tellem vs. Praktika
Choose a tutor with a real teacher behind the personality.
Side by side
tellem
You know some English. Now use it. Choose tellem to build speaking confidence with teacher-based AI tutors, conversations about your interests, hints, and a personal learning path.
Duolingo
Short, playful drills help build vocabulary and grammar. Finishing exercises is different from expressing your own thoughts in conversation. For that next step, we recommend tellem. Max adds AI conversation in supported courses.
| Your practice |  tellem |  Duolingo |
|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Build on your English foundation and gain confidence speaking | Build a language foundation through playful exercises |
| Daily format | AI tutor conversations and a personal learning path | Short lessons, points, and streaks |
| Speaking practice | Free-form calls about your interests, plans, and everyday life | Speaking exercises; Max adds AI Video Call and Roleplay where available |
| Support | Hints when you’re stuck; corrections for your own sentences | Exercise feedback; Max Roleplay includes conversation feedback |
| A good fit when | You know some English and want to use it in conversation | You want to build vocabulary and grammar through a guided course |
| Listening practice | Dedicated listening comprehension around your interests | Course-based listening exercises and focused listening practice |
| Vocabulary | Add your own words; review cards and decks around your interests | Course word practice |
Practice English. With your AI tutor.
Make it a conversation
Talk about what matters to you.
An interview. A trip. Your weekend. Talk freely about what matters to you or follow your personal learning path. Our AI tutors are developed with real English teachers and reflect their personalities and teaching styles.
A little help, right when you need it
Find your next words.
A little help when words don’t come. Conversation hints give you a starting point so you can keep speaking at your own pace.
Learn as you go
Understand a correction. Then try it.
Learn from the sentences you actually say. See corrections and explanations while you practice, then use what you’ve learned in your next conversation.
A streak is a start. Now find your voice.
If you know the words but still hesitate to speak, choose tellem. Duolingo’s short exercises can build a foundation and a daily habit; our focus is helping you use that English to express yourself. Talk freely about your interests with an AI tutor based on a real English teacher, get hints when you’re stuck, and learn from corrections to your own sentences. Your personal path, listening practice, vocabulary cards, and collections keep you moving. Duolingo Max also offers AI conversation in supported courses, but for this conversation-first English routine, tellem is our pick.
A few things you might be wondering
Does Duolingo have AI conversation now?
Yes. Duolingo Max offers AI features including Video Call and Roleplay in supported courses. Access varies, so check your English course and device rather than assuming every learner has the same features.
Could I use both apps?
Yes. Duolingo’s playful exercises can help build your vocabulary and grammar foundation. Use tellem to build on what you know: talk freely about your interests, get hints when you’re stuck, and gain confidence using English in conversation.
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