ASL Dictionary from NTID App Reviews

This is a superb reference. By all means get it.

I really like this app. My only wish is that it had a replay button so you are not immediately taken back to the list of words.

From a certified interpreter-Great for any interpreters tool-kit! 100% accuracy from NTID. Not totally ideal for beginners b/c video is fast.

You cant slow down the video and there are no explanations of how/why to move your hands. You just have to see every inflection the signing person is using and video isnt all that clear. I would give it 0 stars. I want my money back.

I love this app and use it several times a week as an ASL minor. I especially like how there is an example of how the sign is used in a sentence. My only real problem is that there is no fast way to get back to the top to use the search. If Im down in the Ws it takes a long time. Yes I can select the As on the side and shorten my scroll but on the phone I often hit the info button. A back to top or fast scroll would make this wonderful app even better.

PLEASE change it back to where you do not have to have the internet. I use to love this app until the latest update! I would use this app all the time and now I can only use it when there is an Internet connection. It took away the reason I got the app. It does not help me when I am at work if the interpreter cancelled and I cannot look up some of the vocabulary to explain it the person. I like the new things you have added.

This is a no-brainer purchase for anyone needing a handy reference for ASL! Its especially useful for those who want to look beyond vocab and understand the particulars of ASL grammar and usage. The new version is modern and clean-looking, and Im glad the videos are now hosted in the cloud.

Very useful and user friendly! Worth the $1.99!

Because this app is run by NTID its always being updated and the signs are always accurate with the mainstream deaf culture unlike many other apps. Totally the app to get if an ASL Studies or Interpreting student! Get it :)

This continues to be one of my favorite sign language apps. The optional download for off-line mode is a welcome addition and works very well. And, thanks for fixing the bug where the app crashed when selecting numbers other than those starting with 1. Pros: - The interface is clean and easy to use. - The signs used are almost always identical to the variations used by the deaf where I live (California). - Signing is done by a variety of people. - Sometimes the choice of example sentences are unusual and unexpected, but I find them a great way to stretch my sign language skill. - The "similar signs", slow speed, and repeat options are also great additions. - The optional download makes it easy to have everything available when you do not have Internet access such as on an airplane or when you have a Wi-Fi only iPad. - Landscape mode works well on an iPhone 6. Cons: - The app needs to show a gloss of the ASL rather than (or in addition to) a standard English sentence. I find that a literal word-for-sign translation helps me learn the structure of ASL and the relationship of it and English. - The app needs synonyms. For example, the app separately defined large and big as the same sign, but there is nothing in either definition that tells me that they are the same sign. - I would love to have a history of the last 20 or 30 words Ive searched for. - I would like to see a search based on hand shape used, such as the Y-hand. I did this with Googles image search when I first started with ASL. It can be a challenge, but it helped and I would love to see the function in an app. - One bug still needs to be fixed: the app almost always crashes if I use dictation (voice-to-text) in word search. Thanks again! --

This is my favorite sign lanuage app for many reasons, but the main reason I keep coming back to it, is its one unique feature - it shows similar signs. Why is this so awesome? How many times have you seen a sign you dont know - but unlike a written language - there is no way to look the definition of a sign up! Instead, you have to keep bothering your poor friends to death for definitions all the time. lol So when I see a sign I dont know, now I can think of a sign that looks similar, look up that sign, and then drill down to the "similar" signs. Bam! I have found the definitions to so many signs this way! Just a bit ago, I was able to find the the sign for "appoint", by looking up a similar sign "find", which looks a bit like it. My recommendation to the Developers: Keep developing this part of your app, because there is nothing else out there like it! But it is still in the infancy faze. Mnay similarities still need to be added. For instance, under the sign for goal, you could put the similar sign "stars", and visa-versa. If you fully develop the similar sign feature, you will have created the closest thing to a Sign-to-English dictionary ever made possible.

Diverse and comprehensive dictionary. But it really shines in the small details. -ability to show the sign in slow motion -example sentences -"similar signs" -search alphabetically or by category -Grammar section (HUGE! Help) -etc. As a beginning signer, this is a must have.

This is REAL ASL that is being used. We are being let in on a little secret inside look to real syntax and signs and not the ones taught in community classes that are so Englishy. ASL is NOT English on the hands. Excellent excellent resource, especially for the price. Im in ASL IV level ITP program and we still are only scratching the surface of how the syntax of the language truly is. This is for people who want to know the language deeply, not for beginners teaching their babies learn to sign. Great app!!

This app has been incredibly helpful for studying ASL. It may not have as many definitions as a few other apps, but I still use it the most because of its great features and interface. It provides similar definitions, you can slow down and/or loop videos, there are example sentences, grammar help, and more. By far my favorite feature is that in the options you can download all the videos (under 200mb) for offline use without an Wifi/cell connection. So you can study on a plane ride, while camping, or if you have an iPod touch and youre not near wifi.

This app functions as an dictionary: easy to look up words. But also a whole section to review grammar and syntax, and one that organizes by topic. These categories make it easy to review, for example, numbers or ages. For new vocabulary, individual words can be view at normal or in slow playback. Most have sample sentences as well. A welcome resource, especially for when I am away from my computer and my library of ASL references. Works well on both iPad and iPhone.

This is an awesome app to help you learn ASL. Used it during my college courses, referring back to it many times to check on signs.

I LOVE this ASL dictionary. I wish I would have had this when I was taking ASL in college. Great way to refresh my skills and learn new vocabulary. The video speed can be changed and examples of sentences are presented. You can see the sentence in ASL, see the English sentence written out, or see them both at the same time (I love this because I can test my comprehension with every word!). Two thumbs up. Worth more than $1.99 (BUT THANK YOU FOR SUCH A LOW PRICE - youre so awesome for helping keep this app, and access to high quality ASL tools affordable!)