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What Is ELSA Speak?

#1 Education App on the App Store (2019) that helps learners improve English speaking skills. ELSA is fully mobile and staff/students can learn anywhere, anytime. Practice real-life conversations with 6,000+ exercises, 120+ topics on business, daily life, travel, school & interview skills.

Industry-specific modules for Airlines, Hospitality, Banks, Healthcare, IT/BPO and more. Trusted by 25M+ users, 400+ organizations to improve staff communication, productivity and customer service.

Who Uses ELSA Speak?

Best for companies in Airlines, Hospitality, Banks, Healthcare, KPO /BPO and other industries. ELSA also offers teachers and schools a tool to engage students and train pronunciation skills at home.

ELSA Speak Software - Top Speech Recognition AI technology in the industry
ELSA Speak Software - Gamified and stimulated learning
ELSA Speak Software - ELSA Dashboard: Live progress updates of each student, each class and the whole school
ELSA Speak Software - ELSA Speech Analyzer: Instant assessment score on pronunciation, word stress, fluency, intonation and listening skills
ELSA Speak Software - ELSA Testing System: A streamlined, efficient recruitment process that delivers higher-quality and more engaged hires, providing a competitive advantage that directly impacts your business outcomes

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Reviews of ELSA Speak

Average score

Overall
4.6
Ease of Use
4.6
Customer Service
4.4
Features
4.5
Value for Money
4.3

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Ahmed
Ahmed
Legal and Economic Researcher in Egypt
Verified LinkedIn User
Legal Services, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

From fear to fluent

5.0 3 years ago

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.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

I enjoyed learning English with Elsa

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: I highly appreciate the features and the delicate of this application for English learners.

Pros:

What I paid for the lifetime package is reasonable and my skills, especially pronunciation get improved by practising everyday.

Cons:

There are several tracks recommended for my practise so sometimes it caused me confused with the appearance.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Chemicals, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Not perfect, but good enough to use

3.0 3 years ago

Pros:

In 20 min daily I can improve my English on an easy and interesting way

Cons:

Freezing too often, sometimes I don't know what should I pronounce better. Big problem is the poor main dashboard, hard to monitor the achievement and development

Mohamed
Mohamed
Senior Sales Representative in Egypt
Verified LinkedIn User
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

I love ELSA SPEAK

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: 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.

Zamashandu Penelope
Zamashandu Penelope
Logistic in South Africa
Verified LinkedIn User
Logistics & Supply Chain, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

My English has Improved a lot.😊

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: ELSA Speaking has good material to learn English and so happy that my English improve a lot.

Pros:

Software make thing very easy and that help a lot.

Cons:

They is nothing need to improve because everything is best.

Celesta
Celesta
Assistant manager in Malaysia
Verified LinkedIn User
E-Learning, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

pronunciation

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: good

Pros:

the ELSA speak is user friendly. it is also very interactive and fun to use. i like the dictionary function as well. IELTS is useful for student.

Cons:

ELSA speaks is limited to grammar and structure of building a conversation

Oussama
Oussama
Senior instrument control in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Oil & Energy, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

It is great application to learn english

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: It is the the best with new generation and technology.

Pros:

It is great to use it anywhere and anytime.

Cons:

It is still not difficult to use it by new user

Vasile
Vasile
Senior Software Engineer in Moldova
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Awesome app for pronunciation improvement

4.0 3 years ago

Pros:

I like the daily training and recommendation according to my previous results. I have improved my pronunciation, as I speak and the app corrects my incorrect intonation/pronunciation.

Cons:

Sometimes it takes more time for preparing the daily training.

Jitendra
Jitendra
Student in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Financial Services, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Ease of Speaking English

3.0 3 years ago

Comments: It was not bad.

Pros:

It is easy to use the app for speaking English.

Cons:

It could be improve in terms of recognision of speech.

Ahmet Fatih
Ahmet Fatih
Director in Türkiye
Verified LinkedIn User
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Perfect for autonomous learners

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Intelligibility is of great interest in my classes and I use ELSA to train my students for their segmental problems. Not only I but my students also see the improvement. Mobile app is a great ease.

Cons:

Free version offers enough actually but after you see how fun it is, you realise it is actually too little.

Lissage
PhD Student in Food sciences and Technology in Chile
Food Production, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Elsa the best app for learning languajes.

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: 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.

ELSA Response

3 years ago

Thanks for the awesome review. We really appreciate you taking the time out to share your experience with us. We hope to upgrade our products' features soon to increase customers' experience. We look forward to working with you again in the future!

Carla
Independent in Panama
Commercial Real Estate, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

The best you can get for your daily speaking practice

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I love Elsa Speak,I use it everyday.Instead of going to social networks, I invest my time with Elsa Speak.

Pros:

That you have it available at the time you want or have available to practice English.

Cons:

It ia not somethink I dislike, but there's something I thing could be better: The chat groups could offers some phone calls in small groups.

