sayit vs Speak
- Checked 2026-09
- No sponsorship — see sources below
Who each one is actually for
For diagnosing exactly which sound slipped — a per-word, per-phoneme verdict with target IPA, on any text you choose.
For holding a natural spoken conversation — OpenAI-backed dialogue that corrects your phrasing at the phrase level, not the phoneme level.
Side by side
| sayit | Speak | |
|---|---|---|
| What's measured | Per-phoneme clarity against target IPA on any text | Conversational fluency and phrasing, in open dialogue |
| Feedback depth | Target IPA vs. your sound, per word, plus a fix | Real-time pronunciation and phrasing notes, not a per-phoneme diagnosis |
| Accent policy | Accent-tolerant — flags only contrasts that change meaning | Not accent-focused — feedback centers on phrasing and fluency |
| Exam prep | IELTS + TOEFL timed practice with a band estimate | Not exam-focused — conversational fluency curriculum |
| Platforms | Web (Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox), Chrome/Edge extension, iOS (waitlist) | iOS, Android, web (account & sync) |
| Price | Free; Pro $9/mo, Max $13.50/mo | Premium ~$17.99/mo; Premium Plus ~$39.99/mo |
| Free tier | 1 guest take, then a free account with 30 min/mo — no card | No — 7-day free trial only |
| Privacy | Processed for feedback only; not sold or shared; raw audio not kept long-term | Standard cloud processing (no public on-premise option found) |
| Offline / on-prem | No — cloud-processed, needs a connection | No public on-premise option found |
Where each one actually wins
Where sayit is better
- A genuine free tier with no card; Speak is trial-only before it requires payment.
- A per-phoneme diagnosis with target IPA — Speak's feedback lives at the phrase level, not the individual sound.
- IELTS/TOEFL timed practice with a band estimate; Speak has no exam focus.
- You bring the text — a book, an exam answer, anything — rather than following Speak's conversation curriculum.
Where Speak is better
- A genuinely natural back-and-forth conversation partner — sayit has no conversational mode at all, only scored reads.
- Phrasing and word-choice correction that a pure pronunciation tool doesn't attempt.
- A structured phrase-learn-practice-use loop that builds toward real conversation fluency.
Straight answers
Does Speak score individual sounds like sayit does?
No — Speak's feedback is at the conversation and phrase level. It corrects what you said and how you phrased it, not the specific phoneme that slipped the way sayit's per-word IPA verdict does.
Can I try Speak for free?
Only a 7-day trial before a subscription is required. sayit's free tier (one guest take, then 30 minutes a month) needs no card and never expires.
Which is better for IELTS prep?
sayit — it runs timed Part 1/2/3 practice with a pronunciation/fluency band estimate. Speak isn't built around exam formats.
Where the facts about the other side came from
- speak.com — homepage — checked 2026-09
- SpeakShark — Speak app pricing (third-party) — checked 2026-09
Facts about sayit come from its own pricing, features and product pages, not a third party. Every Speak fact above was checked 2026-09; prices and features change, so treat this as a snapshot, not a guarantee.
See what sayit actually shows you
Record one sentence — free, no card — and see the per-phoneme verdict this whole comparison is about.