sayit vs YouGlish
- Checked 2026-09
- No sponsorship — see sources below
Who each one is actually for
For scoring your own attempt — record a word or sentence and see exactly which sound landed and which slipped.
For hearing a word first — type it and hear it spoken in real YouTube clips, in the accent you pick, before you ever try it yourself.
Side by side
| sayit | YouGlish | |
|---|---|---|
| What's measured | Per-phoneme clarity of what YOU said, against target IPA | Nothing of yours — it's a listening reference, not a scoring tool |
| Feedback depth | Target IPA vs. your sound, per word, plus a fix | None — no recording or scoring feature exists |
| Accent policy | Accent-tolerant — flags only contrasts that change meaning | You choose which accent's clips to hear (a listening filter, not a score) |
| Exam prep | IELTS + TOEFL timed practice with a band estimate | Not exam-focused — pronunciation reference only |
| Platforms | Web (Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox), Chrome/Edge extension, iOS (waitlist) | Web |
| Price | Free; Pro $9/mo, Max $13.50/mo | Free, with a premium account for higher search limits |
| Free tier | 1 guest take, then a free account with 30 min/mo — no card | Yes — a daily search quota, no account required |
| Privacy | Processed for feedback only; not sold or shared; raw audio not kept long-term | No recording of the visitor's own voice; it plays back YouTube clips |
| Offline / on-prem | No — cloud-processed, needs a connection | No — needs a connection to stream YouTube clips |
Where each one actually wins
Where sayit is better
- It actually scores you — YouGlish has no recording or scoring feature at all; it only plays clips of other people.
- A concrete fix (target IPA vs. your sound) rather than only more listening examples.
- IELTS/TOEFL practice with a band estimate — YouGlish offers no exam mode.
Where YouGlish is better
- Hearing a word in dozens of real, unscripted video clips is the best way to learn how it's actually said before attempting it — sayit's TTS gives one clean model reading, not a range of real speakers.
- No account and no limit worth mentioning — pure, fast reference lookup.
- You can filter by accent (American, British, Australian, and more) to hear the exact variant you're targeting.
Straight answers
Can YouGlish score my pronunciation?
No — it has no microphone or scoring feature. It's a reference tool for hearing how a word is said in real video clips. Pair it with sayit for the scoring side.
Should I use sayit or YouGlish first?
Most people benefit from both, in this order: hear the word on YouGlish first if you're unsure how it sounds, then record your own attempt on sayit to see exactly which sound to fix.
Where the facts about the other side came from
- youglish.com — about — checked 2026-09
- subscribe.youglish.com — free daily quota (20/day) & premium tiers (€3–€30/mo) — checked 2026-09
Facts about sayit come from its own pricing, features and product pages, not a third party. Every YouGlish 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.