Comparison

ELSB vs Guess ASL

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

Head to head
About

ELSB

This comprehensive preliteracy curriculum helps students develop essential print and phonemic awareness skills. It offers daily lessons and assessments across seven levels, guided by an engaging narrator and featuring interactive activities like flashcards and tapping games. Students can also personalize their learning experience by creating unique avatars.

Highlights
  • Multi-year preliteracy curriculum
  • Levels 1-7 with daily lessons
  • Print and phonemic awareness objectives
  • Interactive games (tapping, flashcards)
  • Customizable student avatars
  • Research-backed effectiveness
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The ELSB app is a multi-year preliteracy curriculum for students who have not acquired print and phonemic awareness. The software brings to life Levels 1—7; daily lessons and level assessments. The program narrator and main character Moe the frog, take students through lessons that are built to shape mastery of 14 objectives following an easy-to-hard sequence. Objectives include sight word vocabulary with flashcards, syllable segmentation with a tapping game, and print awareness with pointing to text as it is read. Collaborate with each student to create their own unique avatar. Five years of solid research have been completed through the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, proving ELSB to be a highly effective literacy program and more effective than a sight-word only program. ELSB is based upon the principles of systematic and direct instruction. It incorporates scripted lessons, least-prompt strategies, teachable objectives, built-in lesson repetition, and ongoing assessments. The seven ELSB levels contain five structured lessons each. All students begin at Level 1. Teach scripted lessons daily in two 30-minute sessions. On the completion of each level, formal assessments are given. ELSB includes everything you need to implement a multi-year literacy curriculum.

About

Guess ASL

This game helps you learn American Sign Language (ASL) by guessing words from hand signs. Each correct answer unlocks a new entry in your personal ASL dictionary, making learning fun and rewarding for beginners and enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of ASL signs to guess
  • Descriptions and signing instructions
  • Progress tracking
  • Personal ASL dictionary
  • Designed for beginners and enthusiasts
Features
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Guess ASL is an interactive word game designed to help you learn American Sign Language (ASL) while having fun. Each level presents you with a hand sign, and your challenge is to guess the correct word using the scrambled letters below the image. How it works: • View an ASL sign • Choose the correct word by tapping the letters in the right order • Unlock a new entry in your personal ASL dictionary with each correct answer! Features: • Hundreds of ASL signs to guess • Helpful descriptions and signing instructions for each sign • Track your progress and revisit signs anytime • Designed for beginners and ASL enthusiasts alike • Fun, educational, and easy to play Whether you're just starting to learn ASL or want to reinforce what you already know, Guess ASL makes the process enjoyable and rewarding. Start learning sign language the fun way – one word at a time!

Screenshots

Guess ASL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Guess ASL at 100% against ELSB's 0%. Guess ASL also leads on price (Free vs $149.99) and rating (4.7 vs 4.0). ELSB's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On ads and iOS requirement 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

Guess ASL is free to download; ELSB costs $149.99 up front. Guess ASL sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. ELSB asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guess ASL holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guess ASL has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ELSB's written reviews are positive against 100% of Guess ASL's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ELSB ships an update every 6 weeks, Guess ASL every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
ELSB versus Guess ASL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterELSBGuess ASL
Price$149.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.7 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings225 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttainment CompanyIntersign Apps, S.A. de C.V.

Customer experience

ELSB

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Guess ASL

All ratings24 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ELSB

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Guess ASL

One-time6
  • Clue Bulbs – Pack of 10$0.99
  • Clue Bulbs – Pack of 25$1.99
  • Clue Bulbs – Pack of 50$2.99
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  • Unlimited Lives$4.99
  • Remove Ads$6.99
  • No ads + Unlimited lives Pack$9.99

Questions

Is ELSB free?
ELSB costs $149.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guess ASL free?
Guess ASL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ELSB or Guess ASL?
Guess ASL is rated higher. ELSB averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Guess ASL averages 4.7 from 25 ratings.
Do ELSB or Guess ASL have ads?
Neither ELSB nor Guess ASL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ELSB or Guess ASL?
ELSB ships an update every 6 weeks, and Guess ASL every 4 days. Most recently, ELSB was updated on October 19, 2026 and Guess ASL on October 24, 2026.

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