Free trial length of AI English speaking apps (2026): Speak 7 days, TalkPal 14 days, Loora one lesson
How long each AI English speaking app lets you try it for free, what happens when the free trial ends, and which apps have a permanent free tier instead of a trial.
Checked 23 October 2026 against each app’s own pricing page or help centre; US App Store prices from our 21 October check. Prices move often and vary by country: take every figure as approximate.
| App | What it is | Free trial or free tier | When it ends | No permanent free tier? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speak | Guided speaking course with an AI tutor | No permanent free tier; a 7-day trial that asks for a payment method first | Premium $17.99 a month or $83.99 a year on the US App Store | Right: the 7-day trial is the only free part |
| TalkPal | AI tutor for 130+ languages, English among them | Basic chat with a 10-minute daily limit, with an account; a 14-day Premium trial | Premium for 1, 12 or 24 months; $19.99 a month or $119.99 a year on the US App Store | No: the free plan stays after the 14-day Premium trial |
| ELSA Speak | Pronunciation coach, with AI conversations | The Welcome lessons and the first 2 lessons of every topic, free; a 7-day trial ELSA says needs no card | Premium $19.99 a month or from $71 a year on the US App Store; on ELSA’s website, $29.99 a year or $79.99 lifetime | No: the first lessons of every topic stay free after the 7 days |
| Loora | AI English tutor by voice | One full lesson, with no payment details; then a subscription | Monthly, 3-month or yearly, same features; from $14.99 a month or $59.99 a year on the US App Store | Right: one free lesson, then a subscription |
| Praktika | AI avatar tutors | A free version: 3 avatars, limited speaking, basic feedback (tap the ✕ on the paywall) | Weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly; from $49.99 a year on the US App Store | No: a free version with 3 avatars |
| BoldVoice | American accent training: AI pronunciation feedback and video lessons from dialect coaches | A 7-day free trial | A subscription after the trial; the price is shown in the app | Right: a 7-day free trial, then a subscription |
| Gliglish | AI conversation partner in the browser | 10 minutes a day with no sign-up; conversations up to 50 messages, restricted at peak hours | $8 a month or $49 a year | No trial: 10 free minutes every day |
| Fluvia | Spoken conversation with an AI that corrects you as you speak | A trial conversation and the first conversations, which do not expire, with no account and no card; listening tests, dictation and the level test unlimited | From US$5 a month, billed yearly | No trial: first conversations free with no expiry |
7 days, 14 days or one lesson
Speak: a 7-day free trial with full access, after adding a payment method. ELSA: 7 days of every lesson. BoldVoice: 7 days free. TalkPal: a 14-day free trial of Premium on its 1-, 12- and 24-month plans. Loora: not days but one full lesson, with no payment details.
Apps with no permanent free tier
Speak and Loora have no free tier after the trial: you subscribe or you stop. ELSA, TalkPal and Praktika keep a capped free version. Gliglish and Fluvia have no trial at all, because the free part never ends.
Frequently asked questions
- How long is the Speak free trial?
- 7 days, with full access. Speak asks for a payment method to start it and charges the plan you chose unless you cancel at least one day before the end.
- How long is the TalkPal free trial?
- 14 days of Premium. TalkPal also keeps a free plan with a 10-minute daily limit.
- Is there a Loora free trial?
- One full free lesson of any type, with no payment details. After it you need a subscription.
- How long is the Praktika free trial?
- Praktika has a free version instead: 3 AI avatars, limited speaking and basic feedback, reached by closing the subscription offer.