Comparison

Mage Hodi Potha 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

Mage Hodi Potha

This app helps children learn Sinhala alphabet letters, words, and sentences through interactive lessons and engaging puzzles. It builds confidence in pronunciation and matching letters to pictures.

Highlights
  • Full Sinhala Alphabet
  • First 100 Sinhala sight words
  • 100 Sinhala sentences
  • 100 learning pictures
  • 36 picture puzzles
Features
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Enable your child to grow in confindence on identifying and calling alphabetical letters. This app provides a rich experience to your child to learn how to read Sinhala Alphabet Letters. The app also provides a good challenge for learning. In particular, introducing words and sentences. Your child will be able to learn by themselves with the enrich interactive experience and develop confidence in pronouncing Sinhala Letters, Words and Sentences. Also they will develop skill to match the letters and words to pictures. Features: Full Sinhala Alphabet Up to first 100 Sinhala sight words 100 Sinhala sentences to learn 100 pictures to learn NEW: 36 picture puzzles Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SLSL Dictionary

Learn Sri Lankan Sign Language with a comprehensive video dictionary. Access over 2,300 signs and 475 phrases, with detailed definitions and regional variants. Features include fingerspelling, customizable lists, and flashcards for effective learning.

Highlights
  • Extensive video library of signs and phrases
  • Fingerspelling for multiple alphabets
  • Multilingual support (English, Sinhala, Tamil)
  • Detailed definitions and regional variants
  • Adjustable video playback speed
  • Customizable sign lists and flashcards
  • Offline access to downloaded content
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

Mage Hodi Potha4 screens
SLSL Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SLSL Dictionary at 100% against Mage Hodi Potha's 0%. SLSL Dictionary also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Mage Hodi Potha's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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. Mage Hodi Potha sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. SLSL Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mage Hodi Potha ships an update monthly, SLSL Dictionary every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mage Hodi Potha versus SLSL Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMage Hodi PothaSLSL Dictionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size529 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPibideema PTY LTDDaniel Porteous

Customer experience

Mage Hodi Potha

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

SLSL Dictionary

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mage Hodi Potha

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.491 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$6.491 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$12.99
None

SLSL Dictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mage Hodi Potha free?
Mage Hodi Potha is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SLSL Dictionary free?
SLSL Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mage Hodi Potha or SLSL Dictionary have ads?
Neither Mage Hodi Potha nor SLSL Dictionary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mage Hodi Potha or SLSL Dictionary?
Mage Hodi Potha ships an update monthly, and SLSL Dictionary every 5 days. Most recently, Mage Hodi Potha was updated on November 3, 2026 and SLSL Dictionary on November 3, 2026.

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