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IELTS AcademicGeneral Training25 question typesFour criteria, scored separatelyReal exam timingAI marking with human overrideTwo band tables, used correctlyStudy plan that re-plans itselfIELTS AcademicGeneral Training25 question typesFour criteria, scored separatelyReal exam timingAI marking with human overrideTwo band tables, used correctlyStudy plan that re-plans itself
02

Reading conversion

The same raw score is not the same band.

Academic and General Training convert differently. Most platforms use one table for both, and quietly hand half their users a band they never earned.

RawAcademicGeneral Training
30 / 407.06.0a full band
27 / 406.55.5a full band
34 / 407.57.0half a band
15 / 405.04.0a full band
0

Question types, each drillable on its own

Lost six marks on True / False / Not Given? Practise only that, instead of sitting another full test and hoping.

Paragraph 3 opens “Moreover, in addition, furthermore” — three linkers in one sentence. Overuse is marked down as heavily as absence. Cut to one.

Coherence & Cohesion — band 5.0

±0.0

Target accuracy against a human examiner

Measured continuously against essays scored by qualified examiners, not asserted once in a launch post.

Your answers survive a dead signal

Everything is written locally first and synced on reconnect. The timer keeps running, the test never stops, and nothing is lost if the browser crashes.

A human when the machine is unsure

Low-confidence scores route to a qualified examiner automatically. Every correction is recorded, so the gap between machine and human stays measurable.

03Your dashboard

A score, and then what to do about it.

Most platforms stop at the number. Yours opens with a verdict in one sentence, the skill costing you the most, and tonight’s task — sized to the time you actually have.

  • Predicted overall against your target, with days left
  • Each module tracked separately, with movement since last time
  • The weakest criterion named — not just the weakest skill
  • One concrete next action, always

Predicted overall

6.50.5

Target

7.0

11 WEEKS LEFT

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Listening
7.0
Reading
7.5
Writing
5.5
Speaking
6.5

You are 0.5 below target, and Writing is the gap. Coherence & Cohesion has averaged 5.0 across your last three essays. Tonight: three paragraphing drills, 25 minutes.

04Inside the product

Four modules, built one at a time.

Each one recreates how that part of the test actually behaves — not a quiz with a countdown bolted on.

Listening01 / 04

The audio plays once. Exactly like the real thing.

No pausing, no seeking, no replay. Questions highlight as the recording moves so you never lose your place. If our audio fails, the attempt is voided and you get a free retake.

  • 11 question types, from form completion to map labelling
  • Device and volume check before the timer starts
  • Transcript unlocked afterwards, never during
Listening · Part 2 of 418:42
Plays once

Questions 11–13 · Complete the notes below

NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER

11Meeting point:main entrance
12Departure time:9.15
13Bring your own:—
Reading02 / 04

Sixty minutes, three passages, no transfer time.

A resizable split view with the passage on one side and questions on the other. Highlight in three colours, leave inline notes, jump anywhere from the palette. Marked against the right band table for your test.

  • 12 question types including True / False / Not Given
  • Review shows you where in the passage the answer was
  • Near misses flagged: spelling that cost you a mark
Reading · Passage 2 of 338:14

Passage

The transition from oral to literate culture was neither swift nor uniform. Written records appeared first in administrative contexts — inventories, tax rolls, treaties — long before they were trusted to carry narrative or argument.

Questions 14–16 · True, False or Not Given

14
TrueFalseNot Given
15
TrueFalseNot Given
16
TrueFalseNot Given
Writing03 / 04

Four criteria, scored separately, each one evidenced.

Task Response, Coherence & Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range & Accuracy — each given its own band and its own explanation. Every point quotes a sentence from your own essay.

  • Live word count that warns before you fall under length
  • Task 2 weighted double, exactly as the real test weights it
  • Uncertain scores go to a human examiner automatically
Writing Task 2 · Feedback284 words
Task Response
6.5
Coherence & Cohesion
5.0
Lexical Resource
6.0
Grammatical Range
6.0

Coherence & Cohesion — band 5.0

Paragraph 3 opens “Moreover, in addition, furthermore” — three linkers in one sentence. Overuse is marked down as heavily as absence. Cut to one.

Every quotation verified against your submitted text

Speaking04 / 04

A full interview you can sit at midnight.

Three parts, recorded and scored on Fluency & Coherence, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range & Accuracy, and Pronunciation. You get a transcript alongside the numbers that usually stay invisible.

