Hand Talk Translator for ASL

Hand Talk

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About this app

Led by Hugo, the world’s most lovable 3D interpreter, the Hand Talk app automatically translates text and audio to American Sign Language (ASL), British Sign Language (BSL) and Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) through artificial Intelligence.

If you’re interested in learning a new language in a practical and fun way, the Hand Talk app is the right choice for you!

There are over 466 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the world, and Hand Talk, elected the World’s Best Social App by the UN, emerges as a pocket translator with the goal of bringing people together through technology and communication.

You can rate Hugo’s and Maya´s translations and save your favourite ones, adjust speed, customize their clothes and background in HT APP Store and much more!

The Hand Talk app is a powerful tool, used in the most diverse contexts:
• In the classroom, by teachers, students and interpreters as a complementary communication resource;
• At home, by families with deaf and hearing people;
• By sign language students that want to improve their vocabulary with Hugo’s and Maya´s Help.

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Ratings and reviews

Honestly, as cool as the concept is you can tell its run completely by AI. The avatar can't even sign basic colors or days of the week, all it does is fingerspell. When it does occasionally use the proper sign for a word, it still isn't very accurate. As a fellow ASL learner I wouldn't recommend this app for anything but basic translation in quick conversation. It feels like it falls short of its potential, and unless you want to pay a bunch of money for premium, it's virtually unusable.

Had the opportunity to use the app with someone who is deaf. The person used a pen and pad, I used "Hugo". The app allowed for work to get done with little misunderstanding. Our interaction went so much faster and much more accurate. The person was pleased with Hugo. They were able to obtain so much more info than by me writing it. The downside is that sometimes it hears me wrong. It causes confusion. Easy fix though! Just repeat yourself. Overall, it's an awesome app!!!

The app has a good concept and beautiful setup, but the characters don't always translate the words given. I did simple sentences, and from the small amount I've learned from ASL, some of this doesn't appear to be correct. Also, I know this app is free, but including ads every five seconds will not help anybody learn. Also, where are the characters facial expressions? They appear to be quite blank looking. Maybe this is just how I feel, but the app is not for me.