Lingvano

Overview

Lingvano is a guided app and online course for learning American, British, or Austrian Sign Language. It is best suited to learners who want a structured path with regular practice, rather than a dictionary for occasional lookups. A few lessons are free; continuing through the full course requires Premium.

Key features

The course combines hundreds of lessons on everyday words and phrases with a learning path. Lingvano says native signers, including Deaf teachers, craft and teach its lessons. That focus gives learners instruction from people connected to the languages, while the guided sequence is more useful for sustained study than for answering a single sign query.

Practice tools include fingerspelling recognition, conversations, varied exercises, flashcards, achievements, and a smart trainer that adapts vocabulary, fingerspelling, and number practice to progress. The mix supports repeated practice across several kinds of material, though Lingvano does not offer speech practice. Its mirror feature uses the camera to display a learner’s movements live and does not save recordings.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing and includes a few lessons without requiring payment details. It is a sensible way to start, but the cap makes it a preview rather than a complete course.

Premium monthly and Premium yearly include all lessons and premium features. Both are custom pricing: the exact price depends on course, location, currency, and taxes. Choose monthly if you want a shorter billing commitment, or yearly if its price and terms suit your longer-term plans; no specific price can be compared between them here.

Lingvano also offers Monthly, Quarterly, and Yearly Premium subscription plan names, each with custom pricing. The published plan names do not establish a separate feature difference among those billing options.

Business plans start at 10 accesses and include a workplace skills unit, admin dashboard, analytics, and progress reports. They are aimed at teams rather than individual learners; Lingvano says the offering serves organizations from 10 to 50,000 across schools, healthcare, offices, retail, government, and nonprofits.

Platforms

Lingvano is available on Android, iOS, and the web, giving learners a choice of mobile apps or browser access. The company is based in Vienna, Austria, and has built the platform since 2018.

Who it's for

Lingvano is a strong fit for individuals who want a course-like route into ASL, BSL, or ÖGS and are willing to pay for full access. Organizations that want workplace sign-language learning with administrative reporting may also find the business plan relevant. Learners who need only a free, ongoing reference tool or speech training should look elsewhere.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Three sign languages and a guided learning path make it useful for learners choosing among ASL, BSL, and ÖGS.
• Pros: The smart trainer and varied practice tools give learners ways to revisit vocabulary, fingerspelling, and numbers.
• Pros: Several free lessons require no payment details, so a learner can begin without committing to a subscription.
• Cons: The free plan covers only a few lessons, so it cannot replace a paid course for continued learning.
• Cons: Premium pricing varies by course and location, making the cost harder to assess before choosing a subscription.
• Cons: There is no speech practice, which limits its fit for learners seeking spoken-language exercises alongside signing.

Alternatives

For a different ASL course with a free starting point, ASL Bloom offers three complete free modules without a card or trial clock, plus a $48, paid once three-month Premium plan. Its free modules may suit learners who want more defined free-course scope before paying.

MeLISegno is another option. Pause LSF is also available.

For a free ASL option with a daily lesson, video dictionary, and alphabet practice, PocketSign offers a free plan and Unlimited ASL Lessons for $5.99 a month. It may suit learners who prefer those specific free tools or a stated monthly price.

Auslearn offers the first three units free, described as 61 lessons across 12 units, and Premium for $3.99 a month; it is an alternative for learners who want that course and price point.

Play With ASL provides two free packs, Animals and Colors, with all game modes. Sign ASL offers free unlimited access to a video-sign resource, and Sign BSL offers a free unlimited-access BSL dictionary.

Browse Sign Language Apps or Language learning apps for more options.

Verdict

Choose Lingvano if you want structured lessons in ASL, BSL, or ÖGS backed by varied practice tools, and expect to subscribe for the full course. Its free lessons make starting easy, but the limited free access and location-dependent Premium pricing are reasons to compare alternatives before committing.