Comparison

SignWise vs Ham Learning

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

Head to head
About

SignWise

Learn American Sign Language (ASL) with AI-powered feedback on your signing. Practice handshapes, palm orientation, movement, and facial expressions. Offers structured lessons, spaced repetition, and a comprehensive dictionary.

Highlights
  • AI signing coach analyzes handshape, palm, location, and movement
  • Facial expression recognition for ASL grammar
  • Video lessons from real signers
  • Spaced repetition for retention
  • Dictionary of 1,999 signs
  • Progress tracking with daily goals and streaks
Features
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Learn American Sign Language (ASL) by actually signing. SignWise shows you a real signer, then turns on your camera and coaches you through every sign until you get it right. A COACH THAT WATCHES YOU SIGN Sign in front of your phone and SignWise checks your handshape, palm, location and movement, then tells you the one thing to fix. Get it right and the lesson moves on by itself. No buttons, no breaking your flow. YOUR FACE IS GRAMMAR TOO In ASL, raised eyebrows, a head shake or a puffed cheek change the meaning. SignWise checks your facial expressions as well as your hands, with dedicated units on questions, negation and feelings. REAL SIGNERS, NOT DRAWINGS Every sign is a short video of a real signer. New signs play big first, then shrink into the corner while you copy them. Slow them down or mirror them any time. A PATH THAT KEEPS YOU GOING - 72 units and 408 short lessons, from Hello and fingerspelling to feelings, food, work and travel - A quick check after every lesson - Spaced review that brings each sign back right before you'd forget it - Daily goals and streaks A DICTIONARY OF 1,999 SIGNS Search any word, watch it signed, and practise it with the camera. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your camera video is processed on your phone and never recorded or uploaded. Only your progress syncs to your account. Free. No ads. No subscriptions. Sign videos come from the WLASL dataset (Li et al., 2020).

About

Ham Learning

This app provides a comprehensive, offline study guide for amateur radio licensing exams, including practice tests and detailed lessons. It also features Morse code training, live shortwave listening, and various radio-related calculators and labs.

Highlights
  • Offline FCC question pools
  • Mock exams with progress tracking
  • Morse code trainer (Koch method)
  • Real-time Morse decoder
  • Live shortwave listening with logbook
  • Radio calculators and circuit lab
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Ham Learning is a complete, offline-first study companion for amateur radio — from your first Technician ticket all the way to Extra, plus real Morse-code training and live shortwave listening. STUDY FOR YOUR LICENSE • Full US FCC question pools — Technician, General, and Extra (1,400+ questions), with every official diagram. • Mock exams with scoring, full question review, and a progress dashboard (study streak, exams attempted, pass rate, per-subelement mastery). • Hundreds of plain-English lessons on operating, rules, electronics, and safety. • Interactive Q-codes, phonetic alphabet, glossary, and a tiered band chart. MASTER MORSE CODE • Koch-method trainer with adjustable Farnsworth spacing, character speed, and tone. • Real-time on-device Morse decoder — point it at received CW and read the text. • Send-it-yourself paddle with a tap-key decoder and live pulse-ring feedback. LISTEN LIVE • Curated WebSDR receivers from around the world. • Built-in SWL logbook — frequency and mode auto-filled from the live receiver, plus callsign and RST; export the whole log as CSV. CALCULATORS & LABS • Wavelength, dipole/vertical length, Ohm's law, dB, SWR, LC resonance, coax loss, RF-exposure, and Maidenhead grid tools. • Interactive circuit lab and antenna-pattern lab. BUILT RIGHT • Offline-first — works without a connection and degrades gracefully. • No account. No ads. No tracking. • Light/dark themes and adjustable font size. 73 and good luck on your exam — de A41UX.

Screenshots

SignWise4 screens
Ham Learning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ham Learning at 5.0 against SignWise's 2.0. Ham Learning also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ham Learning holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SignWise ships an update every 5 months, Ham Learning every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
SignWise versus Ham Learning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSignWiseHam Learning
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCosmin Gabriel CiocirlanYousif AL Balushi

Customer experience

SignWise

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Ham Learning

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SignWise

No in-app purchases

None

Ham Learning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SignWise free?
SignWise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ham Learning free?
Ham Learning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SignWise or Ham Learning?
Ham Learning is rated higher. SignWise averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Ham Learning averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SignWise or Ham Learning have ads?
Neither SignWise nor Ham Learning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SignWise or Ham Learning?
SignWise ships an update every 5 months, and Ham Learning every 2 months. Most recently, SignWise was updated on October 30, 2026 and Ham Learning on November 5, 2026.

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