ELSA Speak - English Learning
authentic ratingWas an interesting tool for pronunciation training with phoneme-level analysis. After a major update the interface was completely redesigned, pronunciation features were buried behind an AI avatar, and voice recognition became unreliable. The app is slow and frequently freezes.
28real score
4.75store star
110,405ratings
About the rating
storeAvg 4.61, textAvg 3.42. Large gap driven by the post-update experience. Long-term users are the most critical. New users have a more neutral experience. Organic picture.
Strengths
What users love
- Detailed phoneme-level pronunciation breakdown. A large topic library. In the old version there was a clear progression through specific English sounds (TH
- AE).
Weak spots
What users hate
- Speech recognition does not catch correct pronunciation and marks it wrong. The AI avatar layer obscures the pronunciation tools that made the app useful. Frequent freezes and slow performance.
Who it is for
Pronunciation-focused English learners who were using the old version. The new version is hard to recommend until stability improves.
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