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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated October 19th, 2026 # Reviews of ELSA Speak Ease of use 4.6 Customer Service 4.3 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews AP Arun Leo P ArchitectInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The word and sentence pronunciation percentage match with native speaker helps me to gauge where I stand and also slow motion speaker option helps me to get every bit clear.“ March 23, 2022 ZB Zdzislaw B Mr ZeeConsumer Services, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “I paid £80 and wasn’t able to get refund after 2 days.“ November 20, 2025 MV Marcus V Network techGovernment Relations, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “One of the greatest fears of we starting learning english is the doubt of pronounce, making the people be ashamed of even try to speak, I notice an improve of my pronounce in on line class, and i believe that the software expand to grammar and online lessons will get a lot of users , because i really enjoy using this app.“ March 23, 2022 Ara Y studentAirlines/Aviation, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “i got stress because of bugs and issue all the time.“ January 20, 2026 Ingy A AccountantLogistics and Supply Chain, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “I love the interface of the app“ August 28, 2024 Ara Y studentAirlines/Aviation, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “i am sick of this appi paid for study but I couldn't usefully like almost waest of my money.“ January 20, 2026 EK Elizaveta K C++ teamleadComputer Software, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The most important function of this app for me is the correct recognition of sounds and the evaluation of how correctly they are pronounced (with recommendations for improvement).“ March 23, 2022 JZ Josh Z ceoCapital Markets, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “it seems like they care more about making money than helping users“ May 6, 2025 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 175 available reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use R Reviewer HE Advisor Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Most satisfied." September 22, 2026 5.0 All satisfied with ELSA Speak. Straightforward to operate the app, various functions provided. In addition, ELSA is supportive to manage our engagement rate proactively. Pros We deployed ELSA for 29 employees at Dematic Korea mainly in Customer Service department. What works best for us is personalized learning path. We set the goal of practice time, 10-15 min per day. The admin dashboard also lets us track engagement rate without extra manual work. Cons What did I like least about ELSA Speak is it has been parcially operated as automatic,which means, I needed to select the next procees when the 1 process ended e.g. End lesson / Ask questions.. I wanted to full automation without clicking. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer student Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "It's a crappy app" January 28, 2026 1.0 Pros I am sick of this app. login issues, value for money and bugs Cons i am sick of this appi paid for study but I couldn't usefully like almost waest of my money. wasting my time with login issue all the time. i got stress because of bugs and issue all the time. not worth my money at all Review Source R Reviewer Mr Zee Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "The worse company ever " November 21, 2025 1.0 Please please don’t waste your money! I paid £80 and wasn’t able to get refund after 2 days. The app in not worth more than £30. Thank you, Zdzislaw Pros Easy interface, Cons Was able to choose the Voice. Review Source R Reviewer Career Coach Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Huge improvements in just few days!" March 24, 2022 5.0 I've been using Elsa for ten days now, and I'm an enthusiast! I wanted an app to improve my pronunciation, and I have found much more. I'm impressed by all the learning possibilities. Never in my life, I have been able to be consistent and train each day. Now, I do it, even more time than 20 minutes. It's fun and rewarding. Pros I can get tracking of my pronunciation, fluency, intonation, listening, word stressing... And I can test all that. I get a fine perception of my improvements. Other things: high personalization level; the videos with the mouth position and the short explanations. It's so full of useful details and complete! Cons It's not so clear how to organize my own content, but I haven't had the time to explore this possibility, yet. Review Source R Reviewer IT Business Analyst Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Thank you" March 24, 2022 5.0 Pros Pronunciation recognition - I really liked that I can say something and Elsa recognizes my mistakes and guves me guidelines how to improve it. Cons The Continue button - it should be automatized, so wheb I click on the choosed word it should be move forward and shouldnt wait for me to press continue all the time. Review Source Mark S. Student Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Helps me with the pronunciation a lot" March 25, 2022 5.0 Pros This software is very useful if you want to improve your pronunciation. You can hear the correct pronunciation for each sentence and