tellem vs. Speak
Make practice personal with a familiar, teacher-based tutor.
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.
Praktika
Praktika offers animated avatars and a personal study plan. If the glossy character style feels flat to you, choose tellem’s AI tutors, based on real English teachers and their teaching styles.
| Your practice |  tellem |  Praktika |
|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Build confidence using the English you already know | Language learning with AI tutors |
| Tutor experience | AI tutors based on real English teachers, developed together with them | Animated avatar tutors |
| When you get stuck | Hints to help you keep speaking | Suggestions and prompts during conversations |
| Corrections | Corrections and explanations for your own sentences | Pronunciation, grammar, and word-choice feedback |
| What to practice next | A personal learning path, plus free-form calls about what matters to you | Personal study plan and topic conversations |
| Listening practice | Dedicated listening comprehension around your interests | Listening exercises in the study plan and tutor conversations |
| Vocabulary | Add your own words; review cards and decks around your interests | Save words and expressions in an in-app dictionary |
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 teacher behind every tutor.
We prefer an AI tutor whose personality comes from a real English teacher. With tellem, you choose a familiar tutor and talk about what matters to you, supported by hints, corrections, and a path built around your goals. Praktika offers animated avatars and a personalized study plan, but its glossy character style will not suit everyone. If that style leaves you cold, start with tellem. Listening practice, vocabulary cards, and collections help you build on each conversation.
A few things you might be wondering
Do both apps offer help during conversations?
Yes. tellem offers conversation hints and corrections. Praktika describes suggestions, prompts, and feedback on pronunciation, grammar, and word choice.
Can I learn languages other than English?
This comparison covers tellem's English practice. Praktika also offers other languages; check its current language list before choosing.
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