Sign BSL vs LearnSign
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sign BSL
Explore a vast video dictionary of British Sign Language. Search and compare thousands of words and phrases, with over 20,000 videos available on your mobile device.
- Searchable BSL video dictionary
- Thousands of words and phrases
- Over 20,000 video demonstrations
- Mobile accessibility
- Compare signs
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Search and compare thousands of words and phrases in British Sign Language. Easily find and view signs on your mobile device. Over 20,000 videos in this video dictionary. For more information please visit www.signbsl.com
LearnSign
This app offers a delightful journey into the world of sign languages, making it accessible for hearing individuals to learn and foster empathy. It covers a wide range of signs for everyday communication and helps parents connect with deaf children.
- Learn world sign languages
- Expand knowledge of signs
- Foster empathy and inclusivity
- Improve communication with deaf community
- Help parents of deaf babies
- Covers everyday objects, emotions, actions
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LearnSign 20.0 is here! Learn and explore Sign Language with a fresh new experience. • ASL — American Sign Language • LSM — Mexican Sign Language • LSF — French Sign Language • DGS — German Sign Language Discover new signs, learn the basics, and enjoy a simple, visual, and engaging way to learn Sign Language. LearnSign — Your guide to modern Sign Language.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: LearnSign at none against Sign BSL's shown. LearnSign also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 55 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Sign BSL's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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.
LearnSign holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LearnSign has 47 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Sign BSL's written reviews are positive against 50% of LearnSign's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sign BSL ships an update every 55 months, LearnSign monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sign BSL | LearnSign |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (47 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 47 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 55 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Mitchell | Jonathan Navarro |
Customer experience
Sign BSL
LearnSign
Bugs and requests
Sign BSL
Reported bugs
8 issues- 🐛 App crashes after playing videos
- 🐛 App crashes on iPhone X
- 🐛 App crashes after iOS update
- 🐛 App crashes when trying to watch another video of the same word
- 🐛 App force closes after one video
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- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 'Wrong format' error on iOS
- 🐛 Random words in suggestions/quick links
Requested features
9 requests- Specify regional dialects for signs
- Add missing words
- Include key sentences/phrases
- Add a 'save' or 'favourites' button
- Allow 'suggest add' for new words
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- Display recent searches instead of random words
- Organize words into categories/folders
- Add a 'sign of the day' feature
- Improve non-manual features in videos
LearnSign
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sign BSL
No in-app purchases
LearnSign
No in-app purchases
