italki Reviews 

After taking many classes with our Japanese teacher, my wife and I met our teacher in-person.

I had used italki several times before, for both English and French lessons, and until now my experience had been positive.

Recently, I booked a 30-minute English conversation lesson with a teacher who had very good reviews. Unfortunately, I felt quite uncomfortable during the lesson. I expected a more natural and guided conversation, but there were several awkward silences and very little interaction from the teacher.

The lesson took place for the full 30 minutes. Afterwards, the teacher marked it as “incomplete” in order to give me a €0.50 new student discount. italki support explained that this is the mechanism teachers use to issue a partial refund.

The problem is that once a lesson is marked as incomplete, the student can no longer leave a review.

This is what really concerns me about italki. The teacher’s positive reviews were one of the reasons I decided to book the lesson, but now I have serious doubts about how representative those reviews really are. There is a mechanism that, whatever the original reason for using it, can result in a teacher avoiding a review entirely.

In my case, the lesson was fully completed and I specifically wanted to leave a short and respectful review about my experience, but I am not allowed to do so unless the teacher decides to withdraw the incomplete lesson request.

Support was polite and helpful, but I think this is a serious flaw in the review system. If students cannot always share their experience after a lesson that actually took place, it is difficult to know how much trust to place in the reviews shown on the platform.

This platform is amazing! Easy to book a lesson and manage it, smart filter for choosing a teacher. So many teachers, so many languages. Finally I found the teacher I want to study with. Thank you so much for your work!!! I wish italki even more success!!!

Great tutor - worth the time.

I am really glad I found italki. I had been using other apps for self-learning a new language, but I got to a point where my learning was not progressing. I was looking for lessons with a real teacher. Italki connected me with two very experienced language teachers and I have been taking classes for over a month.

italki is a very good platform for learning languages. I especially like that you can choose a teacher who suits your personal preferences, learning style, and goals. The website is well organised, clear, and very easy to use. Booking lessons and communicating with teachers is simple and convenient.

happy to be back - learning so much :-)

Bruce is an incredibly patient and focused teacher who genuinely cares about his students and treats them with great kindness. He approaches his work with diligence and a true passion for teaching. He adapts to his students’ needs while also challenging them in ways that help them develop their language skills. He has put together a tailored plan to help me succeed in high-level job interviews in English.

Purchasing lessions has been easy. U have tried 3 tutors and all 3 have been great

Yohei has been an AMAZING instructor. I dont regret using italki for a sexond

Great tutor with adequate prices

I had a fantastic experience using italki to find and compare tutors for my CELPIP preparation. The platform makes it incredibly easy to evaluate different teachers, read reviews, and book sessions that fit my schedule. Finding specialized tutors really helped me understand the test component scoring criteria better and feel more confident. Highly recommended for exam prep!

Excellent platform to learning languages.

Incredible platform that has helped me learn Sotho very quickly. Highly recommend my mentor David

Nice platform and great teachers at very competitive prices! Furthermore you have an amazing range of languages you can learn.
However regarding the platform; I erroneously mixed up two on my different email adresses when I registered. I called immediately the helpdesk and it seems impossible to link both, otherwise I might loose my course credits!? A bad point for the platform!

I like the fact that there is a questionnaire to help discover what type of learning method works best for the student and pairing them with the appropriate teacher. Very important

Great experience!
I have been using Italki for a few months and found it an invaluable experience to prepare for a trip in Brazil. I came to Italki with some knowledge of the simple grammar structure and a limited vocabulary. Within one lesson the instructor, which I was fortunate to be paired, could tailor our next lesson to use and apply my knowledge to build fluency in speaking. I found the program very user friendly. It includes: a self assessment questionnaire to find out what type of learning/teaching style you prefer, post session self paced exercises to reinforce skills and no obligation to continue with lessons and/or instructor. I highly recommend Italki!