WeSign Basic vs ASL Fingerspell Dictionary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WeSign Basic
This app teaches American Sign Language with videos of common school-related questions and answers. It offers normal and slow playback speeds, plus additional resources for further learning.
- ASL lessons for school
- Video demonstrations
- Slow and normal playback speeds
- Deaf adult Q&A
- Additional learning resources
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Learn American Sign Language relating to school to help bridge a language gap between home and school. Videos of Deaf adults asking some common questions to Deaf children relating to school. This app features questions with various answers with both "normal" and "slow" play speed options. Also within the app are further resources to get connected to learn more American Sign Language!
ASL Fingerspell Dictionary
Practice recognizing American Sign Language fingerspelling with over 1000 HD videos. This app focuses solely on fingerspelled words to improve your comprehension skills through various learning and quiz modes. It offers a progressive learning experience with 35 levels of play.
- Over 1000 HD videos
- ASL Fingerspelling only
- Complete words spelled
- Replay, Slow, Loop options
- Multiple Choice or Type Answer quiz
- 35 levels of play
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NO SIGNED WORDS - ONLY FINGERSPELLING. This app is meant to help you recognize fingerspelling. Many of the words in this app do have ASL signs, they are fingerspelled on purpose for recognition practice. LEARN *Over 1000 Videos *ASL Fingerspelling only *Complete words spelled together *Replay, Slow, Loop, Play All *HD Video QUIZ *Multiple Choice or Type Answer *3,4,5 Letter words Fingerspelled *Quiz Favorites *Select your Starting Letter *Slow motion *Replay PLAY *35 Levels to beat *Easy-to-Expert **One time fee, no ad's and nothing else to pay for. **NOTE: No internet connection required. **NOTE: No audio in this app. **NOTE: No Signed words, fingerspelling only. **NOTE: iPhone 4 does not include Type answer Quiz. We also make the ASL Dictionary HD American Sign Language app with over 5000 ASL words signed. We decided to make this 1000 video ASL Fingerspell app separate to keep the file size smaller. Thank you for your support. Keep Signing :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ASL Fingerspell Dictionary at 71% against WeSign Basic's 20%. ASL Fingerspell Dictionary also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.9) and chart position (#189 vs unranked). WeSign Basic's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
WeSign Basic is free to download; ASL Fingerspell Dictionary costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ASL Fingerspell Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of WeSign Basic's written reviews are positive against 71% of ASL Fingerspell Dictionary's.
WeSign Basic ships an update monthly, ASL Fingerspell Dictionary every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WeSign Basic | ASL Fingerspell Dictionary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.9 (10 ratings) | 4.4 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 70.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #189 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Krom | Software Studios LLC |
Customer experience
WeSign Basic
ASL Fingerspell Dictionary
In-app purchases
WeSign Basic
No in-app purchases
ASL Fingerspell Dictionary
No in-app purchases
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