WeSign Basic vs ISL Journey
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!
ISL Journey
Learn Indian Sign Language at your own pace, anywhere you go. This app provides a convenient way to acquire sign language skills for various situations. Accessible on multiple devices, it's designed for flexible learning.
- Learn Indian Sign Language
- Flexible learning locations
- Accessible on iPhone and iPad
- Suitable for all ages
- Free to download
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Learn sign language whenever you want! Be that in the kitchen, on a train, or on the beach.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ISL Journey at 4.2 against WeSign Basic's 2.9. ISL Journey also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 20%). WeSign Basic's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ISL Journey holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of WeSign Basic's written reviews are positive against 50% of ISL Journey's.
WeSign Basic ships an update monthly, ISL Journey every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WeSign Basic | ISL Journey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (10 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Krom | SignLab AS |
Customer experience
WeSign Basic
ISL Journey
In-app purchases
WeSign Basic
No in-app purchases
ISL Journey
No in-app purchases
