Lingvano
Course app: sign language video lessons made by Deaf teachers, with a camera check of your fingerspelling.
Prices checked 15 Oct 2026 · How we check
Is Lingvano worth it?
Yes, if you want to sign with Deaf family, friends or colleagues, and want every sign shown by a Deaf signer, a few minutes a day.
What it costs. A year of the American Sign Language course costs $119.99 ($10 a month); month to month is $17.99.
What's free. A few lessons free, with no payment details.
Skip it if you want the app alone to take you far past everyday signing: Lingvano says its lessons focus on the words and phrases of everyday life, and only a few of them are free.
What learners rate it. 4.9 out of 5 from 119,438 ratings in Apple's US App Store and 4.8 from 79,837 on Google Play, checked 15 Oct 2026.
What unhappy reviewers mention. Of the 104 one- and two-star reviews among the 500 most recent in Apple's US App Store, 48 mention the price, billing or the subscription; 6 bugs, crashes or the app not loading; and 4 ads. Read 15 Oct 2026; a review can mention several.
$119.99 a year $10 a month, billed yearly · ASL Premium
In our comparison: strongest on teaching depth and signing practice, weakest on the free tier.
- Annual plan
- $119.99 a year ($10/mo)
- Monthly plan
- $17.99
- Lifetime plan
- —
- Free tier
- Free sample
A few lessons free, with no payment details; Premium unlocks every lesson, the vocabulary, fingerspelling and numbers trainers and the dictionary, after a 7-day free trial. - Languages
- 3
- Speech recognition
- No · A signed language: nothing listens to your voice; the camera checks your fingerspelled letters.
- Live tutoring
- Signing Practices led by a Deaf tutor, live: a group session or one to one, booked apart from the app, for learners in the US.
- Offline mode
- —
- Placement test
- —
- CEFR levels
- —
- Refund or trial
- A 7-day free trial with any plan. Bought on Lingvano's website: a refund if you ask within 14 days of your last renewal, through a support ticket. App Store and Google Play purchases are refunded by Apple or Google, and Lingvano says a plan that began with the 7-day trial can't be refunded there.
- Platforms
- iOS, Android, Web
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How a Lingvano lesson works
- What you do
- Watch a Deaf teacher sign, slowed down if you like, then match signs to pictures, put signed sentences in order and type what a signer says; in ASL the camera checks your fingerspelling letter by letter.
- What comes back
- Automatic: exercises are marked, and in ASL the camera checks the letters you fingerspell. No person checks your work unless you book a session with a Deaf tutor.
- Not included
- Stated CEFR levels.
How a lesson works in a sign language course
Plans and prices
Every consumer plan on Lingvano'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASL Premium, 12 monthsPremiumApple's US App Store price for the ASL course, charged once a year. Lingvano says a trial with any plan lasts 7 days. | Annual | $119.99 | $10/mo | one language (American Sign Language) |
| ASL Premium, 3 monthsPremiumApple's US App Store price for the ASL course, charged every 3 months. On 15 Oct 2026 the same list also sold Lingvano Premium for 3 months at $53.99. | Every 3 months | $47.99 | $16/mo | one language (American Sign Language) |
| ASL Premium, 1 monthPremiumApple's US App Store price for the ASL course; Lingvano shows its own prices only once you have an account. On 15 Oct 2026 the same list also sold a Lingvano Premium month at $19.99. | Monthly | $17.99 | $17.99/mo | one language (American Sign Language) |
What will Lingvano cost you?
Total billed over 12 months
$95.89 less on annual billingOne yearly payment of $119.99.
What each plan covers. Monthly: one language (American Sign Language). Yearly: one language (American Sign Language).
Before subscribing, compare trial, cancellation and refund terms, including how purchases through an app store differ.
How to cancel Lingvano, and how refunds work
What Lingvano says about itself
| Feature | What Lingvano says |
|---|---|
| CEFR levels | — |
| What it is | Course app. A sign language course in short video lessons, every one made and signed by Deaf teachers: match signs to pictures and videos, put signed sentences in order, type what you see and watch real dialogues between Deaf signers, with videos you can slow down. A camera check marks your fingerspelling letter by letter (ASL), and trainers for vocabulary, fingerspelling and numbers, a dictionary of signs and flashcards sit beside the lessons. Live Signing Practices with a Deaf tutor, in a group or one to one, are booked separately. |
| Languages offered | 3: American Sign Language, Austrian Sign Language, British Sign Language |
| Free tier | A few lessons free, with no payment details; Premium unlocks every lesson, the vocabulary, fingerspelling and numbers trainers and the dictionary, after a 7-day free trial. |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Web |
| Offline mode | — |
| Speech recognition | No · A signed language: nothing listens to your voice; the camera checks your fingerspelled letters. |
| Live tutoring | Signing Practices led by a Deaf tutor, live: a group session or one to one, booked apart from the app, for learners in the US. |
| Placement test | — |
| Refund or trial | A 7-day free trial with any plan. Bought on Lingvano's website: a refund if you ask within 14 days of your last renewal, through a support ticket. App Store and Google Play purchases are refunded by Apple or Google, and Lingvano says a plan that began with the 7-day trial can't be refunded there. |
| Company | Lingvano GmbH, Austria, founded 2018 |
How Lingvano compares
Lingvano is strongest on teaching depth and signing practice, weakest on the free tier. 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 | Sign language video lessons made by Deaf teachers, with a camera check of your fingerspelling |
| Speaking practice | 4 | Live tutoring sold beside the app (Signing Practices with a Deaf tutor, in a group or one to one) |
| Language coverage | 2 | 3 languages |
| Free tier | 2 | The first lessons are free, the rest is paid |
| Price per month | 3 | $119.99 a year $10 a month, billed yearly · ASL Premium |
| Trial and refund | 3 | A 7-day free trial |
| Offline use | – | — |
| Staying power and bugs | – | Not available |
Languages you can learn on Lingvano
3 languages as listed by Lingvano.
How far its courses go
American Sign Language, Austrian Sign Language, British Sign Language
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References
- Apple's US App Store: Lingvano (checked 15 Oct 2026)
- Lingvano: about us (checked 15 Oct 2026)
- Lingvano help: how much it costs (checked 15 Oct 2026)
- Lingvano's ASL home page
- Lingvano: live classes with Deaf tutors (checked 15 Oct 2026)
- Lingvano help: getting a refund (checked 15 Oct 2026)
- Lingvano: terms and conditions
- Lingvano: creator community (checked 15 Oct 2026)