ELSA Speak vs Speak
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
ELSA Speak
AI pronunciation coach that scores your English at the phoneme level
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Speak
AI conversation tutor for language learners — talk first, drill later
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.8 / 10 | 7.8 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Limited daily exercises; access to a small subset of lessons; no AI tutor | 7-day free trial with full feature access; no permanent free tier |
| Paid from | Annual ~$159.99/yr list (~$13.33/mo equiv), often ~$74.99-$79.99/yr; monthly ~$11.99-$21.99/mo | Premium ~$18/mo or ~$84/yr; Premium Plus ~$40/mo or ~$165/yr |
| Has API | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✗ |
| Users | 90M+ downloads globally as of January 2026; 195 countries | 10M+ registered users globally (2024); some 2026 listings cite 15M+ downloads |
| Founded | 2015 | 2016 |
| Maker | ELSA, Corp | Independent (no parent company) |
| Verdict | ELSA Speak is the strongest dedicated pronunciation tool for ASEAN learners of English. Its phoneme-level AI, trained on accent data from non-native speakers across 195 countries, surfaces the exact sounds that trip up V... |
Speak's pitch holds up in the roleplay mode: dropping a learner into a coffee-shop or job-interview scenario and reacting in real time via OpenAI's Realtime API beats static flashcard apps for anyone who actually needs t... |
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