FAQ
What is PracticeAloud?
A personal voice tutor for English. You speak out loud with a consistent teacher who remembers you, maintains your study plan, builds homework from your mistakes, and sends honest progress reports.
Do I need a card for the intake lesson?
No. The intake lesson (~15 minutes) is free and requires no card. Afterwards you receive a level estimate and a personal study plan — and only then decide whether to subscribe.
What does a regular lesson look like?
30 minutes of spoken conversation guided by your plan: real-life scenarios, new structures, gentle corrections. When something is unclear, your teacher explains it in your native language, out loud. Lessons cap at 45 minutes.
What if my connection drops?
A lesson only counts after 10 minutes of practice — if the connection drops earlier, the lesson is refunded automatically. Rejoin within 5 minutes and you continue the same lesson from the same place.
Do unused lessons expire?
They roll over to the next month (up to your plan’s monthly allotment), then expire. This is also stated on the pricing page — no fine print.
Can I cancel my subscription?
Yes, any time from your account — no emails or phone calls required. Access and remaining lessons stay until the end of the paid period. Details are in the refund & cancellation policy.
Can I get my money back?
Your first purchase comes with a 7-day money-back guarantee — no hoops. Details are in the refund & cancellation policy.
Which languages are supported?
Right now: English for Russian speakers. The architecture is built for more language pairs, and they will come later.
How is this different from chatbot apps?
We don’t compare ourselves to them — it is a different category. PracticeAloud works like lessons with a tutor: one teacher who remembers you, a real plan, homework, and report cards. Compare us to human tutoring — a lesson here costs $1.15–1.58 instead of $10–40 an hour.
How do I contact support?
Email [email protected] for anything — your account, a lesson, billing, or a technical problem such as your microphone not working in the intake. We read every message.
What about privacy?
No advertising trackers and no cookies on this site; the waitlist and sign-in forms use Cloudflare Turnstile for bot protection. Lesson audio becomes text with personal data automatically redacted (card numbers, phone numbers, addresses). You can export your data or delete your account entirely at any time. Details are in the privacy policy.