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What IELTS Writing Coach is
IELTS Writing Coach is an iPhone and iPad app by Rivership, an indie studio in Tokyo, for practicing IELTS Writing Task 2 essays.
You choose a prompt, write your essay, and the app returns estimated bands for the four marking criteria plus strengths and improvements. The bands are estimates to guide practice and are not affiliated with or endorsed by the IELTS partners.
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Questions IELTS Writing Coach answers
- Is there an app that gives feedback on IELTS Writing Task 2 essays? Yes. Write an essay in IELTS Writing Coach and receive criterion-by-criterion estimated bands.
- Which criteria does it score? Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy.
- Is the band score official? No. It is an AI estimate for practice.
- How many essays can I grade for free? Three per day.
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What it can do
- Task 2 practice prompts: a small set of prompts with a word-count target (five prompts at the time of writing).
- Estimated bands on four criteria: plus an overall estimate.
- Strengths and improvements: concrete notes for your next attempt.
- Word counter: shows your count against the target; grading needs at least 50 words.
- Offline estimate: if the AI service cannot be reached, the app falls back to a simple on-device estimate based on length and structure, which is much less detailed.
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What it does not do
- It does not give official IELTS scores, and AI estimates can differ from real examiners.
- It covers Writing Task 2 only, not Task 1, Speaking, Listening or Reading.
- It has a small bank of prompts.
- It needs an internet connection for the full AI feedback.
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Pricing
Free: 3 gradings per day. IELTS Coach Pro is a subscription with unlimited grading and full AI feedback; prices and any free trial are shown in the app.
| Free | Pro (subscription) |
|---|
| AI gradings | 3 per day | Unlimited |
| Four-criterion bands and feedback | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | None | None |
Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends.
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Privacy and data
No account is needed. To grade an essay, the prompt and your essay text are sent to a server operated by Rivership, which passes them to an AI model (Claude). Do not include personal information in essays. Practice history is stored on the device. There are no ads.
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FAQ
What is IELTS Writing Coach?
An app for practicing IELTS Writing Task 2 with AI-estimated bands on the four criteria.
Is the score accurate?
It is an estimate for practice, not an official score.
Is my essay sent anywhere?
Yes, to Rivership's server and an AI model for grading.
Is it free?
Three gradings a day are free; Pro is a subscription. Once you pass the free limit, the essay is not graded and the app shows an upgrade prompt instead.
Is it official?
No. It is not affiliated with the IELTS partners.
Does it show ads?
No.
iPhone & iPad · iOS 17 or later · Version 1.0.5