Comparison

ASL Speed Spell vs SpeechLink

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

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About

ASL Speed Spell

Improve American Sign Language fingerspelling with this app. Practice over 500 words with individual videos, adjustable speeds, and categorized word lists. Track your progress and learn letters with multiple perspectives.

Highlights
  • Practice over 500 words with individual videos
  • Adjustable fingerspelling speed
  • Categorized word practice (names, animals, countries)
  • Alphabet reference with multiple perspectives
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Daily practice reminders
Features
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ASL Speed Spell allows American Sign Language learners to improve their fingerspelling speed. Whether you're newer to the ASL alphabet or have been studying for years, this free app can help learners at all levels understand fingerspelling faster and with better accuracy. How is this ASL app different from the rest? Each fingerspelled word is individually recorded as its own video, so you can watch smoothly fingerspelled words at the speed of your choice. Plus, you can choose among several categories, like 'names', 'animals', and 'countries', to help add context to the word! App Features: - Practice fingerspelling over 500 words, each with their own video. - Can't figure out the answer? Replay the video, or 'give up' to see what the word was. - Adjust the speed of your practice - from Beginner all the way up to Expert. - Choose which category of words you want to practice, so you have context behind the word. - Forget how to sign a letter? The ‘alphabet’ page shows you each letter from multiple perspectives, including common variations. - The Statistics page helps you keep track of your streaks, word counts, and more. - Adjust your settings for daily practice reminders, statistics, and more. - Not a fan of ads? A small one-time in-app purchase removes ads from the app forever. This app offers a paid premium option, available as either a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. For the subscription option, subscriptions renew within 24 hours of the subscription period ending, and a subscription purchase will be charged through your iTunes account. Manage at any time using Account Settings in iTunes. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use can be found at https://www.aslspeedspell.com/privacy.php

About

SpeechLink

This app offers speech-to-text transcription, an ASL interpreter, and interactive lessons to learn American Sign Language. It facilitates communication and learning through real-time transcription and ASL hand signal recognition.

Highlights
  • Real-time speech transcription
  • ASL hand signal recognition
  • Interactive ASL lessons
  • Progress tracking with quizzes
  • Edit and playback transcriptions
  • Learn ASL alphabet and fingerspelling
Features
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Speech to text transcription, an American Sign Language interpreter, and engaging lessons to learn the full ASL alphabet — all in one app. Using SpeechLink allows you to communicate with anyone you want, no matter how much you know right now. Whether you want to learn sign language or want live speech transcription capabilities, our app provides the resources for you to accomplish your goals. Try it out for free right now! The app's speech transcription page allows you to transcribe conversations in real-time and relive them later. You can delete or edit conversations, play them back with audio, and more. There is also an integrated camera feed that can track ASL hand signals and display the transcribed text on your screen. This allows you to understand what a friend is saying or practice your own signing skills. On top of that, SpeechLink includes free lessons and resources that track your progress with interactive quizzes and games to easily master ASL fingerspelling. No matter what you're looking to do, SpeechLink gives you an easy way to accomplish your learning goals with plenty of features packed into it. Give the app a go for free right now and master the art of communication!

Screenshots

ASL Speed Spell4 screens
SpeechLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpeechLink at none against ASL Speed Spell's 2. SpeechLink also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). ASL Speed Spell's advantage is ratings volume (309 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. ASL Speed Spell sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SpeechLink asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpeechLink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ASL Speed Spell has 309 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ASL Speed Spell versus SpeechLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterASL Speed SpellSpeechLink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (309 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings309 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmanda O'NealAditi Agarwal

Customer experience

ASL Speed Spell

All ratings309 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative4.0%

SpeechLink

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ASL Speed Spell

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Ad-Free Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99
None

SpeechLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ASL Speed Spell free?
ASL Speed Spell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpeechLink free?
SpeechLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ASL Speed Spell or SpeechLink?
SpeechLink is rated higher. ASL Speed Spell averages 4.8 out of 5 from 309 ratings, while SpeechLink averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ASL Speed Spell or SpeechLink have ads?
ASL Speed Spell shows ads; SpeechLink does not.

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