Know Your Speaking Band
Before Exam Day
Take a realistic IELTS speaking simulation and receive AI or expert human evaluation.
Full assessments from £9.99
Try the free 2-minute rehearsal first, then choose your evaluation and complete the full simulation.
Examiner Question
Can you tell me about your hometown and what you like most about living there?
Recording your response…
Speak clearly and at a natural pace
Your realistic speaking simulation, then choose how it gets evaluated
From Speaking Practice to Clear Results
The simulation is designed to simulate the structure and timing of the IELTS speaking exam, creating an honest, pressure-tested assessment.
Try the Free 2-Minute Rehearsal
A free 2-minute run with the AI examiner so you know exactly how the simulation feels before you pay for anything.
Choose Your Evaluation
- AI Speaking Test
- Human Band Score
- Band Score + Feedback
- Live 1-to-1 Mock Test with Daniel
Complete It and Get Results
Your responses are recorded through the full simulation, then your band score and per-criteria feedback land on your dashboard.
Your Band Estimate, Criteria Breakdown and Next Steps
After completing your simulation and choosing your evaluation, your full results (band score, per-criteria breakdown, and examiner feedback) are delivered to your dashboard. You'll also receive email and in-app notifications the moment your results are ready.
How your test is evaluated
Complete the simulation, then choose how it gets evaluated.
AI Speaking Test
One full IELTS Speaking test (all 3 parts, 11 to 14 minutes) with an instant AI band estimate.
from £9.99
Instant
Human Band Score
Daniel James, a former IELTS Speaking Examiner, listens to your whole test and gives you an accurate band.
£19.99
24 to 48 hours
Band Score + Feedback
Most popularEverything in Human Band Score plus a written examiner report showing what held your band back and how to reach the next one.
£29.99
48 to 72 hours
Live 1-to-1 Mock Test with Daniel
45 minutes live on Zoom with Daniel James: a full IELTS Speaking test run exactly like exam day, then your band and feedback on the spot.
£49.99
45-minute session
Built Around Real Examiner Evaluation
Realistic Simulation
The speaking simulation is designed to closely reflect the structure, timing and pressure of the IELTS speaking exam, including Part 1, Part 2 cue card tasks and Part 3 discussion questions.
Former Examiner Expertise
Daniel James examined IELTS Speaking from 2017 to 2024 and brings that assessment experience and deep familiarity with IELTS speaking criteria to every human evaluation.
Human Examiner-Evaluated Band Scores
AI evaluation provides an estimated band range, while human examiner evaluation offers a more detailed and accurate assessment, with a band for each criterion and written feedback.
Lead Speaking
Consultant
Daniel James
Founder and Lead Speaking Consultant · Former IELTS Speaking Examiner
- Former IELTS Speaking Examiner, 2017 to 2024
- 15+ years of university English teaching
- MA English Studies, CELTA, FHEA
- Human evaluations personally reviewed by Daniel
Daniel James examined IELTS Speaking from 2017 to 2024 and has taught university English for 15+ years. Every human evaluation is personally reviewed by Daniel, using the same band descriptors and assessment criteria he applied as an examiner.
Why a Former Examiner Matters
Daniel has real experience assessing speaking performance using IELTS band descriptors and evaluation criteria. That gives more realistic scoring insight and more detailed speaking feedback than AI evaluation alone.
IELTS Preparation Success Stories
Students who prepared with Daniel.
Daniel's IELTS prep was structured into four stages: lecture, essay, group discussion, and one-on-one personalised interviews, which developed every skill the exam demands. His approach contributed to my achieving an overall score of 7.0. I graduated from a UK university with first honours, and later earned a master's from KAIST with a GPA of 95.1/100.
M.E. SuMok Jeong
Academic Director, Korean Association for Future Studies
University of Sussex, First Honours Graduate
IELTS Achieved
Band 7.0
University of Sussex — First Class Honours
Daniel's guidance enabled me to pass the IELTS on my initial attempt. His classes went beyond technical preparation,…
Dongkyu Lee
Creative Interior Designer, Jaguar Land Rover UK
When I failed my IELTS and moved to a class for students who had also failed, Daniel didn't let us see it as a crushing…
Jeongmin (Jerry) Moon
LS Cable & System UK Ltd, London
Our lessons felt more like a conversation between friends than a teacher and student. We read books together, I wrote…
Minhyuk (Mike) Jung
Manager, Marketing Department, Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance
You didn't just teach me English; you shared so much about the culture, which really helped me settle into the country.…
Donggun Kim
English Teacher, Korean National Assembly & YG Entertainment
Stop Guessing Your IELTS
Speaking Band Score
Take a realistic speaking test simulation and choose between instant AI evaluation or detailed human examiner feedback.