Bright BSL
Course app: british Sign Language video lessons taught by Deaf teachers, with the first modules free.
Prices checked 15 Oct 2026 · How we check
Is Bright BSL worth it?
Yes, if you live in the UK and want British Sign Language from Deaf teachers, at your own pace.
What it costs. A year costs $102.99 ($8.58 a month); month to month is $14.49.
What's free. The first modules and lessons are free; Premium unlocks the rest of the course.
Skip it if you live outside the UK and want the sign language people use around you: BSL is British, and it is not ASL.
What learners rate it. 5.0 out of 5 from 75 ratings in Apple's US App Store and 4.6 from 4,238 on Google Play, checked 15 Oct 2026.
$102.99 a year $8.58 a month, billed yearly · Premium, 1 year
In our comparison: strongest on teaching depth and trial and refund terms, weakest on signing practice.
- Annual plan
- $102.99 a year ($8.58/mo)
- Monthly plan
- $14.49
- Lifetime plan
- —
- Free tier
- Free sample
The first modules and lessons are free; Premium unlocks the rest of the course. - Languages
- 1
- Speech recognition
- No · A signed language: nothing listens to your voice, and no camera check of your signing is described.
- Live tutoring
- —
- Offline mode
- —
- Placement test
- —
- CEFR levels
- —
- Refund or trial
- Bright BSL's help page offers a money-back guarantee for up to 30 days after you buy, and nothing after that. App Store and Google Play purchases are refunded by Apple or Google.
- Platforms
- iOS, Android, Web
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How a Bright BSL lesson works
- What you do
- Watch Karen or Andrew, both Deaf BSL teachers, show each sign, then practise it in quizzes and short dialogues, with grammar and Deaf culture tips along the way.
- What comes back
- Automatic: exercises are marked right or wrong. No person checks your work.
- Not included
- A live teacher or stated CEFR levels.
How a lesson works in a sign language course
Plans and prices
Every consumer plan on Bright BSL's own pricing page or app-store listing, in US dollars unless marked. Per month is the plan price divided by its term. Where the seller shows a crossed-out price beside the one it charges, the figure is the one it charges, and the plan's note gives the crossed-out price.
| Plan | Billing | Price | Per month | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium, 1 yearPremiumApple's US App Store price, charged once a year; on 15 Oct 2026 the same list also showed offers at 20% and 50% off. In Apple's UK store, £89.99 a year. | Annual | $102.99 | $8.58/mo | one language |
| Premium, 1 monthPremiumApple's US App Store price. In Apple's UK store on 15 Oct 2026 a month was £12.99. | Monthly | $14.49 | $14.49/mo | one language |
| Premium, 3 monthsPremiumApple's US App Store price, charged every 3 months. In Apple's UK store on 15 Oct 2026, £39.99. | Every 3 months | $45.99 | $15.33/mo | one language |
What will Bright BSL cost you?
Total billed over 12 months
$70.89 less on annual billingOne yearly payment of $102.99.
What each plan covers. Monthly: one language. Yearly: one language.
Before subscribing, compare trial, cancellation and refund terms, including how purchases through an app store differ.
How to cancel Bright BSL, and how refunds work
What Bright BSL says about itself
| Feature | What Bright BSL says |
|---|---|
| CEFR levels | — |
| What it is | Course app. Short gamified video lessons in British Sign Language, taught by Karen and Andrew, both born Deaf, with over 35 years of BSL teaching between them: 20 modules on everyday topics, each of 4 to 7 lessons, in which you learn new signs, practise them in quizzes and dialogues, and get grammar and Deaf culture tips. A visual dictionary holds every sign from the lessons. |
| Languages offered | 1: British Sign Language |
| Free tier | The first modules and lessons are free; Premium unlocks the rest of the course. |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Web |
| Offline mode | — |
| Speech recognition | No · A signed language: nothing listens to your voice, and no camera check of your signing is described. |
| Live tutoring | — |
| Placement test | — |
| Refund or trial | Bright BSL's help page offers a money-back guarantee for up to 30 days after you buy, and nothing after that. App Store and Google Play purchases are refunded by Apple or Google. |
| Company | SignLab AS, Norway, founded 2017 |
How Bright BSL compares
Bright BSL is strongest on teaching depth and trial and refund terms, weakest on signing practice. Each criterion is scored out of 5 from what each app says about itself and from independent reviews, to compare apps that do the same job; it is not a review of the app. How we score.
| Feature | Score (of 5) | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching depth | 4 | British Sign Language video lessons taught by Deaf teachers, with the first modules free |
| Speaking practice | 1 | No signing practice with a person |
| Language coverage | 1 | 1 language |
| Free tier | 2 | The first lessons are free, the rest is paid |
| Price per month | 3 | $102.99 a year $8.58 a month, billed yearly · Premium, 1 year |
| Trial and refund | 4 | A money-back guarantee |
| Offline use | – | — |
| Staying power and bugs | – | Not available |
Languages you can learn on Bright BSL
1 language as listed by Bright BSL.
How far its courses go
- BSL: level not stated; 20 modules with 120 lessons and 500+ signs and sentences.
Compare Bright BSL
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References
- Apple's US App Store: Bright BSL (checked 15 Oct 2026)
- Bright BSL's home page (checked 15 Oct 2026)
- Bright BSL help: subscriptions and payments (checked 15 Oct 2026)
- Norway's register of companies: SignLab AS