WeSign Basic vs ASL
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
Learn American and British Sign Language with this comprehensive app. It features a vast collection of signs with clear images, organized into logical sections from basic alphabets to complex sentence formations. Discover the history and facts about sign language, with an option to upgrade to an ad-free experience.
- Extensive sign library with clear images
- Organized lessons: alphabets, numbers, greetings, and more
- Includes British Sign Language (BSL) content
- Offline access to sign cards
- Brief history and facts about sign language
- Option for ad-free Pro version
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ASL app for beginners consists of a huge array of signs accompanied with clear images describing the respective action . The signs have been organized into various sections which start with basics such as alphabets and numbers. The list of sections further goes on to include greetings , question words , days and time of the day , clothing , family members and people , emotions , colors , meals , health , opposites , nature and the weather , sentence formations and more . Sign language for beginners also includes a brief history , certain facts and myths about sign language . It includes quick links to an add free Pro version . We've also included British Sign Language in the app, In British Sign Language section of this app you'll find the gestures for alphabets, numbers, and also many everyday words which are very useful for a beginner learning British Sign Language(BSL). This app can also easily serve as an everyday guide for British Sign Language and you can refer to it anytime you want as the cards are saved offline. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WeSign Basic at none against ASL's 1. WeSign Basic also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 27 months). ASL's advantage is review sentiment (42% vs 20%) and rating (3.1 vs 2.9). On price 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
Both are free to download. ASL sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WeSign Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.
ASL holds the better App Store score, 3.1 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 42% of ASL's.
WeSign Basic ships an update monthly, ASL every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WeSign Basic | ASL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (10 ratings) | 3.1 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Krom | Fahad Manzoor |
Customer experience
WeSign Basic
ASL
In-app purchases
WeSign Basic
No in-app purchases
ASL
- Pro Version$2.99








