Auslearn vs Play With ASL

Auslearn is a mobile app for learning Australian Sign Language, or Auslan, through video lessons and practice. Each sign is demonstrated on video by a Deaf signer. Its path contains 61 lessons across 12 units and more than 250 signs on video. Visual quizzes provide immediate feedback, while review brings back signs from recent lessons. Learners can also use daily practice, streaks, achievements, daily and weekly challenges, and mirror practice. Dictionary lookup and progress tracking are included, and the app is available on iOS and Android phones and tablets. The first three units are free; Auslearn Premium is listed at $3.99 a month as an in-app purchase, with duration and billing terms not stated. The app is aimed at beginners and people practising between classes, but its maker says it does not replace learning from Deaf teachers or signing with the community. Group billing, teacher progress overviews, classroom tools, and industry-specific signs are being explored and are not built yet. Users can try guest mode without an email.

Play With ASL teaches American Sign Language vocabulary through interactive games for individual learners, families and classrooms. Its game modes include Memory Match, TILT! and Multiple Choice, and its vocabulary uses real ASL signs filmed by Deaf educators. The free plan includes Animals and Colors packs, all game modes, and access on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android; it requires no trial period or credit card. The Full Library plan costs $5 /month and includes current and future vocabulary packs. Teachers can access the full content library, classroom management, student progress tracking, assignment creation and LMS integration for free through Teach With ASL. School licenses cost $5 /student/month and include LTI 1.3 integration, automatic grade passback, roster sync and LMS single sign-on. The School Edition supports Canvas, Schoology, Brightspace, Moodle, Blackboard, Google Classroom and other LTI 1.3-compliant systems. The maker says student records and game responses are not sent to generative AI models. It also says production data is processed and stored in a single US region, with no additional regional deployments established.