Modal Math vs Play With ASL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Modal Math
This app provides accessible math practice designed by teachers for students with special language needs. It focuses on fostering conceptual understanding and reinforcing mathematical language for diverse learners.
- Designed by teachers
- Accessible for special language needs
- Fosters conceptual understanding
- Reinforces mathematical language
- Supports diverse learning needs
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Learn from anywhere in the Modal Math app! Created by real teachers for real students. At Modal Math, we believe that math learning should to be accessible for learners with special language needs. We aim to create a tool that is makes math learning accessible and meaningful to all. The goal is to foster conceptual understanding of mathematics while establishing and reinforcing language for students with diverse learning needs and ability levels. Our dream is to provide access to learning forstudents in accordance with their needs. Until we do this, we can never know what a student is capable of. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Play With ASL
Learn American Sign Language through engaging mini-games. This app uses a gamified approach to help you memorize signs while having fun. Earn points and progress through interactive challenges.
- Gamified learning approach
- Memory match mini-game
- Memorize signs
- Earn banana points
- Interactive challenges
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Play With ASL is a gamified approach to American Sign Language for kids, families, classrooms, and ASL learners of all backgrounds. Real ASL signing — filmed by deaf educators — meets fun mini-games designed to make vocabulary stick. == Memory Match == Flip cards to match ASL signs with their English meanings across 12 themed packs: Animals, Camping, Colors, Food, Nature, Vehicles, Crafts, Emotions, Jobs, Space, Travel, and Weather. Earn stars and help Apollo the monkey collect bananas as you build your vocabulary. == TILT! == A brand-new motion-based mini-game. Tilt your device to guide signs through the screen — an active, hands-on way to reinforce the vocabulary you learn. == Free + Subscription == Two packs (Animals + Colors) are free for everyone — try the games before you commit. Unlock the full library of 12 packs across every game with a Monthly or Yearly subscription, or buy individual packs as one-time purchases. == What Makes Us Different == - Every sign filmed by deaf ASL educators - No third-party advertising - No data sold or shared with brokers - Designed with families and classroom use in mind - Account sync across iPhone and iPad - Cancel subscription anytime in Apple Settings == Always Growing == Memory Match and TILT! are just the start. We're actively building more mini-games, story modes, and content packs. Your subscription includes every future addition we ship. Questions, feedback, or ideas? Visit www.playwithasl.com or write to us at jon@playwithasl.com. Made by the Play With ASL team — small studio, big goals. Terms of Use: https://www.playwithasl.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.playwithasl.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Play With ASL at 408 against Modal Math's 2. Play With ASL also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Modal Math's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Modal Math sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month and Play With ASL sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Modal Math holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Play With ASL has 408 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Modal Math ships an update every 5 weeks, Play With ASL every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Modal Math | Play With ASL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (408 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 408 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Asledu LLC | Play With ASL LLC |
Customer experience
Modal Math
Play With ASL
In-app purchases
Modal Math
- Classroom Membership$24.991 Month
- DHH Teacher Resources$6.99
Play With ASL
- PWA Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- PWA Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
- Memory Match Category Pack 1$0.99
- PWA Card Pack$1.99






