Stuck at a plateau? Find out what's actually holding your band back.
Built for Academic and General Training candidates preparing for a real deadline — not another question bank. Give us your target band and we'll tell you exactly what to practice next, across all four skills.
- ✓No credit card required to start
- ✓Descriptor-mapped feedback across all 4 skills, not a single vague score
- ✓Recurring errors tracked across every submission
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Latest flagged issue (Writing)
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All four skills. One real diagnosis.
Most AI IELTS tools score one skill in isolation. We score Reading, Listening, Writing, and Speaking together and track what's actually holding your band back.
Reading
Accuracy tracked per question type, scored against the real Academic or General Training band table — not a straight percentage.
Listening
All 4 sections, timed, scored against the real IELTS Listening table, with the same per-question-type accuracy tracking as Reading.
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Writing
Scored against the four official criteria, with concrete sentence-level rewrites for every flagged issue.
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I agree with this statement.
Speaking
A simulated Part 1–3 interview with dynamic follow-up questions and a full band breakdown.
Part 2 · prep 1:00 · speaking 2:00
Know what's actually holding your band back
A single score is a commodity now — most checkers give it away for free. What almost nobody does is track the same weakness across every skill, your fifth attempt and your first.
- ✓Every flagged issue is tagged with a consistent category across Writing, Reading, Listening, and Speaking
- ✓Recurring categories are ranked by frequency and severity, per skill
- ✓Turns 10+ attempts worth of feedback into one clear list of what to fix next
Recurring issues across skills
See exactly which question types cost you marks
A raw score alone doesn't tell you what to practice next. We break every attempt down by question type — matching headings, map labelling, true/false/not given — and score it against the real IELTS raw-score-to-band table for your track, not a straight percentage.
- ✓Accuracy tracked per question type, not just overall correct/incorrect
- ✓Reading uses separate Academic and General Training band tables — the same raw score maps to a different band on each
- ✓Listening shares one table across both tracks, matching the real exam
Reading — accuracy by question type
Weakest area → matching_headings, prioritized in your next session
See the fix, not just the flag
Knowing you have a grammar error is not the same as knowing how to fix it. Every flagged issue comes with a concrete rewrite that preserves your meaning.
- ✓Original sentence and corrected sentence shown side by side
- ✓A one-line reason for the change, mapped to the relevant criterion
- ✓2-5 rewrites per submission, focused on the highest-impact issues
Suggested rewrite
Despite of the rain, we continued the meeting and it was very productive and useful for everyone.
Despite the rain, we continued the meeting, which was productive for everyone.
Preposition error ("despite of") + run-on sentence
How it works
Practice → get scored → fix the pattern
No infrastructure to think about — just real exam conditions and feedback mapped to what the examiner is actually looking for.
Practice under real exam conditions
Timed Writing tasks, Reading passages, Listening sections, and a simulated Speaking interview.
Get scored against the real rubric
Task Achievement, Coherence & Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammar — plus question-type accuracy for Reading and Listening.
Track recurring errors
See which mistakes keep showing up across every skill, and target your next session at your biggest band gap.
Who this is for
Built for real retakers, not general practice
From plateaued retakers to classroom tutors — the feedback stays consistent and specific.
Stuck at a plateau
You've taken the test more than once and keep landing in the same band range. We diagnose the specific, recurring reason instead of re-scoring the same attempt in isolation.
Racing a hard deadline
Visa cutoffs, university application rounds, scholarship windows — they don't wait. The Serious plan's high monthly Writing cap, plus full Reading and Listening practice, means you can grind as fast as you can go.
Tutors and classrooms
Standardize feedback across students with the same descriptor-mapped rubric every time, instead of inconsistent manual marking.
Pricing
Simple, two tiers
Start with 2 free scored Writing submissions, plus full access to Reading and Listening practice, no card required. Speaking is a separate credit-pack add-on. Full pricing page →
Free resources
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The 3 hardest Reading question types, explained
Every IELTS Reading question is built from 14 officially recognised types. Here's what each one actually tests, where candidates lose marks on it, and how to recognise it fast.
7 min readListeningThe 5 Listening completion formats: form, note, table, summary, flow-chart
Form, note, table, summary, and flow-chart completion all ask you to fill blanks from audio, but each format signals what you're listening for in a different way — learning to read those signals is the real skill.
8 min readWritingThe 4 Writing criteria — what each one is really judging
Task Achievement, Coherence & Cohesion, Lexical Resource, Grammar. They sound similar and get taught as a checklist, but each measures a genuinely different skill — here's what separates a strong response from a weak one on each.
6 min readSpeakingSpeaking Part 1: the warm-up that still counts toward your band
Part 1 feels like small talk, so candidates under-prepare for it, deliver thin one-line answers, and set a weak baseline the examiner scores from — here's how the warm-up actually works and how to use it properly.
8 min readFAQ
Frequently asked questions
Still have questions? Reach us at hello@ieltsbandlift.com.
Is this an official IELTS score?
No. IELTsBandLift is not affiliated with IELTS, the British Council, IDP, or Cambridge Assessment English. Scores are AI-generated estimates for practice purposes, mapped to the same four criteria examiners use.
How accurate is the AI band estimate?
It's a practice estimate, not a guarantee — treat it as directional feedback on your strengths and weaknesses rather than a precise prediction of your exam-day score.
What's the difference between GT and Academic?
General Training Writing Task 1 is a letter (formal, semi-formal, or informal), not a data-description report like Academic Task 1. Reading passages and band tables also differ between the two tracks — the same raw score maps to a different band depending on which one you're preparing for. Listening and Speaking are scored the same way either way — pick your exam type and the platform adapts the content and rubric accordingly.
Do trial credits roll over or renew, and do they cover every skill?
The 2 free credits are a one-time allotment at signup for scored Writing submissions specifically — they don't renew monthly. Reading and Listening practice aren't gated by these credits. Once your Writing credits are used, you'll need a Focused or Serious plan to keep submitting essays for scoring. Speaking is a separate add-on, sold as credit packs on the pricing page.
Can I cancel my subscription anytime?
Yes, through the billing portal in your dashboard. Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing period.
Is my essay content used to train AI models?
Your submissions are sent to our AI provider solely to generate your score and feedback. See our Privacy Policy for the full detail on data handling.
Stop guessing what the examiner wants
Get descriptor-mapped feedback and a clear picture of your recurring errors across all four skills — starting with 2 free scored Writing submissions.