  • One minute of preparation for the Part 2 long turn
  • Live level meter, so you know you are being heard
  • Model answers to compare against, after you finish
Speaking · Part 2 long turn01:47

142

words / min

6

long pauses

4

filler words

0.71

vocab range

Fluency & Coherence6.5Lexical Resource6.0Grammatical Range6.0Pronunciation7.0
05Twenty-five question types

Drill the one that is costing you marks.

Your review groups losses by type. Then you practise only that, in ten minutes, instead of sitting another full test.

Reading01

True / False / Not Given

The single biggest mark-loser on the paper.

Drill this
Reading02

Matching Headings

Paragraph-level gist, not detail hunting.

Drill this
Reading03

Matching Information

Which paragraph contains…

Drill this
Reading04

Summary Completion

With or without a word bank.

Drill this
Reading05

Yes / No / Not Given

Claims and opinions, not facts.

Drill this
Listening06

Plan, Map & Diagram Labelling

Orientation language under time pressure.

Drill this
Listening07

Form Completion

Spelling and numbers, dictated once.

Drill this
Both08

Multiple Choice

Single answer and choose-two variants.

Drill this
Both09

Sentence Completion

Word limits enforced exactly as the real test does.

Drill this
Both10

Flow-chart Completion

Process order under a strict word cap.

Drill this
Both11

Short Answer

Three words and/or a number.

Drill this
Reading12

Matching Features

Researchers, dates, categories.

Drill this
06How it works
01

Tell us what you are aiming at

  1. 01Step 1 of 4

    Tell us what you are aiming at

    Academic or General Training, the band you need, and the date you sit the test. Everything after this is shaped by those three answers.

  2. 02Step 2 of 4

    Take a fifteen-minute diagnostic

    Short, adaptive, and enough to place you. Skip it if you already know your level and tell us instead — you can always take it later.

  3. 03Step 3 of 4

    Work the plan, not the library

    Two or three tasks a night, aimed at the criterion costing you the most band. Not a catalogue you have to navigate yourself.

  4. 04Step 4 of 4

    Sit full mocks at the right moments

    Scheduled through the plan at a quarter, half and three quarters of your timeline. Each one rewrites what comes next.

07Two tests, one account

Which IELTS do you need?

One account opens both, each keeping its own progress, results and study plan. Choose wrong and you spend weeks practising the wrong Reading and the wrong Task 1.

1 bandapart on an identical Reading score30 out of 40 is 7.0 on Academic and 6.0 on General Training.

For university & registration

IELTS Academic

Undergraduate and postgraduate study, and professional registration.

  • Three long passages from journals and books
  • Task 1: describe a graph, chart, process or map
  • Accepted by universities worldwide
Explore Academic

For migration & work

IELTS General Training

Migration to the UK, Australia, Canada or New Zealand, and work experience.

  • Social survival, workplace, then one long text
  • Task 1: write a letter — formal or informal
  • Required for most residency applications
Explore General Training
08Study anywhere

Study anywhere

Forty minutes on the bus/car is a real study session.

Works offline for lessons and vocabulary, and keeps your answers safe if the signal drops mid-question. Drills and sectional tests are built for a phone. Full mocks are better on a larger screen — we say so once, and never block you.

Install from the browser today

Add it to your home screen and it behaves like an app — no store, no download, updates arrive silently.

Answers survive a dead signal

Everything you type is saved locally first and synced when you reconnect. The test never stops.

Lessons and vocabulary offline

Download what you are working on and revise with no connection at all.

Coming soonNative iOS and Android apps are in build.
Coming soon to theApp Store
Coming soon toGoogle Play
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Today’s plan

Coherence & Cohesion is your gap

✓Paragraphing drill12 min
True / False / Not Given15 min
Vocabulary review8 min
Predicted6.5
HomePracticeResultsLearnYou
09In short
01

Both tests, scored on their own scale

Academic and General Training have separate Reading band tables. Using one table for both is the most common bug in this category, and it hands half your users a band they never earned.

02

Feedback you can act on tonight

Four criteria scored separately, each explained with sentences quoted from your own writing. Not “improve your coherence” — the actual sentence, and what to do about it.

03

Conditions that make the score mean something

Audio plays once. Sections lock. No going back. A practice score taken with a pause button is a comprehension exercise with a timer attached.

04

A human when the machine is unsure

Low-confidence AI scores go to a qualified examiner automatically, and every correction is measured so the gap between machine and human stays visible.

10Questions

How IELTS actually works.

The rules that decide your band — scoring, timing, and the differences between the two tests.

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