Comparison
Weekly Writing and Speaking feedback for free, a real speaking interview, and answers that stay private. Everything you need in one focused IELTS platform.
Compared feature by feature against Engnovate's own website, checked on 17 October 2026.
The verdict
IELTS Studio gives you AI feedback on Writing and Speaking every single week for free, plus a full mock test, and keeps everything you write and record private on every plan. Engnovate's free plan allows two Writing and two Speaking checks a month, and answers checked for free can be published on its site unless you pay for Premium. With IELTS Studio, unlimited feedback is USD 9.99 for a month, paid once.
Every IELTS Studio app, side by side with Engnovate. Engnovate's column is taken from its own website on 17 October 2026; "Not listed" means its site does not mention it. Features and prices change, so check both before you decide.
| Feature | IELTS Studio Winner | Engnovate |
|---|---|---|
| Writing feedback | Task 1 and Task 2 marked against the official band descriptors, a band per criterion, notes on your own sentences and sample essays | Task 1 and Task 2 evaluation, 2 a month free |
| Speaking practice | Full Parts 1 to 3 interview with a recorded video examiner, feedback against the official band descriptors and sample answers | Part 1, 2 and 3 answers checked separately, 2 a month free |
| Ideas when you're stuck | Idea Bank inside Writing and Speaking tests: points, reasons, examples and phrases to save | Essay and answer generators, Band-9 samples |
| Reading tests | Unlimited free; every answer explained with the exact evidence highlighted in the passage | 100+ tests in the library |
| Listening tests | Unlimited free; every answer explained at the exact moment in the audio | 100+ tests in the library |
| Full mock test | All four skills in one sitting under real exam timing, with Speaking first or last as on real test days; one a week free | Full tests; daily timed exams with leaderboards |
| Question-type drills | Reading and Listening, one question type at a time (Pro) | Section and part practice (Premium) |
| AI conversation practice | AI chat on real IELTS topics at your level, with translation from your language and phrase explanations | AI conversations (unlimited with Premium) |
| Learn from real English | Turn articles, videos and podcasts into IELTS-style reading quizzes, dictation, shadowing, writing and speaking practice | 500+ dictation and shadowing exercises |
| Vocabulary | Quizzes from your saved words, your own sentences checked by AI, and spaced-repetition flashcards | Flashcards; saving sets is Premium |
| Browser extension | Free Chrome extension turns any article or YouTube video into practice | Not listed |
| Study planner | Calendar on your dashboard to schedule tasks, synced with Google Calendar | Not listed |
| Progress tracking | Dashboard analysis of your weak points by question type and criterion; band trends and an error log with Pro | Progress and mistakes by question type (Premium) |
| Free plan | No card. Unlimited Reading and Listening, plus one Writing, one Speaking and one full mock with AI feedback every week | Tests and tools free; 2 Writing and 2 Speaking evaluations a month |
| Price | USD 9.99 for 1 month, 24.99 for 3 months, 39.99 for 6 months | One-time plans from USD 16.99 a month (list price, often discounted) |
| Billing | One-time payment, never renews automatically | One-time payment; all payments non-refundable |
| Your answers | Private to your account and not used to train AI models | Free-plan answers can be published; private with Premium |
Every IELTS skill, real English and AI feedback in one place, from USD 9.99.
Start free today: unlimited Reading and Listening, plus Writing, Speaking and a full mock with AI feedback every week. No card.
The most complete IELTS preparation you can get in one account: every part of the test, and the English behind it. All of it starts free.
Task 1 and Task 2 in a timed test screen, with detailed AI feedback.
A full interview with a recorded video examiner, in the real test order.
Academic and General Training tests, timed or in practice mode.
All four parts under exam conditions, with answers tied to the audio.
Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking in one sitting, exactly like test day.
Turn real English you enjoy into IELTS practice.
Make saved words part of your active English.
Talk through real IELTS topics with an AI partner at your level.
Plan your preparation and see exactly where you lose marks.
Other platforms test you. IELTS Studio raises your English and your band together, with help at exactly the moments candidates get stuck.
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Nothing you write or record is ever published, on any plan, and your essays are not used to train AI models. The free plan gives a Writing test, a Speaking interview and a full mock with feedback every week.
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Mock tests, Writing and Speaking feedback, Reading and Listening practice, vocabulary, real English and a study calendar synced with Google Calendar all live in one account, so every session builds on the last.
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Stuck on a Task 2 question or a Part 3 follow-up? Open the Idea Bank inside the test for ready points with reasons and examples, plus phrases you can save. In Speaking you can play example responses, and sample essays and answers show what a high band looks like.
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AI chat lets you discuss real IELTS Speaking and Writing topics at your own level. Type what you mean in your own language to see how to say it in English, and tap any phrase for its meaning in context.
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Turn articles, videos and podcasts into IELTS-style reading quizzes, dictation, shadowing, writing and speaking practice. Saved words come back as quizzes and in your own sentences, checked by AI, until you can use them.
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Writing and Speaking are marked against the official band descriptors with notes on your own words. Reading and Listening answers point to the exact evidence in the passage or audio, and your dashboard breaks down your weak points by question type and criterion, with an error log of repeated mistakes on Pro.
IELTS Studio is an online IELTS preparation platform for all four skills, in Academic and General Training. Writing is scored on the four official criteria with notes on your own sentences. Speaking is a full interview with a recorded video examiner. Reading and Listening answers are explained against the passage or the audio, and a full mock test gives a band for every skill. Around the test sit vocabulary flashcards, real articles and videos with shadowing and dictation, and a free Chrome extension.
A free account needs no card. Pro is USD 9.99 for a month, 24.99 for three or 39.99 for six, paid once. AI bands are estimates, not official IELTS scores, and IELTS Studio is independent of the British Council, IDP and Cambridge.
FAQ
For feedback and privacy, yes: IELTS Studio's free plan gives a Writing test, a Speaking interview and a full mock with AI feedback every week, and your answers stay private on every plan.
Yes. What you write and record stays in your account, on the free plan as well as Pro, and the essays you submit are not used to train AI models.
One Writing test and one Speaking test with AI band feedback every week, plus one full mock test. Reading and Listening tests are unlimited, each answer explained.
USD 9.99 for one month, USD 24.99 for three or USD 39.99 for six, paid once. Pro removes the weekly limits and adds question-type drills, band trends and an error log.
Start today with one essay or one Cambridge test. Ten minutes is enough.
