learning app. Lingvano is the perfect starting point for beginners, with video lessons made by Deaf teachers that can be done anywhere, anytime. You'll start signing in your very first lesson, and can become conversational with just 10 minutes/day of practice! #Bite-sized lessons make learning easy – Build your vocabulary and learn grammar in 600+ lessons – Match signs to the correct picture or video with visual lessons – Check in on your signing progress with end of chapter quizzes – Tap the turtle icon to slow down the speed of any video or dialogue #Practice tools make learning stick  – Practice vocabulary, fingerspelling (ABCs), and number signs to remember more – Look up any signs you forgot or don’t yet know in our handy dictionary – Review signs and retain what you've learned with our flashcards #Special rewards make learning fun – Earn special awards as you learn – Collect curiosities as you complete unique lessons – Test your skills and unlock up to 5 stars in milestone lessons – Unlock learning streaks with daily learning – Earn streak freezes to protect your learning streak by getting lessons 100% correct #Real dialogues help you become conversational fast – Sharpen your conversation skills with real-life dialogue lessons between Deaf people – See different real-world signing styles and learn from a variety of Deaf teachers Ready to start learning? Download Lingvano now, and join our mission to break down language barriers and build bridges with Deaf family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors.  ------------------------------ If you enjoy learning with Lingvano, you can purchase a premium subscription to unlock all learning content and features. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current payment period. Your account will be automatically charged at the same price for renewal within the 24-hour-hour period prior to the end of the current payment period unless you change your subscription preferences. Subscription options: - 1 month - 3 months - 12 months ------------------------------ Privacy policy: https://www.lingvano.com/asl/privacy-policy/ Terms of use: https://www.lingvano.com/asl/terms-conditions/

About

iFY

This platform helps newcomers to the US learn about health, safety, laws, and daily life through videos in 18 languages. Earn badges as you gain knowledge and personalize your learning experience. Access content offline and sync with your phone's calendar for reminders.

Highlights
  • Multilingual video content
  • Health, safety, and law education
  • Personalized profile and layout
  • In-app calendar with US holidays
  • Offline access
  • Video sharing
  • Progress tracking with badges
Features
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IFY is a multilingual learning platform for newcomers to the US so you can learn about health, safety, laws, and everyday life and customs in your new home. Select from 18 languages and watch hundreds of videos in that language, earning badges as your knowledge increases. Personalize your profile by taking a photo or choosing one from your phone’s photo library. Organize and customize your layout so you can focus on the topics that are most important to you. Use the in-app calendar feature to be alerted to holidays and important dates in the US and watch videos related to them. Sync the app’s calendar with your phone’s calendar to enable reminders with Siri voice commands and access content even when you’re offline. Easily share videos with friends via social media and messaging apps directly from the app. Notifications alert you when a new video is added to the app, so you’ll never miss out on important information. iFY organizes videos into intuitive categories like Employment, Health, Weather and Climate, and Transportation, and marks them using universal symbols, making the app accessible to people of all literacy levels. English videos are captioned for increased accessibility for Deaf and Hard of Hearing users. iFY content has been vetted by health, legal, and safety experts and the Vermont Language Justice Project (a nonprofit), and is translated by highly-qualified professionals living and working in the US. You can watch videos to learn about everything from driving safely in winter, to getting a mammogram, to opening a bank account, to taking care of your dental health, to calling 911, to staying safe during a flood. iFY is available in English, Arabic, Burmese, Dari, French, Haitian Kreyol, Kirundi, Mandarin, Maay Maay, Mandarin Chinese, Nepali, Pashto, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. The ease of toggling back and forth between languages makes iFY a useful teaching tool for educators and service providers working with immigrants and refugees. Adjusting to life in a new country is challenging and iFY’s engaging audiovisual content and user-friendly design makes it fun and easy for newcomers to advance on the path of learning. Watching and listening to videos on a huge range of important topics, sharing them with friends and family, and earning badges to celebrate your achievements all make the learning and adjustment process more enjoyable and effective

Screenshots

Lingvano4 screens
iFY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iFY at none against Lingvano's 21. iFY also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Lingvano's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (120K vs 4). On price, rating, ads 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. Lingvano sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. iFY asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Lingvano against 5.0 for iFY. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lingvano has 120K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lingvano ships an update fortnightly, iFY every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Lingvano versus iFY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingvanoiFY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (120K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings120K — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#21 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB18 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLingvano GmbHAlison Segar

Customer experience

Lingvano

All ratings119,154 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,278 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral12.8%
Negative21.4%

iFY

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lingvano

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lessons not saving progress
  • Videos not loading
  • Incorrect answers marked wrong

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free lessons and features
  • Ability to track progress and revisit past lessons
  • Option to choose instructor/signer
  • Landscape mode for tablets
  • Feedback/reporting mechanism for errors

iFY

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Lingvano

Subscriptions10
  • ASL Premium monthly$17.991 Month
  • ASL Premium monthly7 Days trial2 variants$17.991 Month
  • Lingvano Premium monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Lingvano BSL Premium monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • ASL Premium quarterly$47.993 Months
  • ASL Premium quarterly7 Days trial2 variants$47.993 Months
  • Lingvano Premium quarterly7 Days trial$53.993 Months
  • Lingvano Premium yearly7 Days trial$119.991 Year
  • ASL Premium yearly$119.991 Year
  • ASL Premium yearly7 Days trial2 variants$119.991 Year
None

iFY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lingvano free?
Lingvano is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iFY free?
iFY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lingvano or iFY?
iFY is rated higher. Lingvano averages 4.9 out of 5 from 120K ratings, while iFY averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Lingvano or iFY have ads?
Neither Lingvano nor iFY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lingvano or iFY?
Lingvano ships an update fortnightly, and iFY every 4 months. Most recently, Lingvano was updated on October 26, 2026 and iFY on October 9, 2026.

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