Taisia
Language Student and self-employed teacher in Ukraine
Translation & Localization, Self Employed
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

My personal story of life inspired by Elsa ApP

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: I started using this app maybe 4 years ago. My pronoun Intuit was not at all good. I was at school then. And before preparing for my B2 Cambridge Test I started to feel concerned about how I sound in English. I used Elsa for checking different words and completing tasks. I mostly enjoyed this tests and progress charts. After using it I definitely became more confident in my voice. It’s impossible not to be confident when you see 98% success for a word. After this I passed my B2 and I entered the university to study at Ukrainian English Translation. At university we briefly learnt all this. And the knowledge I gained through books is not practised. So I really would like to get to speak more and getting a free trial for a month will boost my speaking. Thanks a lot for your work and help. you are a brilliant team and app-founders. #stand with Ukraine please!!!🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Pros:

I really liked that you cans speak and obtain the immediate feedback. It would be even better to have more practise on every sound itself. To learn more from phonology. However it’s nice that you can do an instant progress just trying to find the perfect sound.

Cons:

I don’t like that I should pay, just because I am a student and I don’t have so much money on my own. Still I had several times bought 1month premium because I really enjoyed your app

Phu
Teacher in Japan
Research, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

A useful application

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: I'm teaching students to learn pronunciation so the speech analysis is excellent.

Pros:

The speech recognition is excellent that I use every day. I also love the dictionary and lessons of ELSA. I've recommended this app for many of my students and friends.

Cons:

I do hope that the dictionary can be used offline.

ELSA Response

3 years ago

Thank you so much for your kind words. We really appreciate you taking the time out to share your experience with us. We hope to upgrade our products' features soon to increase customers' experience. We look forward to working with you again in the future!

Maria
Development engineer in Sweden
Automotive, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Elsa user feedback

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: I'm very tagged and use it daily. However, I lack information about different features such as how and why you get points in the League game. I lack extra info to read about new features in the app at all.
I lack lifetime statistics, not just a year, to be able to see the process over a long period of time.

Pros:

It provides real confidence after a short time of constant practice.

Cons:

It's a little slow, I have to wait a long time to be able to click on to next one.

Prasad
Project Manager in India
Real Estate, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

ELSA Review

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Very good. I have recommended to 100s of guys till today.

Pros:

1) Not dependent on tutor. 2) Ease and flexibility of use. 3) Quality of software interface.

Cons:

Short duration packages shall be cheaper

Kourosh
Web Developer in Armenia
Information Technology & Services, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

ELSA has improved my pronunciation easily

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: speaking is a skill that ELSA Speak tried to teach this and simulate usage in real life.

Pros:

focus on interactive speaking, practical learning with assessment, seeing progress and improvement, understanding errors and fixing them

Cons:

learning movement from zero to improved level

Nay Lin
Software Engineer in Myanmar
Computer Software, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Very Good Software for English Learners

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

The best thing about this software is it can detect the pronunciation in every details and suggest you improve on it.

Cons:

The subscription fee should be more affordable.

Laszlo
Accountant in Hungary
Accounting, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

An accountant

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: I would like to work in an English speaking environment, and I could practice a lot with almost real example conversation dialogue.

Pros:

This app helps me a lot to improve my speaking skills.

Cons:

This app is a bit slow to open this app on my iPhone.

Omar
Digital Marketer in Egypt
Design, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

AI technology in learning

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

It's the only perfect English learning app with AI technology and it is an organized and practical platform I have ever seen. In addition its motivation and reminder notifications play an important role in my goal progress process. Thank you!

Cons:

It's the only perfect English learning app with AI technology and it is an organized and practical platform I have ever seen. In addition its motivation and reminder notifications play an important role in my goal progress process. Thank you!

Praneeth
Developer in India
E-Learning, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Superb app for learning english pronunciation

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: The app is good for me as I can practice it whenever there are free moments in a day or week. Also, the speech recognition along with the question replaying feature is perfect for me.

Pros:

The speech recognition that I use on ELSA is excellent! I also love using the dictionary and listening to stories.  I've recommended this app for my friends to use.

Cons:

It would be helpful to have the speaking raised by option for the advanced users to seek lessons from teachers on how to get some corrections on pronunciation. I sometimes find it difficult to use these kinds of apps, especially when I am trying to learn a second language. It'd bring me huge advantages if there could be some sort of community of people who are willing to help out with communicating via the app itself without having to report every mistake I make.

Ahmed
Training specialist in Egypt
Banking, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Excellent rating

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: Loving

Pros:

Live chatting with speakers more features to help the self learner do more progress

Cons:

Simple Right on target Help me to get improved

Mohamed
Logistic Manager in US
Food & Beverages, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Very Nice & useful application for all levels of users

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: 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

Brice
Actor in Morocco
Arts & Crafts, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Game changing

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: Overall very satisfied and think it is the leading app in the field.

Pros:

This app is game changing and really helps people learn and master english!

Cons:

Like any app, Elsa could use some further updates, new features. I feel like the intonation and fluency features could be more accurate or better explained.

Namakankone
Actor in France
Arts & Crafts, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Elsa the best application

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

I really like the accuracy of the site. Elsa is very good application

Cons:

For me Elsa is à complete application and there's nothing i dont like about ths app!