Auslearn vs SignSchool

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.

SignSchool is a free platform for learning American Sign Language (ASL), available on the web, iOS, and Android. Its modular curriculum combines video lessons, quick lectures, interactive exercises, and reviews. The dictionary supports searches by English equivalent, topic, or handshape; learners can save favorites and revisit signs by topic or handshape. A Signing Game also uses the dictionary. The education offering is designed to help schools make ASL instruction interactive in classrooms, with custom lesson creation through SignStudio and more than 5,000 stock videos. SignSchool describes an LMS integration process involving an install, access code, and lesson building, but does not name specific LMS products. Webcam practice alongside an instructor is supported in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera. The privacy policy says practice video is not recorded and is visible only to the user. SignSchool also says it uses measures to protect personal and account information. The free plan is listed at free, with no paid pricing published on the pages reviewed.