ELSA Speak

ELSA Speak is a pronunciation-first English learning app with more than 90 million downloads, built by a company with offices in California and Vietnam. Its distinguishing capability is speech analysis: you speak, and ELSA breaks your attempt down to individual sounds, flags the ones you mispronounce, and explains how to correct them. That feedback loop is what learners and reviewers most often cite.

Around the core analyzer, the app builds a personalized learning path from your level, goals, preferred accent and industry. You can practice American, British or Australian accents. Beginners can use a bilingual AI tutor that lets them start conversations in their native language before switching to English. AI role-play drops you into realistic scenarios — job interviews, workplace conversations, travel — and scores the exchange. Progress dashboards track improvement across skill areas, and a web-based Speech Analyzer handles free-form speaking practice. A library of 10,000+ lessons and certificate courses sits behind the paid plans.

ELSA also sells to organizations. ELSA Business targets companies developing frontline and global teams, and ELSA Schools offers K-12 integrations and classroom dashboards. The consumer tiers are annual subscriptions: one focused on pronunciation coaching and a slightly pricier one that adds everyday English coaching. A seven-day free trial is offered.