Preply review: price, free version and privacy

Our verdict

Pick Preply if you want a real teacher and accountability, and you can budget for regular paid lessons. If you want free practice or a self-paced course, a language exchange app or a course app costs less.

What Preply is

Preply is a marketplace for live one-on-one video lessons with human tutors in over 90 languages. You filter tutors by language, price, ratings, availability or specialty, book a slot and meet in the app. The developer says tutors adapt lessons to your goals, from exams to travel and work.

Who it suits

• Live lessons with a human tutor
• Speaking practice with personal correction
• Exam or work goals that need a tailored plan

Strengths

• A human tutor who can correct you and adapt to your goals
• Over 90 languages, per the description
• Filters for tutor price, ratings, availability and specialty
• Updated in November 2026; rated 4.8 from about 45,600 ratings
• App interface in 19 languages

Limits

• You pay per lesson, so costs grow with practice, and the listing gives no price range
• Lessons must be scheduled with a tutor
• The privacy label lists four data types used to track you, including purchases and contact info
• The age rating notes messaging and user-generated content

What the free version does

The app is free to download and lists no in-app purchases. Lessons are paid to tutors, who set their own prices; the listing does not say how much they charge.

Price

Preply is free on the US App Store in November 2026, with no in-app purchases listed. The cost depends on the tutor you book, and the listing does not give a price range.

Privacy

The privacy label says purchases, contact info, identifiers and usage data may be used to track you across other companies' apps and websites. Purchases, contact info, user content, search history, identifiers and usage data may also be linked to your identity.

What the screenshots show

The screenshots show a video call between a learner and a tutor with microphone, camera and leave buttons, and a marketing screen citing 90+ languages.