Finally speak the Italian
you already understand.
Voice-first practice for intermediate and advanced learners. Hold real conversations, get corrected without breaking the flow, and Elena remembers the mistakes you keep making, session after session.
Si impara parlando. · You learn by speaking.
The live practice screen, on your laptop.
You understand almost everything, and still freeze when it's your turn to speak.
Beginner apps got you this far, then ran out of road. They drill vocabulary and streaks but never let you talk. So intermediate learners plateau, fluent in the app, silent at the table. Speaking is a skill, and skills only grow with reps.
Two minutes inside CiaoTutor.
A real conversation with Elena, mistakes caught quietly in the live feedback, then the session report, exercises built from those errors, and your progress at a glance.
A tutor, not a feature.
Patient on the hard days and a little playful on the good ones. She notices when something finally clicks, and she's genuinely glad you showed up.
The point isn't points. It's the quiet confidence of speaking and being understood.
Con calma, non c'è fretta. · Take your time, there's no rush.
Three taps from silence to conversation.
Tap to talk
Press once and just speak. Elena listens the whole way through, no being cut off mid-thought.
She responds in Italian
Elena replies out loud in natural Italian, at a pace you can follow, and answers what you actually said.
She adapts next time
Every slip is noted quietly, so the next conversation meets you exactly where you are.
Substance over streaks.
She remembers
Your recurring mistakes carry across sessions, so every conversation starts where the last one left off.
Pronunciation that aims for native
Elena hears how you actually sound and nudges your accent, rhythm and stress closer to a real native speaker.
Corrections that don’t break the flow
Mistakes are caught and explained on the side, so the conversation keeps moving.
All four skills
Speaking, listening, reading and writing, tracked together and anchored to CEFR levels.
Practice built from your errors
Auto-generated exercises target exactly what you got wrong, nothing you already know.
Bring your own material
Practice with the texts, topics and vocabulary from your world, your work, your field, not a generic syllabus.
Every session leaves you something to work with.
Hang up and Elena has already written it up: every correction, your fluency and range, the full transcript. Then it turns those exact mistakes into targeted reading, writing, and speaking drills.
Pianificazione viaggio autunnale: Valle d’Aosta vs Lago di Garda
Fix the subject–verb agreement and the partitive pronoun in the passage below.
Le cammino per le bici o devi andare su autostrada?
Type the corrected sentence…CheckGrowth you can actually measure.
Elena turns every session into signal. Speaking, listening, reading and writing are each scored against the CEFR scale and tracked over time, so you watch real movement, not just a number ticking up.
Lean into your weaker pillars to even things out.
A little, often. That's the whole secret.
Ten minutes most days beats a long cram every time. That isn't motivation talk, it's how memory settles. Consistency is the part that actually builds fluency.
So Elena keeps your rhythm gently: a friendly nudge when you've drifted, and a clear view of how many sessions you have left this month, so you pace yourself instead of bingeing. Encouragement, never a lock. No hollow streak to feel guilty about, and you're never blocked from speaking when you've got something to say.
Plenty left. Pace yourself, no need to cram.
Bentornato! Pronti per i dieci minuti di oggi?More real than an app. Cheaper than a tutor.
Course apps are built for your first months. Private tutors are brilliant but cost a fortune for daily reps. CiaoTutor is the speaking practice in between, every day, for a fraction of the price.
| RecommendedCiaoTutorVoice-first coach | AI language appsTalkpal, Langua | Course appsDuolingo, Babbel | Live tutorsitalki, Preply | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian only, one language done deeply | Generalist, many languages | One of many | If native | |
| Real-time spoken conversation | Every session | Scripted snippets | When booked | |
| Instant pronunciation feedback | Live, every reply | Basic | Basic scoring | When booked |
| In-conversation correction of all error types | Maestro plan | Interrupts you | ||
| Practice your own materials / your field | Maestro plan | Extra cost / prep | ||
| Personalized exercises from each session, all 4 skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) | Generic only | Generic only | Rarely | |
| Remembers your recurring mistakes across sessions | If they recall | |||
| Measurable progress (all 4 skills, CEFR-scored) | ||||
| Available anytime, self-paced | 24/7 | 24/7 | Book ahead | |
| Cost for daily practice | Fraction of a tutor | Low | Low | $$ per hour |
Practice priced for a daily habit.
Try it free first. After your trial sessions, pick the plan that matches how often you practice.
A month of daily practice, less than a single hour with a private tutor.
Pratica
Real spoken Italian practice with feedback you can track.
€129 / year, billed annually
No card required · cancel anytime
- Real-time voice conversation with Elena
- Live pronunciation feedback
- Automatic error tracking, reviewed after each session
- Personalized exercises generated from every session
- Progress dashboard, session reports & vocabulary tracking
- Adapts to your CEFR level
Maestro
For serious learners who need Italian for a specific context.
€219 / year, billed annually
No card required · cancel anytime
Everything in Pratica, plus
- Upload your own materials, practice Italian for your field
- In-conversation correction of all error types, not just after
- Higher session allowance for daily practice
Start free with 3 full sessions.
The complete experience, enough to hold real conversations and watch your progress chart take shape. You only pick a plan once your trial sessions are used.
Need more than your monthly allowance? Session Packs add 10 extra sessions for €9, never expire, on any paid plan.
Questions, answered.
Is CiaoTutor right for intermediate and advanced learners?
Yes. It’s built for B1 to C1 and beyond, the stage where beginner apps stop helping. Elena holds genuine conversations and pushes you to produce language, not just recognise it.
How is it different from Duolingo or Babbel?
Those apps drill vocabulary and grammar in scripted exercises. CiaoTutor is voice-first: you actually speak, Elena replies in natural Italian, and your mistakes are corrected on the side without stopping the conversation.
How is CiaoTutor different from Talkpal or other AI conversation apps?
CiaoTutor is the Italian-only specialist for intermediate learners stuck on the plateau. Unlike multi-language AI apps (Talkpal, Langua, Gliglish), Elena does one language deeply: she remembers your recurring mistakes across sessions, corrects without breaking the conversation, scores all four skills on the CEFR scale, and generates exercises from your actual errors.
Can it replace a private Italian tutor?
It replaces the cost and the scheduling, not the human relationship. Most learners use Elena for daily speaking reps between lessons, or instead of paying a tutor for conversation practice they can now do anytime.
Does it actually correct my mistakes?
Every slip is logged silently mid-conversation. When you finish you get a full report, CEFR-anchored scores across all four skills, and exercises generated from the exact errors you made.
What do I need to get started?
A microphone and a few minutes. It’s free to try with no card required, and you can start speaking from your very first session.
Does it work on my phone?
Voice practice is desktop-only for now — phone and tablet browsers can’t reliably handle the live two-way audio turn-taking. Open the site on a laptop or desktop computer, allow your microphone, and start talking. You can still browse your progress, vocabulary, and exercises on any device.
What happens when my free trial ends?
Nothing is charged automatically, because the trial needs no card. Once you’ve used your 3 free sessions, you simply choose a plan when you’re ready to keep practicing. Your progress and history stay with you.
Keep your Italian alive and improving.
A few minutes of real conversation a day is enough to hold your ground, or push well past it. Practice with Elena whenever it suits you.
Allora, cominciamo. · So, let's begin.