tellem vs. Praktika
Choose a tutor with a real teacher behind the personality.
Side by side
tellem
Choose tellem for English conversations with personality. Our AI tutors are based on real English teachers, with hints when you’re stuck and a learning path built around you.
Learna
Learna mixes AI-character conversations with language exercises. If that virtual-character style feels robotic to you, we recommend tellem’s familiar tutors, based on real English teachers and their individual teaching styles.
| Your practice |  tellem |  Learna |
|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Build confidence using the English you already know | AI conversation alongside language-skill exercises |
| Tutor experience | AI tutors based on real English teachers, developed together with them | An AI virtual chat character |
| Conversation | Free-form calls about your interests, plans, and everyday life | Interactive conversations with an AI tutor |
| Support | Hints when you’re stuck; corrections for your own sentences | Feedback on mistakes and pronunciation |
| Learning path | A personal learning path toward your English goals | Practice adapted to your level, with goals and progress tracking |
| Listening practice | Dedicated listening comprehension around your interests | Listening through AI conversations |
| Vocabulary | Add your own words; review cards and decks around your interests | Vocabulary exercises; no standalone card decks listed in the official overview |
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.
Our pick: a familiar tutor you want to talk to.
If AI-character practice feels robotic, start with tellem. Our AI tutors are based on real English teachers and developed together with them, bringing their own personalities and teaching styles to your conversations. Talk about your interests, get hints when you’re stuck, and follow a path built around your goals. Learna combines a virtual chat character with grammar, reading, vocabulary, and pronunciation exercises. We recommend tellem for learners who want a teacher-based personality and a conversation they can make their own, with listening practice and vocabulary tools alongside it.
A few things you might be wondering
Does Learna include AI conversations?
Yes. Its official app listing describes interactive AI conversations, feedback on mistakes, and pronunciation practice. tellem focuses on English conversation with AI tutors based on real English teachers, free-form calls, hints, and a personal learning path.
How do the practice formats differ?
Learna combines AI conversation with grammar, reading, vocabulary, and pronunciation exercises. With tellem, you can talk freely about your interests with a familiar AI tutor, then build on that practice with listening exercises, vocabulary cards, and collections.
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