Questions we hear a lot.
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Gestura launches with Croatian Sign Language (HZJ): one-handed and two-handed alphabets and core vocabulary. Deutsche Gebärdensprache (DGS) ships in 2028, British Sign Language (BSL) and Langue des signes française (LSF) in 2029. Each pack is included in your subscription.
Yes. Translation runs on-device using MediaPipe and a custom-trained gesture classifier. No frame of camera footage is sent to a server. Gestura works on a mountain, on the metro, or on a flight. New language packs and lessons are downloaded once.
No. For medical, legal, and high-stakes interactions, a qualified human interpreter is essential. Gestura is built for the unplanned moments (the café, the school pickup, the new coworker) when a phone is the only tool both people share.
We build it with deaf collaborators from day one. The translator has a visible confidence bar so you can see when the model is sure. The Sign Animator gives hearing users a way to push HZJ back. Both directions matter.
No. Camera frames never leave your phone. We keep anonymised progress metrics (chapters completed, streaks) so your learning syncs across devices, and you can opt out of even that.
The free beta opens July 2026, iOS and Android, for users in Croatia. Sign up on this page and we will email you an invite in batches as we onboard the first few thousand testers.
The Learning Path is chapter-based: the HZJ alphabet first, then everyday phrases, then category vocabulary. Each chapter has streaks, a daily Sign of the Day, and a Speed Drill that mixes signs you have learned. Spaced repetition under the hood, no cartoon mascot in sight.