ASL Dictionary vs dict.cc+ Dictionary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASL Dictionary
This app provides a comprehensive video dictionary for American Sign Language, featuring over 5,200 signed words, phrases, and idioms. It allows users to translate English into ASL, covering the alphabet, numbers, and common expressions. The educational tool is designed for learning sign language through visual instruction.
- Over 5,200 signed words
- English to ASL translation
- Alphabet and numerical system
- Common English phrases and idioms
- Finger spelled alphabet
- Offline access to all videos
- Dark Mode
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ASL Sign Language Dictionary. Over 5,200 Signed words in ASL. The most complete ASL American Sign Language Video Dictionary. Translate English into ASL, from A-Z, plus the entire numerical system, common English phrases, symbols and much more. A must have educational iPhone, and iPad app. **One time fee, no ad's and nothing else to pay for. FEATURES • Over 5,200 signs from A-Z • 765 Multiple meaning words signed • Multiple word signs such as “don’t want” & “hard of hearing” • 473 Idioms translated • Time • Money • Dates, Months, Years • General numbers • Finger Spelled Alphabet • Symbols • Common Phrases like “You’re too late” • Dark Mode (Found under device Settings, Display and Brightness) New feature: Swipe video screen to load next or previous video Learn Sign Language, by watching our professional Sign Language interpreter and instructor sign over 5,200 individual and multiple word signs. ASL is the first language for people who are deaf. OVER 5,200 SIGNED WORDS **No Internet required. (All 5200 videos are included in the ASL Dictionary) **Note: If you are a hearing person, there is no sound with this application. **Comments, questions or support, please contact us at appsavers@gmail.com ***Guaranteed to work perfectly. If you have an issue please email us for help at appsavers@gmail.com Thank You*** THANK YOU
dict.cc+ Dictionary
This app provides offline dictionary translations for 53 language combinations, including German and English with over a million entries. Vocabularies can be downloaded and updated daily for free. It supports bidirectional translations and allows users to suggest new entries.
- Offline dictionary access
- 53 language combinations
- Bidirectional translations
- Downloadable vocabularies
- Daily vocabulary updates
- User-suggested translations
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Dictionary for 53 language combinations, usable with or without an internet connection (offline dictionary). Vocabularies can be downloaded and updated within the app for free. Before you buy, please test the free version of the app ("dict.cc")! Using this version you can try out all premium features for a week for free. German-English dictionary: more than 1 million translations All dictionaries are bidirectional, so German-English doubles as English-German. Just type in your keyword in either language. The following languages are available in combination with German and English: Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian New translations and corrections can be suggested at http://contribute.dict.cc/. Every translation gets checked by several other contributing users. The downloadable vocabularies are updated daily. Please direct any questions to paul@dict.cc!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ASL Dictionary at $4.99 against dict.cc+ Dictionary's $22.99. ASL Dictionary also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 29) and chart position (#59 vs unranked). dict.cc+ Dictionary's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
ASL Dictionary costs $4.99 and dict.cc+ Dictionary $22.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for ASL Dictionary against 4.7 for dict.cc+ Dictionary. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ASL Dictionary has 1.3K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of ASL Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 88% of dict.cc+ Dictionary's.
ASL Dictionary ships an update every 5 months, dict.cc+ Dictionary every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | ASL Dictionary | dict.cc+ Dictionary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $22.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) | 4.7 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.1% of reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #59 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 154 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Software Studios LLC | dict.cc GmbH |
Customer experience
ASL Dictionary
dict.cc+ Dictionary
User reviews
ASL Dictionary
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for learning ASL
- 🚀 Easy to use and navigate
- 💡 Useful for communicating with deaf/hard of hearing individuals
- 🔍 Extensive word/sign database
- ⏱️ Slow motion and loop features helpful for learning
Room to improve
- 🔍 Some signs are outdated or incorrect
- 🔍 Limited selection of common phrases and basic conversational signs
- 🔍 Video quality and clarity could be improved
- 🔍 Lack of explanations/instructions on how to properly perform signs
- 🐛 App crashes or stops working after updates
dict.cc+ Dictionary
From 29 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📚 Extensive vocabulary
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🌐 Offline functionality
- 💡 Comprehensive features (quiz, trainer)
Room to improve
- ❓ Speech output sometimes incorrect
- 📉 Some language dictionaries limited
- 🗂️ Vokabellisten management could be better
- 🧐 Autofill list can be overwhelming
Bugs and requests
ASL Dictionary
Reported bugs
3 issues- Some videos stop playing or don't load properly
- Loop feature not working consistently
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add more common phrases and conversational signs
- Provide written explanations and instructions for signs
- Improve video quality and clarity
- Add bookmarking/favorites feature to save frequently used signs
- Implement a search function to quickly find specific signs
dict.cc+ Dictionary
Reported bugs
5 issues- Submit button unresponsive
- App shows a blank/gray screen
- Extension error: forgets loaded dictionaries and lists
- Download vocabulary fails repeatedly/crashes at 100%
- Speech output for foreign language is in German
Requested features
14 requests- Integration with Apple's 'Nachschlagen' function
- Arabic-English and Farsi/Persian-English dictionaries
- Ukrainian language support
- Option to display input field at the bottom
- Randomized word querying in vocabulary trainer
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- Sync account on website to app
- Phonetics display
- Noun gender in vocabulary trainer
- Slovene language support
- Export vocabulary lists
- Plural forms next to entry word
- Verb conjugations and inflections
- Split-screen functionality with iBooks/Kindle
- Synchronize vocabulary with iCloud
In-app purchases
ASL Dictionary
No in-app purchases
dict.cc+ Dictionary
No in-app purchases
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