Speak app review: is it free, how much it costs, and is it worth it?

What is the Speak app?

Speak (by Speakeasy Labs) is a language app that focuses on speaking rather than tapping answers. The listing describes a four-step method: a short lesson of real-life phrases with a teacher, repeating the new phrases until they come without thinking, feedback from an AI tutor on your pronunciation and grammar, then a conversation that uses what you learned.

It teaches English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese and Korean. The English course is popular in Asia, where Speak first grew, but it works for learners of any first language who can follow its explanations.

Note that “Speak AI” is a different product (a meeting transcription tool); some price comparisons mix the two up.

Is the Speak app free?

No, not beyond the trial. The listing says membership gives “unlimited access to all courses, singles, review material, and other content”, and that it renews monthly or yearly unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the period ends. There is a free trial, and the app shows its length before you start.

If you only want to test it, cancel in your App Store or Google Play subscriptions straight after starting the trial: you keep access until the trial ends.

Speak app price: Premium vs Premium Plus

The yearly plan costs less than five months of the monthly plan, so it only makes sense to pay monthly for a short test. According to Speak’s help center, both tiers include all courses, unlimited Free Talk, situational role-plays, Smart Review and (for English learners) the Pronunciation Coach. Premium Plus adds unlimited “Made For You” lessons (Premium gets up to 3 a day), unlimited Speak Tutor, a personalised study plan and practice that targets your frequent mistakes. You can upgrade later, but not downgrade from Premium Plus. Several prices appear for the same plan because Speak runs offers and older prices stay on the store list.

What Speak does well

• You speak from day one. Every lesson makes you say things out loud, which is what most apps skip.
• Clear structure. A course path with review, so you always know what to do next.
• Polished experience. Its 4.8 rating from tens of thousands of users is hard to argue with.
• Good value on the yearly plan: about $7 a month in the US.

Where Speak falls short

• Expensive month to month, and Premium Plus doubles the price.
• No real free plan: once the trial ends, you pay or stop.
• Lesson-led. Conversations practise the lesson’s phrases; learners who already speak may want more open, unscripted talk.
• Phone first. The listing is for the mobile app; there is no full course in a browser.

Speak vs YoFluent

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Speak app alternatives

• YoFluent (ours): open conversations with AI tutors and a full score after every call.
• Praktika: AI avatar tutors and lessons. Read our Praktika review.
• ELSA Speak: if pronunciation is the main problem. Read our ELSA Speak review.
• Preply: real human tutors, from a few dollars a lesson. Read our Preply review.
• Everything compared: the best English speaking apps.