WritSpeak vs the IELTS Practice Band 9 app
IELTS Practice Band 9 is a popular phone app (Android and iPhone) with a very large library of practice material for all four skills and AI feedback. WritSpeak is a website focused on Writing and Speaking feedback and on checking that you fix your mistakes.
Side by side
| Feature | WritSpeak | IELTS Practice Band 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Writing Task 1 and 2 (Academic and General Training) | Yes, with a band estimate for each of the 4 criteria | Yes: AI evaluation of Academic Task 1, General Training Task 1 and Task 2 |
| Speaking from a real recording | Yes: Parts 1–3 and a full test, with the transcript shown | Yes, including full Speaking tests (Parts 1, 2 and 3) |
| Pronunciation | Not scored (it cannot be judged reliably from a transcript) | Offers "IPA pronunciation corrections" |
| Fix and resubmit | Yes: shows which mistakes are fixed, still there or new | Not found in its store description |
| Question bank and model answers | 39 Writing tasks, 77 Speaking questions; model answers shown after your own attempt | Very large: over 380 tests with 4,000 questions and over 1,000 Speaking cue cards, with sample answers |
| Price | Free: 1 Writing + 1 Speaking check every month. Paid: from 2,990 ₸ (72 hours) or 3,990 ₸ for 30 days | Free app with in-app purchases from $0.99 to $49.99 ("Unlimited Plan") on the App Store |
Where IELTS Practice Band 9 is better
- Much more practice material, including Reading and Listening tests.
- A phone app, rated 4.6 out of 5 from 166 ratings on the App Store.
- Very low starting prices for some plans.
Where WritSpeak is better
- Fix and resubmit: you see which mistakes are fixed, still there or new.
- Honest about pronunciation: WritSpeak does not score it from text.
- No adverts, and nothing to install: it opens in any browser.
- Feedback written for B1–B2 learners in Kazakhstan, and a real IELTS teacher for marking on the Mentor plan.
Which should you choose?
Choose IELTS Practice Band 9 if you want the biggest library of practice tests for all four skills in one app.
Choose WritSpeak if you mainly need Writing and Speaking feedback that you act on, check again and improve.
Many learners use both. Whatever you choose, remember that every AI score is an estimate, not an official IELTS result. We have not yet published a test of WritSpeak's estimates against a teacher's marks; when we do, it will be linked here.