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24 alternatives to Five App

Lets you send messages in universal sign language

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Five App launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Five App▲72

   Send hand signs to your friends

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Signily▲89

   Communicate with sign language on iOS

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Transcense▲127

   Converse w/ the deaf, w/o sign language (pre-launch)

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Prose▲65

   the worlds first gesture-to-speech app

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ava▲536

   Making conversations accessible for the deaf

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Band▲98

   The ultimate group communication app

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Somebody▲209

   Send a message delivered verbally by a stranger

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Talkshow▲299

   Texting in public

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Uber Sign Language▲209

   Start a conversation in American Sign Language.

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Deaf Alphabet▲100

    Convert plain text into sign language

    2020 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Stepes▲81

    On-demand chat based translation app

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Path Talk Places▲159

    Message People and Places in One App

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    SignEasy▲72

    E-sign for mobile

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Autosend▲102

    Send Email, SMS, & Push, based on what users do in your app

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hand Wave▲127

    Turn sign language into speech with smart glasses

    Aug 2026 · handwave.sh · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Studio▲124

    Roleplaying based messaging app

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Translator Keyboard▲194

    iOS app translates as you type into one of 44 languages

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Microsoft Translator▲140

    Translates your text or speech into 50 different languages

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Strings▲71

    A messaging app that lets you take messages back

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Voice Dream▲62

    Best Text to Speech App

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Nod▲111

    Chat with emotion

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Chalk▲130

    Spontaneous group chat

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Appew▲105

    Start a conversation around your app

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Slated▲114

    Translates your texts to other languages in real time

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →