ELSA Speak - English Learning

Name: ELSA Speak - English Learning
Rating: 4.79 (4840 reviews)

★ 4.8

iOSApp Store

What it actually doesMeet ELSA - Your personal AI-powered English tutor.

45%Marketing ≈ reality25%Stability80%Live project

Actually does

✗Aggressive monetization and hidden paywall blocking free lessons40% of mentions
«All of them are locked. Until you pay, it won't let you proceed... I'm not going to pay for a pig in a poke»
✗Constant crashes, freezes, and app crashes35% of mentions
«Constantly glitches, freezes and crashes... impossible to use»
✗Issues with voice recording and recognition through microphone25% of mentions
«I bought an annual subscription... it stopped hearing me at all!»
✗App causes device overheating12% of mentions
«my iPhone heats up very quickly... I have to remove the phone case»
✗Noticeable lags, stuttering, and slow data processing22% of mentions
«While the AI is forming what it wants to say and do, it takes forever... it's starting to get annoying»

★Effective pronunciation training and accent refinement
«I like that I'm refining my pronunciation... I enjoyed it»
★Good opportunities for practicing conversational speech through AI dialogues
«I like... dialogues where I answer questions... answer questions on a specific topic»
★Good selection of structured lessons and exam preparation courses
«the selection of lessons/exercises is quite decent... lots of courses for exam preparation»
★Detailed feedback on grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation
«they evaluate in three areas: grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation»
★Engaging app that motivates regular learning
«It's awesome, hard to stop using this app!... Plus lots of courses»