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Head-to-head

Praktika vs Promova

Praktika 4.8★ · Free + IAP 75
Winner Praktika
Promova 4.6★ · Free + IAP 60

Praktika is the better choice for users seeking an immersive, AI-driven conversational learning experience, while Promova offers a more structured, traditional approach but struggles with content depth and technical issues.

Full reviews: Praktika · Promova

Praktika excels in providing an immersive AI conversational experience, allowing users to practice speaking in natural conversations and receive real-time corrections. Promova, while offering structured lessons, faces criticism for limited content, misleading advertising, and recurring subscription issues.

Head to head

Features and Learning Approach edge: PraktikaR3R6R15R26
Praktika Praktika is praised for its immersive AI conversations, allowing users to practice speaking in full sentences and receive corrections on grammar and diction R26. Users appreciate the ability to adjust AI speaking speed and tutor strictness R15. However, some find the AI avatar can block text and desire more control over its visibility R3. There are also requests for more languages like Russian and Chinese R6.
Promova Promova offers structured lessons, vocabulary building, and role-playing exercises with AI characters, which some users find effective for verb conjugation and comprehensive learning . However, many users feel the content is basic, limited, and does not match advertised features like learning with video series . There are also complaints about the lack of Russian and Japanese languages .
Ease of Use and User Experience edge: PraktikaR5R13R16R17
Praktika Praktika is generally considered easy to use and helpful for pronunciation R17. However, users frequently complain about the need to press and hold a button to speak, desiring a hands-free option for conversational practice R13R16R40. Some also report issues with progress disappearing after updates or not syncing across devices R5.
Promova Promova is described as simple, easy to use, and well-arranged by some . However, significant usability issues include the 'tap to speak' function not working R88, and a general lack of interactive, dynamic conversations compared to competitors . The app's design, including its icon, is also criticized .
Reliability and Technical Performance tieR1R5R18R21
Praktika Praktika users report various technical issues, including audio stopping R1, progress disappearing R5, login problems R21, and errors preventing new language selection or continued study . Some also mention creepy AI behavior R18 and inaccurate speaking evaluation .
Promova Promova faces issues with its speaking function not working R88 and general low quality . Users also report problems with the app's voice recognition misinterpreting words . There are also complaints about the app's content being very basic and repetitive .
Price and Value edge: PraktikaR2R4R7R20
Praktika Praktika is a free app with in-app purchases, but many users feel it is not truly free and that basic features like additional avatars are locked behind a high paywall R2R20. There are numerous complaints about being charged for annual subscriptions after free trials without notification or consent R4R7.
Promova Promova is also a free app with IAP, but users frequently criticize it as overpriced for the limited content it offers . Many feel misled by advertisements, stating that the paid features do not match what was promoted . There are also significant complaints about being charged after free trials, with some calling it a scam and reporting difficulty canceling subscriptions or getting refunds R68.
Customer Support tieR1R25R29R31
Praktika Praktika's customer support is widely criticized as abysmal, with users reporting no response to issues like audio problems, payment disputes, or incorrect language assignments R1R25R29R31. The support often involves an AI chatbot that is unhelpful, and requests for real agents or refunds go unanswered for weeks R25R29.
Promova Promova users also report severe issues with customer support, particularly regarding subscription cancellations and refunds. Users claim they were charged even after canceling and deleting the app, and that attempts to get refunds or explanations were met with silence or refusal .
Pick Praktika if

you want an immersive AI-driven conversational experience to practice speaking and pronunciation, are comfortable with AI tutors, and are learning one of the languages currently offered .

Pick Promova if

you prefer a more structured, traditional lesson format for vocabulary and grammar, and are looking for role-playing exercises with AI characters .

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of negative reviews related to subscription practices and customer support, which is common for free-to-play apps with IAP. Promova's negative reviews are particularly focused on misleading advertising and limited content for the price.

Frequently asked

Are Praktika and Promova truly free?
Both Praktika and Promova offer free tiers but rely heavily on in-app purchases, with many users reporting that essential features or continued learning require a paid subscription, and some feel they are not truly free R2R35R42R68.
Do these apps offer a hands-free learning experience?
Praktika was advertised as hands-free, but users report needing to press a button to speak, which is frustrating and not suitable for activities like driving or treadmill use R13R16R40. Promova also has issues with its 'tap to speak' function not working properly for some users R88.
What languages do Praktika and Promova offer?
Praktika offers languages like Spanish, French, and Korean, but users frequently request the addition of Russian and Chinese R6R9R15R18. Promova also offers Spanish, French, Italian, and English, but users express disappointment over the absence of Russian and Japanese .

