Comparison

Baby Sign and Sing 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

Baby Sign and Sing

Learn American Sign Language (ASL) with animated characters through popular nursery rhymes. Explore signs, play songs, and watch tutorials designed for babies and toddlers. An optional pack offers more songs for a single low price.

Highlights
  • Animated ASL signing characters
  • Interactive sign exploration
  • Nursery rhyme sing-alongs
  • Video tutorials for signs
  • Keyword signing in ASL
Features
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Your baby or toddler will love signing along with the adorable Baby Sign and Learn animated characters in the Baby Sign and Sing nursery rhymes app. WHAT'S INCLUDED This app is free, containing one nursery rhyme (Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star), to allow you an opportunity to trial the app with your child. WANT MORE SONGS? If you and your child enjoy the app, an add-on pack is available for purchase containing another 9 popular nursery rhymes: Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Old MacDonald's Farm, The Alphabet Song, Mary Had a Little Lamb, The Wheels on the Bus, Jack and Jill, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, If You're Happy and You Know It and more. Please Note: the optional add-on pack contains 9 additional songs for 1 very low price - it is NOT charged per song. APP FEATURES The app is divided into three sections: Explore Signs, Play Song and Watch Tutorial. This makes it entertaining for your child, as well as explaining the signs used in more detail for the adults. Some details about each section: Play Song: is the main attraction with the cute animated characters singing the nursery rhymes and signing the ASL keyword signs. Explore Signs: is an interactive play-pad that allows your child to touch different parts of the screen to see the character sign key words associated with the nursery rhyme. Watch Tutorial: one of our friendly presenters explains the signs used in the rhyme and provides some tips and tricks on how to perform the signs. The app uses keyword signs in American Sign Language (ASL). For more information about baby sign language visit www.babysignandlearn.com or look for more 'Baby Sign and Learn' apps on the App Store. NOTE TO PARENTS ABOUT SAFETY • This app contains age-appropriate content for preschoolers. • This app is free to play, but it contains items that can be purchased for real money. This app contains a parental gate to stop your little ones making unauthorized purchases. You can turn off in-app purchases completely by disabling in-app purchases in your device’s settings. • This app contains parental gates to prevent your child following links out of the app to websites or social networks, or other apps without your knowledge.

About

SLSL Dictionary

Learn sign language with definitions and videos for each sign. Save custom word lists and use flashcards with spaced repetition for effective revision. Supports English, Sinhala, and Tamil.

Highlights
  • Video demonstrations for signs
  • Custom word list saving
  • Flashcard revision feature
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Support for English, Sinhala, and Tamil
Features
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Enter a search term, select a word, and the app will show you a definition and a video of someone performing the sign. In addition to this basic functionality, the app features support for saving custom lists of words for quick access as well as a flashcard based revision feature with random and spaced repetition learning strategies. The app has support for learning in English, Sinhala, and Tamil.

Screenshots

Baby Sign and Sing4 screens
SLSL Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SLSL Dictionary at 5.0 against Baby Sign and Sing's 3.9. SLSL Dictionary also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). Baby Sign and Sing's advantage is ratings volume (116 vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 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. Baby Sign and Sing sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. SLSL Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SLSL Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Baby Sign and Sing has 116 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Baby Sign and Sing's written reviews are positive against 100% of SLSL Dictionary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baby Sign and Sing ships an update every 5 months, SLSL Dictionary every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Baby Sign and Sing versus SLSL Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaby Sign and SingSLSL Dictionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (116 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings116 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaby Sign and LearnDaniel Porteous

Customer experience

Baby Sign and Sing

All ratings116 ratings
Positive67.2%
Neutral12.1%
Negative20.7%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral12.0%
Negative27.2%

SLSL Dictionary

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

Bugs and requests

Baby Sign and Sing

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Videos fail to display after updates
  • Blank screens for certain songs (Old MacDonald)
  • Downloaded songs delete randomly
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Recurring charges instead of one-time purchases
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  • Purchased songs become locked requiring restore
  • Screen display issues (half-screen)
  • In-app purchase failures
  • Buttons unresponsive or moving during interaction
  • iOS 13 compatibility issues

Requested features

12 requests
  • More nursery rhymes and songs
  • British Sign Language (BSL) version
  • Auslan (Australian Sign Language) version
  • Christmas songs
  • Pause button for mid-song instruction
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  • Alphabet song for Auslan
  • Counting songs (1-100)
  • Cross-device sharing capability
  • Back-to-back playback without reopening
  • More song packs included with purchase
  • Signed tutorials (not just voiced)
  • Better content organization

SLSL Dictionary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Baby Sign and Sing

One-time6
  • American Nursery Rhyme Pack 1$1.99
  • American Nursery Rhyme Pack 2$1.99
  • American Nursery Rhyme Pack 3$1.99
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  • Australian Nursery Rhyme Pack1$1.99
  • British Complete Collection$2.99
  • American Complete Collection$2.99
None

SLSL Dictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Baby Sign and Sing free?
Baby Sign and Sing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SLSL Dictionary free?
SLSL Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Baby Sign and Sing or SLSL Dictionary?
SLSL Dictionary is rated higher. Baby Sign and Sing averages 3.9 out of 5 from 116 ratings, while SLSL Dictionary averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Baby Sign and Sing or SLSL Dictionary have ads?
Neither Baby Sign and Sing nor SLSL Dictionary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Baby Sign and Sing or SLSL Dictionary?
Baby Sign and Sing ships an update every 5 months, and SLSL Dictionary every 2 weeks. Most recently, Baby Sign and Sing was updated on August 18, 2026 and SLSL Dictionary on September 11, 2026.

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