ELSA Speak - English Learning review: price, free version and privacy

Our verdict

ELSA suits learners who already know some English and want clearer pronunciation, especially for work or exams. Beginners who need a full grammar course, or anyone who wants a free tool without tracking, should look at other options.

What ELSA Speak - English Learning is

ELSA Speak is an English speaking and pronunciation coach. You speak, and the app gives feedback on sounds, word stress, pace, hesitation and grammar, according to the description. It adds role-plays and open-ended AI dialogues, career-focused vocabulary, job interview practice and, with Premium, exam preparation for IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC and other tests. The description says it has 8,000+ lessons.

Who it suits

• Improving English pronunciation
• Business English and job interviews

Strengths

• A speech analyzer gives detailed feedback when you speak freely, per the description, including word stress and pronunciation guidance.
• Accent choices include American, British and Australian English.
• Goal-based paths (travel, TOEFL, interview prep, work talk) by level, as the screenshots show.
• Workplace coaches for interviews, meetings, presentations, sales and negotiation.
• Updated in October 2026 and rated 4.7 from about 114,400 ratings.

Limits

• The workplace coaches in the screenshots are marked "Unlocks with ELSA Professional", a separate tier.
• Exam preparation and targeted courses need ELSA Premium, according to the description.
• The age rating notes advertising, and the privacy label declares identifiers used for tracking.
• English only, and the listing shows one app interface language.

What the free version does

The description offers a 7-day free trial of ELSA Premium. It does not say what stays free after the trial, and the screenshots show premium coaches locked behind ELSA Professional.

Price

On the US App Store in November 2026, the price list shows a Monthly item at $19.99, 3-month items from $39.99 to $58.00, and 1-year items from $71.00 to $129.99. No lifetime option appears in the list. The description says yearly and monthly memberships are available.

Privacy

The privacy label declares that identifiers may be used to track you across other companies' apps and websites. Purchases, contact info, your content, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics are linked to your identity.

What the screenshots show

The screenshots show a Coach tab listing interview, meeting, public speaking, presentation, sales and negotiation coaches with an ELSA Professional unlock button, and a goal picker where you choose a goal and an English level before conversation, vocabulary and grammar exercises.