ASL Dictionary Sign Language vs ASL Basics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASL Dictionary Sign Language
Learn and master American Sign Language with an extensive interactive dictionary featuring over 5000 ASL videos. Practice your skills with quizzes, create custom study lists, and utilize features like slow-motion playback and fingerspelling exercises. This comprehensive tool requires no internet connection.
- 5000+ ASL video translations
- Fingerspell recognition and exercises
- Interactive quizzes
- Favorites list
- Slow-motion video playback
- Offline access
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From A-Z The most complete interactive ASL Sign Language Dictionary app for iPhone and iPad. Quiz, Favorites, plus many more advanced features. **One time fee. Nothing else to buy and no ad's. **No internet required. LANGUAGE FEATURES • 5000+ Words Translated to ASL Video • 460 Multiple ways to sign the same word • 670 Multiple meaning words • Time • Money • Dates • General numbers 1-100 and 100's and more • Ordinal numbers • Alphabet • Fingerspell Recognition (Complete words) • Fingerspelling Exercises (Fun) APP FEATURES • Quiz any category • Quiz Multiple Choice • History of watched videos (and clear history, or turn off history option, swipe words to delete individual words) • Create a favorites list & Quiz it • Slow motion adjustable from 1-100% • Play All (plays videos back to back) • Swipe screen for next and previous video • Loop video, and loop all as default including in quiz • Replay Video • Search • Categories NOTE: **If you are a hearing person there is no audio in this app as you would not normally vocalize when signing ASL. ** DOWNLOAD May take a few minutes to start. Please download the app over a good WIFI internet connection, and make sure you have enough available memory on your device. **GUARANTEED TO WORK! If you are experiencing a problem with the app please email us at appsavers@gmail.com Thanks for your support!
ASL Basics
Learn the American Sign Language alphabet and numbers with this educational application. It provides a straightforward way to begin your ASL journey.
- Learn ASL alphabet
- Learn ASL numbers
- Educational tool
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"ASL Basics" app helps you to learn American Sign Language's alphabet and numbers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ASL Basics at $0.99 against ASL Dictionary Sign Language's $7.99. ASL Basics also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). ASL Dictionary Sign Language's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 60 months) and chart position (#55 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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 Sign Language costs $7.99 and ASL Basics $0.99 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 Sign Language against 4.7 for ASL Basics. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2K and 2.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of ASL Dictionary Sign Language's written reviews are positive against 84% of ASL Basics's.
ASL Dictionary Sign Language ships an update every 4 months, ASL Basics every 60 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ASL Dictionary Sign Language | ASL Basics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (2K ratings) — better | 4.7 (2.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.3% of reviews — better | 84.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2K | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 60 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #55 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 529 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Software Studios LLC | Almas Daumov |
Customer experience
ASL Dictionary Sign Language
ASL Basics
User reviews
ASL Dictionary Sign Language
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent app for learning ASL
- 🚀 Convenient offline access to dictionary
- 💡 Useful quizzing and practice features
- 👍 Clear and easy-to-follow signing videos
- 👍 Comprehensive dictionary with many signs
Room to improve
- 🐛 Some signs inaccurate or missing
- 💡 Need more options to customize quizzes
- 💡 Lack of audio/voice integration
- 💡 Mouthing of words can be distracting
- 🐛 Occasional freezing/crashing issues
ASL Basics
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Helpful for learning ASL basics
- 🚀 Quick and simple
- 🤩 Enjoyable learning experience
Room to improve
- 🔍 Limited content (only alphabet and numbers 1-9)
- 📚 Lacks more advanced features like words and phrases
- 🧠 Not enough details or instructions
Bugs and requests
ASL Dictionary Sign Language
Reported bugs
2 issues- Freezing/crashing issues reported by some users
- Inconsistencies in how certain signs are demonstrated
Requested features
5 requests- Add more words and phrases to the dictionary
- Provide options to obscure mouthing during quizzes
- Implement audio/voice playback for signs
- Allow users to create custom word lists and quizzes
- Improve organization of words into categories
ASL Basics
Reported bugs
1 issue- No known bugs reported
Requested features
3 requests- Add more advanced ASL content like words and phrases
- Include detailed instructions and tutorials
- Expand number range beyond 1-9
In-app purchases
ASL Dictionary Sign Language
No in-app purchases
ASL Basics
No in-app purchases
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