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 110 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R3] Praktika 3/5 · US Regarding some issues: The person in the video chat blocks the text and conversation. Can you make it so it can be minimized or closed? · translated
  2. [R6] Praktika 3/5 · US Languages: Please add Russian, it is a commonly spoken language and I’d love to learn it. Will update my review once more languages are added
  3. [R15] Praktika 3/5 · US Not sure how to feel: I’m sure it’s great for other languages but me personally, I’m trying to learn Korean, and the AI was just too fast when they said the words, and when I asked for slower, it didn’t go any slower, or at least slower to a helpful point.
  4. [R26] Praktika 5/5 · US Accurate: Praktika helping me a lot, and teaching me to speak well and the proper diction of each word.
  5. [R5] Praktika 5/5 · US Have been using Praktika for 2 months: however with the latest software update, all of my progress has disappeared and the app is treating me like a new client.
  6. [R13] Praktika 2/5 · US Not as advertised: Was advertised as hands free but you have to press the button to speak. Also, they give you all your questions in Spanish, which is not helpful if you are a beginner and do not understand any Spanish. When I asked to translate and no option to hear the translation so you have to read the translation over and over. Also, I was advertise tutor voice, which I found non-intimidating
  7. [R16] Praktika 2/5 · US Conversation: If the accessibility on the microphone could change I’d be happier. Having to press and hold the speak button every time is a bit frustrating. Even the slide lock resets every time the Ai speaks. I’ve used other AI apps where you can just talk without touching the screen. It’s great for when you’re walking on a treadmill or riding a bike if I want to cancel out my speaker and preven
  8. [R17] Praktika 5/5 · US Great App: It is a very helpful App for me,very useful.
  9. [R1] Praktika 1/5 · US Audio stopped working: Reinstalled app, bug did not fix the problem. Contacted support, no response
  10. [R18] Praktika 3/5 · US Interesting but creepy: All was going fine until, mid paragraph, the AI tutor starting doing something that I could only quantify as computer growling. Then it corrected itself and went back to speaking French. Really creepy !
  11. [R21] Praktika 1/5 · US CAN’T SIGN IN: I signed up and was looking forward to using it but asked to reset password. A “resell message was supposedly sent to my email 3 TIMES. Never received.
  12. [R2] Praktika 5/5 · US Lesson: Everything's cool, I just really want premium · translated
  13. [R4] Praktika 1/5 · US Insane: Ridiculous. I subscribed to the yearly and had a week free trial and I enabled the notify me before free trial ends and they never did notify me. It then offered me the free trial again and as soon as I subscribed again it automatically charged me for the full year. Not to mention the yearly is not cheap either.
  14. [R7] Praktika 1/5 · US Jahaan: I purchased this app answered about 50 questions when I got to the end it tried to charge me again
  15. [R20] Praktika 4/5 · US It’s good and bad: It’s o fun when I talk with him wish they could be free the avatars
  16. [R25] Praktika 1/5 · US Customer Support is abysmal: I paid for this service through an instagram ad. They took my payment and while setting up the account the process crashed and gave me a reference code to contact support. Support is an ai chatbot that gives me the same prompts, when I asked for a real person it says they referred it to an agent but I have had /no contact in almost two weeks. I asked for a refund and
  17. [R29] Praktika 1/5 · US False presentation: They using nice advertisement but real tutor is like from 90-s. I requested refund in January. It is End of June. Refund never arrived. They say it was sent to me through Link. I raised a ticked with Link, attaching transaction info and Link reply that it was never in their system. Fraud Praktika? Not trustworthy team works in Praktika for sure. I have to raise a ticket with A
  18. [R31] Praktika 1/5 · US Support is awful: I am in a Spanish course but the app keeps trying to teach me Japanese phrases. I contacted support and they gave me a few things to try to fix it but said it would likely take several weeks before a fix was implemented because that is the turnaround time for their software devs. So basically I paid for a year of service to learn a language, and can’t learn that language.
  19. [R35] Praktika 1/5 · US Not free app: Absolutely not free
  20. [R42] Praktika 5/5 · US Praktika: It’s great and free💖
  21. [R68] Promova 3/5 · US Espantosa!: Es una trampa! Todo cobran, no te dejan avanzar, es un verdadero robo! NO LA RECOMIENDO.
  22. [R40] Praktika 4/5 · US Would be so much better with hands free: Needs to be hands free for driving!
  23. [R88] Promova 2/5 · GB Speaking doesn’t work: Tap to speak doesn’t work
  24. [R9] Praktika 3/5 · US Indian accent: I’m learning Spanish. I chose a female American avatar. It sounds like a telemarketer from India.

Synthesized from 110 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store