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tellem vs. Fluently

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tellem

Choose tellem for realistic, phone-like conversations with AI tutors based on real English teachers. Talk about your interests, get instant corrections, and keep every practice tool in one subscription.

Fluently

Fluently offers AI conversations, speaking scores, and vocabulary support. If its tutor feels robotic to you, choose tellem for a familiar, teacher-based personality. Fluently also markets specialist course bundles, including Workplace English.

tellem vs. Fluently: personal conversations, one subscription
Your practicetellemFluently
Main focusBuild confidence using the English you already knowAI speaking practice
Tutor experienceAI tutors based on real English teachers, developed together with themAI tutor
ConversationRealistic, phone-like calls that follow what you want to talk aboutAI conversations with standard topics
Your interestsPersonal topics and all practice tools in one subscription, without extra topic packagesStandard topics; specialist courses such as Workplace English are separate paid offers
FeedbackHints when you’re stuck, instant corrections, and a personal learning pathFeedback during calls
Listening practiceDedicated listening comprehension around your interestsNo dedicated listening practice
VocabularyAdd your own words; review cards and decks around your interestsBasic vocabulary support

Practice English. With your AI tutor.

tellem AI tutor Miss Honey with an English conversation prompt about the weekend

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.

Detail of conversation hints in the tellem iOS app

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.

Our pick for a conversation that feels personal: tellem.

An AI call should feel like a conversation you want to have. If Fluently’s tutor feels robotic to you, try a tellem tutor whose personality and teaching style come from a real English teacher. Follow a thought, change the subject, and talk about what matters to you. Your personal topics, listening practice, vocabulary games, and cards are included in one subscription, without extra topic packages. Fluently offers speaking feedback and vocabulary support, alongside specialist course bundles. We choose tellem for a familiar tutor and room to make the conversation your own.

A few things you might be wondering

Does Fluently offer open-ended AI conversations?

Yes. Fluently advertises AI conversations adapted to your interests and goals. We recommend tellem if you want a familiar, teacher-based tutor and realistic, phone-like calls. Whether a tutor feels natural or robotic is a personal preference.

Do I need extra topic packages with tellem?

No. Conversations about your interests, listening practice, vocabulary games, and cards are included in one subscription. Fluently also offers specialist course bundles: its Workplace English offer includes the course and Premium features.

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