ASL Bloom - Sign Language 4+

I’ve been using this app for a little over a week now and have progressed to the subscription chapters. I’m impressed!! It teaches in simple yet effective videos, quizzes, and matching. I especially like the flashcard section to practice signs already covered without redoing the teachings!! Too bad this is only a premium option. This means that once you’ve gone through all the lessons and don’t need to continue to subscribe you’ll lose access to all the flash cards you paid for previously.

It’s not a cheap app, unfortunately, which will limit some on purchasing the subscription. Also, it’s a bummer that it doesn’t support family sharing so the kids can learn under their own account without having to purchase multiple subscriptions. I just can’t afford that. They’ll have to use my account even tho it will be inconvenient to keep up with who is at what lesson. But for the price, no way will I pay for multiple subscriptions just over a convenience.

Overall its a good app, subscription service could be tweaked so that certain things, like the flashcards, could be lifetime access. That tweak might make it a great app. So I’ll use it and subscribe for a bit but it won’t be a long term app I’ll stick with.

ASL Bloom features an intuitive and user-friendly design, showcasing a commendable effort to create a comprehensive learning experience. I believe that everyone should have a basic understanding of American Sign Language, and this app is a great resource for those starting their journey.

As someone with foundational knowledge of ASL, I found that the free version only covered material I am already familiar with. This made it challenging for me to explore the app’s full potential and what additional content might be available.

While the subscription price—$100 per year or $48 for three months—may be a barrier for some users, I recognize that it could be a worthwhile investment for others. I would love to see an expansion of the free content, which could help users like me better assess the app’s offerings and encourage more learners to dive deeper into ASL.

I’ve been wanting to learn ASL for some time now, and while I learned how to sign the ABC’s back in grade school, along with a few other words/phrases, I wanted to learn more.
To be blunt, I expected this app to be like sooo many others (like 99.9% of them 😑) and have to pay after getting through the first lesson or something, but NOPE! And let me tell you, I’ve done 6 lessons so far and I’m retaining every single thing I’ve learned thus far. The app itself is so easy to navigate which makes it even better too!
I decided to turn on notifications so I get a reminder daily and you can finish one lesson in 5 mins or less and you’ll have learned between 5-10 words/phrases. In just that ONE lesson! You can either stop there or keep going.
You’ll start by watching a video where someone is signing the word/phrase and then it tells you what that sign actually is.
I would have to say that my favorite part (so far) of this app is that you have the option to slow down the speed of the video so that you don’t miss the proper way to sign.
I highly recommend anyone wanting to learn just a little bit of ASL or, like me, wanting to learn it as an additional language.