Before test day, take the Speaking test out loud with Alex: Part 1, the Part 2 task card with one minute to prepare, then the Part 3 discussion. Read an estimated band for each criterion and say your weakest lines again.
Free to download. Your first full mock test is included, scored against the four public Speaking criteria.
The BandNine mark, a ring of coral dots, asks a Part 1 question, listens while you answer, and shows an estimated band.
Alex runs the test in the real order and at the real pace. The report tells you which criterion is holding your band down, and Say it again lets you fix one line at a time.
Part 1
“What is the weather usually like where you live?”
The examiner asks about familiar topics, listens to the end of your answer and moves on as an examiner would. The clock runs to the exam’s timing, so you get used to answering at length without notes.
Part 2
“Describe a story you read that you later discussed with someone.”
You get a task card with the points to cover, one minute to plan, then up to two minutes to speak. Alex stops you at two minutes and asks a rounding-off question, as on the day.
Your report
After Part 3 you see an estimated overall band and one for each of the four criteria: Fluency and coherence, Lexical resource, Grammatical range and accuracy, and Pronunciation. Each one points to the words you said.
AI practice estimate. Not an official IELTS result.
Fixes
Each fix shows your line, a better version and one reason in plain English. You can play back your answer to hear where it went wrong.
Say it again
Tap Say it again, answer the same question with the better line, and see what changed between your first answer and the new one. Reading a correction is a start; saying it is what makes it stick.
Today
Set your target band and test date. Today shows one task, picked from your recent estimates, with the time it takes and the reason for it.
Practice packs
Short packs cover vocabulary in sentences, grammar and Part 1 answer plans. Read why each answer is right, then go back to the questions you missed.
Two answers to the same Part 1 question, written for this page. Tap the one you think the public descriptors rate higher.
“Do you prefer planning a trip carefully or making decisions as you go?”
When I was go to Italy last year
When I went to Italy last year
One past tense is enough. Grammatical range and accuracy.
so I was feel relax
which meant I could actually relax
A result clause joins the two ideas and keeps the tense. Fluency and coherence.
he like to decide in the moment
he’d rather decide on the day
Subject and verb agree, and a natural phrase replaces a literal one. Lexical resource.
In the app the fixes quote your own answers, with a Say it again button under each.
Every new account gets 17 credits, enough for one full mock test and its report. After that, 2 free credits arrive every Monday for a quick drill. The report, the fixes and the recording of each test are included in its credits.
No account or card needed.
For the weeks before the test.
$12.99 a month, 150 credits
$4.99 a week, 40 credits
Credits never expire.
| 5 credits | $1.49 |
| 10 credits | $2.49 |
| 20 credits | $3.99 |
| 60 credits | $9.99 |
| 140 credits | $19.99 |
| Practice | Credits |
|---|---|
| Full mock test, Parts 1 to 3 | 15 |
| Part 1 | 5 |
| Part 2 | 5 |
| Part 3 | 6 |
| Quick drill, three Part 1 questions | 2 |
| Say it again | 1 |
Prices are in US dollars; the App Store and Google Play show the price in your currency before you buy. Plus renews until you cancel it in your store account. If a test fails because of a fault on our side, its credits go back to your balance.
Short, practical notes on the test, written the way a teacher explains them in class.
Criteria
IELTS fluency and coherence: keep your answers connectedPractise a steady pace, clear connections and brief repairs with recording drills that show why your answers pause or lose their thread.
Criteria
IELTS pronunciation: what the examiner listens forPractise word stress, sentence stress and pausing with spoken examples and a daily 10-minute drill focused on being understood.
Bands
IELTS Speaking Band 7: what to listen for and practiseUnderstand Band 7 across the four Speaking criteria, identify a recurring difficulty and test your progress with a two-week recording routine.
Bands
How the IELTS Speaking band descriptors workThe four IELTS Speaking criteria in plain English, what separates Band 6 from Band 7 in each, and which one to practise first.
No. BandNine is a practice app. Every band it shows is an AI practice estimate, not an official IELTS result. Only the test you take at an IELTS centre gives you a band you can use.
Alex is the examiner in the app: an AI voice that runs the Speaking test in the same order as the real one. No person listens to your answers while you speak.
After the test, your transcript and the recording of your answers are scored against the four Speaking criteria: Fluency and coherence, Lexical resource, Grammatical range and accuracy, and Pronunciation. Each estimate comes with the words from your answers that support it. If there is not enough evidence for a criterion, the report says so instead of guessing.
Yes. You can take Part 1, Part 2 or Part 3 on its own, a full mock test of all three parts, or a two-minute quick drill of three Part 1 questions.
The app is free to download and every new account gets 17 credits, enough for one full mock test with its report. After that you get 2 free credits every Monday. More practice uses credit packs or BandNine Plus, weekly or monthly. The cost of each test is shown before you start.
If a test fails because of a fault on our side, the credits for it go back to your balance. If you leave early, you pay only for the parts you started, and the app shows that amount before you leave.
The app creates an anonymous account the first time you open it, so you can start without an email address. Link Apple or Google if you want to keep your history on a new phone.
Open the You tab and tap Delete account. Your recordings, transcripts, band estimates and account are removed straight away. The delete-account page explains how to ask by email instead.
Download BandNine, take Part 1 to Part 3 with Alex, and see where you stand against your target band.
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