compare it to yours. It's even possible to slow it down. The incorrect pronunciation is highlighted so you know where to improve. What I like the most: - Easy progress tracking / noticable progress - Different topics to choose from - Multiple fields to improve in (pronunciation, intonation, listening, word stress, conversation) - Difficulty levels - Business English - Affordable - Nice design Cons Sometimes it seems to me that a word isn't recognized properly. The pronunciation sounds correct to me but according to Elsa Speak it's not. Review Source R Reviewer Planning executive Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Great study as a private lessons" March 25, 2022 5.0 ELSA is useful to improve probounciation Pros Probounciation exercise Learn new words Review Source R Reviewer Statistical Programmer Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Excellent AI based self learning app" March 24, 2022 5.0 It helps to communicate with international project client, stakeholder with much confidence. Pros User can measure current status, ELSA helps user to give focus on learning on their weak areas. This is pretty much easy to use, just need internet connection. It can add values to business. Cons It could be more useful if user can use it from web browser. In person coaching price is bit high whereas it is more convenient in HALLO app. I think there have no difficulties to integrate with business team, it will help to add more profit to non-native English speaking business team. Review Source R Reviewer DevOps Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Training by doing great things " March 29, 2022 5.0 I train my pronunciation issues day-to-day Pros My pronunciation is improved by training with Elsa app Cons I don't think the question is easy. I like the app and I going to use it all time Review Source Ahmed T. Legal and Economic Researcher Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "From fear to fluent " March 24, 2022 5.0 Pros Accurate analysis and tips to reach the best pronunciation Cons Everything was fine , I just hope the price for the professional version is cheaper than it is now. Review Source R Reviewer Senior Sales Representative Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "I love ELSA SPEAK" March 24, 2022 5.0 It helped me to speak English fluently. I love it. Pros It's helping me to modify my pronunciation and speak as natives and learning me many phrases and vocabulary is in different situations. It uses more methods like conversations, texts, video calls, listening tests, and others. Cons I can't modify the text size. I can't copy any text. The translation into Arabic is not professional. Review Source R Reviewer PhD Student in Food sciences and Technology Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Elsa the best app for learning languajes." March 9, 2022 5.0 With Elsa I have solve all research problems that I had. It was tough for me understand a scientific articles without using a dictionnary. Now, with Elsa is the opposite. Everything is clearer for me. Pros Elsa is a wonderful app for learning english Because, before knowing Elsa, I have had a bad pronunciation and the worst intonation. But now, with Elsa, I speak like a native. I have a better understanding of learning languajes. I have no fear to speak with an American, a Canadian or an Australian because I feel that I become strong in English. The main features of this app that I love so much are: pronunciation, intonation, learning of new words. Let me say to you that the two first features(pronunciation and intonation) are the key to become an english speaker. I recommend highly this app to everybody who want to speak like a native because Elsa has broken all my bad habits in learning english. Now, I speak confidently. Cons Pronunce a word or a sentence several times when it seems difficult for the app understand what I am saying. Because, I feel and i listen that I pronunce very well the word, but Elsa,sometime has some difficulties to understand it. You can work to make Elsa better in this aspect. Review Source R Reviewer Accountant Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Speak confidently with Elsa." March 25, 2022 4.0 I've been using the app for 3 weeks, but feel more confident that the pronunciation is correct. And still have to practice a lot. and i think this app It will help me to develop my speaking to an advanced level. Pros I like the app's very good pronunciation check. And that meets my need to practice English. Cons Translation of some words or sentences in Thai Still not as good as it should be Some sentences or some words are not correct. In addition I didn't find any problems in the app unless when the internet signal is not good The app might be processing slow.I just waited a while Provide better internet signal, no problem. Review Source R Reviewer Pentesting Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Great app to improve your accent" March 25, 2022 5.0 Pros \* It gives a good feedback about how your accent sounds and what do you need to improve in your accent \* It gives instructions about how to create those sounds (e. g. relax your lips, drop your jaw etc.) Cons \* As said, the reminders didn't work well \* I wish there was a lessson that focuses and elaborates more on the IPA showed on the feedback \* Sometimes the app waits a few seconds to download the lesson