Auslan Wiz
Auslan Wiz is an app for learning Auslan, the Australian Sign Language.
What Auslan Wiz is
Auslan Wiz is an app for learning Auslan, the Australian Sign Language. Its online dictionary offers more than 800 signs with video demonstrations. The app listing describes 26 modules, over 160 structured video lessons, and more than 1,100 signs and sentences. Lessons combine grammar, cultural tips, social etiquette, and information about the Deaf community with practice quizzes, repetition activities, and progress tracking. Video tools include fingerspelling demonstrations, a visual dictionary, and slow-motion playback. The maker says the app suits beginners as well as people refreshing their signs, parents and children, and teachers and educators. It is available on web, iOS, and Android, with a free plan. Listed subscriptions are A$64.99 a month, billed every three months, and A$134.99 a year; both auto-renew. The maker, Signpedia, is described as a Deaf-owned and operated service provider. Australian schools can request one year of access at no cost by submitting an interest form and speaking with the team.
Good
- Dictionary includes over 800 video-demonstrated signs.
- App listing describes more than 160 structured lessons.
- Progress tracking and repetition activities are included.
- Available on web, iOS, and Android.
- A free plan is available.
Watch out
- Paid subscriptions auto-renew.
- Apple reports possible tracking use of purchases and usage data; the disclosure is unverified.
Who it suits
It may suit Auslan beginners, people refreshing their signs, families, and educators seeking lessons and dictionary lookup across web and mobile devices. Australian schools can ask about a year of access at no cost.
Verdict
Auslan Wiz brings dictionary lookup, structured lessons, practice, and progress tracking together for Auslan learners. Check the subscription renewal terms and Apple's privacy disclosure before choosing a paid plan.
Plans and prices
From Auslan Wiz's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Learn Auslan - 3 Months Plan | A$64.99 a month | Auslan subscription · auto-renewal · 3 months |
| Learn Auslan - 1 Year Plan | A$134.99 a year | Auslan subscription · auto-renewal |
The facts
Each one read from Auslan Wiz's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Curriculum
- The App Store listing describes 26 modules, over 160 structured video lessons, and more than 1,100 signs and sentences.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Grammar and culture
- The app listing says lessons cover Auslan grammar, cultural tips, social etiquette, and the Deaf community.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Learning tools
- The app listing says it includes gamified lessons, practice quizzes, repetition activities, and progress tracking.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Privacy disclosure
- Apple's listing reports that the developer indicated purchases and usage data may be used to track users across other companies' apps and websites; Apple says the disclosure is not verified by Apple.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Product
- Auslan Wiz is an app for learning Australian Sign Language (Auslan).checked 3 Oct 2001
- Renewal
- The App Store listing says Premium payments are charged to the iTunes account and auto-renewal can be managed or turned off in iTunes Store settings.checked 3 Oct 2001
- School offer
- The website offers Australian schools one year of access at no cost after submitting an interest form and speaking with the team.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Support
- The App Store listing says premium subscriptions include priority support.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Target users
- The maker describes the product as suitable for parents and children, teachers and educators, beginners, and people refreshing their signs.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Video dictionary
- The website says its online dictionary has over 800 signs, each with a video demonstration.checked 3 Oct 2001
- Video features
- The app listing describes sign demonstrations, fingerspelling videos, a visual dictionary, and slow-motion options.checked 3 Oct 2001
The company
- Headquarters
- Øyer, Norwaychecked 28 Sep 2001
- Maker
- The website says Auslan Wiz is made by Signpedia, a Deaf owned and operated service provider supporting the Australian Deaf community and other Auslan users.checked 3 Oct 2001
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