Hit your IELTS Academic target band — with a plan
Personalized Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking practice with AI feedback. Start with a free level check.
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How it works
Free level check
A short task per skill estimates your current band.
Personalized practice
Tasks at your band — with model answers and rubric-based feedback.
Readiness in view
You see how close you are to your target band — no guessing.
No credit card required
Every section covered
You practice exactly what appears in IELTS Academic — bands 0.0 to 9.0.
Listening
Four sections, 40 questions — everyday and academic contexts.
Reading
Three academic passages, 40 questions across 14 question types.
Writing
Task 1 (chart/diagram) and Task 2 (essay), scored by band descriptors.
Speaking
Three-part face-to-face interview — Preparaio runs a realistic practice exam.
Primary scale: IELTS bands 0.0–9.0 in 0.5 steps.
Why Preparaio
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Task types follow the official IELTS Academic format, including all 14 Reading question types.
Difficulty adapts
You practice at your band — not too easy, not out of reach.
Honest scoring
Band estimates use official descriptors — we won't overstate your level.
- Practice exams in your exam's format — with the real task types and real timing.
- A personal weakness analysis: see which exam part is holding you back and keep practising exactly there.
- Concrete AI feedback on writing and speaking — with pointers on what to improve in your text or recording.
- Progress you can see over time: every task and every practice exam can be repeated.
- Free without signing up: placement test and result overview. After signing up you get a free trial with full access; afterwards paid: all exercises, practice exams, vocabulary trainer and AI feedback.
All level, band and score figures in Preparaio are non-binding Preparaio estimates based on your answers — not an official exam result and not a promise for the real exam.
Honest, not polished
We prepare you for the official IELTS Academic format. We are not an official test centre — you take the exam with the British Council, IDP or Cambridge.
Guides for this exam
Free, editorially reviewed articles on exam format, scoring and preparation — readable without an account.
IELTS Academic: the full picture in ten minutes
What IELTS Academic actually tests, who accepts it, and how the four sections and the 0–9 band scale fit together — without the marketing gloss.
IELTS Academic: format and time management
Exact section lengths, per-question time budgets, and how to keep them under real test pressure.
How the IELTS band score is calculated
How the 0–9 scale actually converts raw answers into a section band, and how the overall band is rounded.
Setting your IELTS Academic target band
How to decode target statements and plan a route to hit them — overall and per section.
IELTS Academic Reading: question types field guide
Every IELTS Academic Reading question type, what it tests, and the safest strategy for each.
IELTS Listening: strategies that raise your band
How to prepare for each of the four Listening parts and the traps that cost the most marks.
Frequently asked questions
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