Promova
Course app: short lessons on a personal plan, with an AI tutor and role-play for speaking.
Prices checked 12 Oct 2026 · How we check
Is Promova worth it?
Yes, if you want bite-sized lessons and an AI tutor to speak with from the first lesson; its English, Spanish and French courses run to C1.
What it costs. A year costs $83.99 ($7 a month); month to month is $19.99.
What's free. Courses are free if you watch an ad before each lesson; AI role-play is limited.
Skip it if you want a live teacher: Promova no longer offers live tutoring lessons or its Conversation Club.
What learners rate it. 4.6 out of 5 from 62,886 ratings in Apple's US App Store and 4.3 from 204,025 on Google Play, checked 12 Oct 2026.
$83.99 a year $7 a month, billed yearly · Promova Premium
In our comparison: strongest on teaching depth and speaking practice, weakest on trial and refund terms.
- Annual plan
- $83.99 a year ($7/mo)
- Monthly plan
- $19.99
- Lifetime plan
- —
- Free tier
- Free to keep using
Courses are free if you watch an ad before each lesson; AI role-play is limited. - Languages
- 12
- Speech recognition
- Yes
- Live tutoring
- No
- Offline mode
- —
- Placement test
- Yes
- CEFR levels
- A1 to C1 (by course: Spanish, French, German and Italian A1 to C1; Korean A1 to A2)
- Refund or trial
- A free trial for new subscribers. Refunds for website and Google Play purchases are asked for by email; App Store purchases go through Apple.
- Platforms
- iOS, Android, Web
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How a Promova lesson works
- What you do
- A bite-sized lesson on your personal plan, then speaking aloud with feedback on your pronunciation and role-play with an AI tutor.
- What comes back
- Automatic: exercises are marked, and speech recognition scores how you say words. No person checks your work.
- Not included
- A live teacher.
How a lesson works in a course app
Plans and prices
Every consumer plan on Promova's own pricing page or app-store listing, in US dollars unless marked. Per month is the plan price divided by its term; promotions are noted, never used for the figure.
| Plan | Billing | Price | Per month | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Promova PremiumPremiumApple's US App Store price; Promova's own site shows prices only at checkout. | Annual | $83.99 | $7/mo | all languages |
| Monthly PremiumPremiumApple's US App Store price. Apple also lists a $14.99 item named only "Monthly"; Promova's own site shows prices only at checkout. | Monthly | $19.99 | $19.99/mo | all languages |
| Weekly Promova PremiumPremiumBilled every week. Apple's US App Store lists it; Promova's own site shows prices only at checkout. | Other | $9.99 | — | all languages |
What will Promova cost you?
Total billed over 12 months
$155.89 less on annual billingOne yearly payment of $83.99.
What each plan covers. Monthly: all languages. Yearly: all languages.
Before subscribing, compare trial, cancellation and refund terms, including how purchases through an app store differ.
What Promova says about itself
| Feature | What Promova says |
|---|---|
| CEFR levels | A1 to C1 (by course: Spanish, French, German and Italian A1 to C1; Korean A1 to A2) |
| What it is | Course app. Short bite-sized lessons with a personalised plan, plus AI Tutor and AI role-play so you speak from the first lesson. |
| Languages offered | 12: American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Ukrainian |
| Free tier | Courses are free if you watch an ad before each lesson; AI role-play is limited. |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Web |
| Offline mode | — |
| Speech recognition | Yes |
| Live tutoring | No |
| Placement test | Yes |
| Refund or trial | A free trial for new subscribers. Refunds for website and Google Play purchases are asked for by email; App Store purchases go through Apple. |
| Company | Unlimited Promova Limited, Cyprus |
How Promova compares
Promova is strongest on teaching depth and speaking practice, weakest on trial and refund terms. Each criterion is scored out of 5 from what each app says about itself and from independent reviews, to compare apps that do the same job; it is not a review of the app. How we score.
| Feature | Score (of 5) | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching depth | 4 | Short lessons on a personal plan, with an AI tutor and role-play for speaking |
| Speaking practice | 4 | Conversation practice with an AI that corrects you |
| Language coverage | 3 | 12 languages |
| Free tier | 3 | A free account with limits |
| Price per month | 4 | $83.99 a year $7 a month, billed yearly · Promova Premium |
| Trial and refund | 2 | Refunds follow Apple's or Google's rules |
| Offline use | – | — |
| Staying power and bugs | – | Not available |
Use the CEFR level guide to interpret the range above and compare published course levels.
Languages you can learn on Promova
Promova states 12 languages; the 11 below are the ones it enumerates on its pages.
How far its courses go
- Spanish: A1 to C1.
- Spanish (LATAM): A1 to C1.
- French: A1 to C1.
- German: A1 to C1.
- Italian: A1 to C1.
- Korean: A1 to A2.
American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Ukrainian
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References
- Apple App Store: Promova listing (checked 12 Oct 2026)
- Promova help: languages and levels (checked 12 Oct 2026)
- Promova help: using Promova for free (checked 12 Oct 2026)
- Promova help: where you can use Promova
- Promova help: tutoring and Conversation Club discontinued (checked 12 Oct 2026)
- Promova help: refund policy (checked 12 Oct 2026)
- Promova: terms and conditions