Comparison
Examiner-style feedback in minutes, not days, on as many answers as you like, for less than the price of a single teacher-marked task.
Compared feature by feature against IELTS Online Practice's own website, checked on 17 October 2026.
The verdict
IELTS Studio scores your Writing and Speaking in minutes, as often as you like, inside timed tests for all four skills. A month of unlimited feedback costs USD 9.99, paid once. IELTS Online Practice relies on teachers marking tasks you send by email, which takes 24 hours for Writing and 48 for Speaking, at USD 129 for five tasks or USD 15 for a single one.
Every IELTS Studio app, side by side with IELTS Online Practice. IELTS Online Practice'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 | IELTS Online Practice |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Teacher corrections by email within 24 hours (5, 10 or unlimited tasks by plan) |
| Speaking practice | Full Parts 1 to 3 interview with a recorded video examiner, feedback against the official band descriptors and sample answers | Record on your phone and email it; teacher feedback within 48 hours |
| Ideas when you're stuck | Idea Bank inside Writing and Speaking tests: points, reasons, examples and phrases to save | Model answers on its blog |
| Reading tests | Unlimited free; every answer explained with the exact evidence highlighted in the passage | Not listed as interactive tests |
| Listening tests | Unlimited free; every answer explained at the exact moment in the audio | Not listed as interactive tests |
| 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 | Not listed |
| Question-type drills | Reading and Listening, one question type at a time (Pro) | Not listed |
| AI conversation practice | AI chat on real IELTS topics at your level, with translation from your language and phrase explanations | Not listed |
| Learn from real English | Turn articles, videos and podcasts into IELTS-style reading quizzes, dictation, shadowing, writing and speaking practice | 100+ video and audio tutorials |
| Vocabulary | Quizzes from your saved words, your own sentences checked by AI, and spaced-repetition flashcards | Not listed |
| 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 | 20-day course plan |
| Progress tracking | Dashboard analysis of your weak points by question type and criterion; band trends and an error log with Pro | Progress reports |
| Free plan | No card. Unlimited Reading and Listening, plus one Writing, one Speaking and one full mock with AI feedback every week | Free 5-minute level check |
| Price | USD 9.99 for 1 month, 24.99 for 3 months, 39.99 for 6 months | USD 129 for 5 tasks, 229 for 10, 499 for unlimited over 20 days; USD 15 for one task |
| Billing | One-time payment, never renews automatically | One-time payment, 30-day money-back guarantee |
| Your answers | Private to your account and not used to train AI models | Sent by email to the teaching team |
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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Your band and notes arrive in minutes, so you can rewrite the same answer straight away, as often as you like, for USD 9.99 a month instead of USD 15 or more per task.
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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 speed, price and how much you can practise, yes: unlimited AI feedback costs USD 9.99 for a month and arrives in minutes, against USD 129 for five teacher-marked tasks returned by email.
It scores the same four criteria an examiner uses and arrives straight away, so you can rewrite and resubmit while the task is fresh, as many times as you need. The band is an estimate, not an official IELTS score.
Writing and Speaking feedback arrives in minutes after you submit, with a band for each criterion and notes on your own sentences and answers.
Yes. A free account needs no card and includes one Writing test, one Speaking test and one full mock with AI feedback every week, plus unlimited Reading and Listening.
Start today with one essay or one Cambridge test. Ten minutes is enough.