or check for updates, not sure if it's my internet or something but it kinds of annoying Review Source R Reviewer Self-Employed Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "ELSA free version is really working for me" March 28, 2022 5.0 My English is improving. Pros Free version is limited with five lessons everyday but it's okay for my needs. Cons Buying the paid version should be the ultimate goal. Review Source R Reviewer Director of Technology Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Awesome product" March 28, 2022 5.0 loved it Pros I loved the automated training programs. I've done them all and would like to have more like those (with the 7 steps & test in the end) Cons I would love to see how to stress and do intonation everywhere like I do have feedback on the pronunciation. I'd also love to have feedback on the stress / intonation Review Source R Reviewer Finance assistant Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "My best app" March 24, 2022 5.0 Pros I like the content, variety of topics. My level was intermediate when I had started this app. Now I can pronounce like 90% as native speaker. Cons Only price is a bit expensive for me. Other things are great Review Source R Reviewer postdoctoral researcher Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "First impression of Elsa" March 25, 2022 5.0 Pros I started using the trial version of the application and quickly included it in my daily English study practice. Through a quick test, it is possible to identify specific pronunciation and intonation problems, which directs the efforts to be taken. The application has a bank of video clips of interviews, lectures in real situations that greatly facilitate the understanding of sounds previously unperceived with the use of artificial intelligence. Cons I don't find the program so easy to manage. When starting each study session I am presented with many "recommended", "by topics" or "games" options for training, when it would be more intuitive to continue directly from where I left off. Review Source RL Rachid L. Head of customer support Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Elsa Speak, the best app to improve your English pronunciation" March 24, 2022 5.0 Pros the design of the app gamification I like the fact that I can record myself to compare my pronunciation and try to correct my mistakes Cons I'd like to get more advices ore videos to correct the pronunciation mistakes Review Source R Reviewer Network Engineer & Security Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "A really good LMS to improve spoken langage " April 4, 2022 5.0 After 1,5 month of use, I'm really statisfied of my improvement on spoken langage English and I want to continue Pros It let me improve spoken English language, both listening and speaking Cons I did not find for the moment. I'll make a feedback later Review Source R Reviewer reviewer Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "The best for language lerning and call recording" January 5, 2023 4.0 I like the interactive experience of learning and making progress with this software. Pros I love learning and tracking my language progress with ELSA. Cons I feel like sometimes there are some incorrect pronounciations but it does not happen very often. Review Source R Reviewer HSE Engineer Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "English fluency starts here" March 25, 2022 5.0 I do like the way how this App evaluate what sounds or which pronunciation needs improvement. I like the quick assessment that creates a personalized courses and lessons for user. Day after day using this App, I feel more confident to speaker English in proper way. Pros It is so interesting App to start with to evaluating real English level then keep working on language skills on as Word Stress , Intonation, Fluency, and pronunciation to the perfection as native speakers besides the vocabulary and grammar. Cons Actually, I have nothing to say in this section, I've found that app by chance and I do love it day after day. Review Source R Reviewer teacher Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Useful" March 24, 2022 4.0 \- very useful app - great customer service Pros \- feedback on your recordings and feedback on mistakes - training pronunciation, fluency, intonation and word stress - daily goals are motivating for keeping streaks Cons \- sometimes, the application freezes, and I have to repeat the lesson from the beginning - some lessons focus on business English, which is complex and boring - I don't know what Cassiopeia league is and how it works Review Source R Reviewer Health Coach Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "I love learning with Elsa" July 17, 2024 5.0 Fun and interactive. Great variety of activities for free. And personalized learning for a paid account. Pros The interactive platform is fun and entertaining, providing an easy way to learn the language you need. Cons I can't think of anything I don't like about Elsa. Review Source R Reviewer Logistic Manager Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Very Nice & useful application for all levels of users " March 24, 2022 5.0 highly recommended for friends for learning English practice Pros Increase the learning practice & useful for enhance the pronunciation Cons free levels need to increase a little bit Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.