Get the IELTS band you need. Guaranteed.
See the conditionsLike a private tutor who spots every mistake.
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Set your target band
Academic or General Training, the band you need, your exam date.
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We find where you lose points
Our machine learning model, developed over 10 months by our team in San Francisco, reviews every answer of your IELTS mock test. It spots the mistakes you keep making and ranks them by how many band points they cost you.
Our tech team is based in San Francisco
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You train on your mistakes
Each session is then built from your own mistakes and adjusts after every answer. No generic drills, no wasted hours.
Where our students got in.
Our alumni.
2.63x faster progress vs. other platforms.
*Based on all candidates who prepared on Band Exam since January 1, 2026.
Smart Training
Smart analysis of your mistakes (Listening, Reading, Mock tests).
→ Result: you train on the question types that cost you the most band points.
Your band goes up. Or we pay you back.
If you don’t reach your guaranteed gain, we refund your subscription in full and pay for your IELTS retake (up to $250).
| Your current band | Guaranteed gain |
|---|---|
| 4.5 or below | +1.0 |
| 5.0 | +1.0 |
| 5.5 | +1.0 |
| 6.0 | +1.0 |
| 6.5 | +1.0 |
Why Band Exam?
Other platformsvsBand Exam
Other platforms
- Generic explanations, no real teaching
- Content not updated in years
- No targeting of your weak points: mistakes are counted by section, not by question type. Two students with completely different issues get the same training.
- Non-adaptive path: the content stays the same even as you improve
- No real correction for Writing and Speaking
- English study sheets with vocabulary not specific to the IELTS
- No flashcards
- No real test-day mode
- No mistake history
- 10 IELTS mock tests
- Average content quality
- Basic stats, analysis that doesn’t really help
- Boring revision
- No way to compare yourself with other candidates
- No money-back guarantee
Band Exam- Step-by-step explanations
- Content and answer keys that are flawless and up to date
- Automatic training on your most common mistakes (True / False / Not Given, matching headings, map labelling...)
- Fully personalised path: training targeted only on the question types and topics that cost you points, adjusted continuously
- Writing and Speaking corrected criterion by criterion, with your mistakes tracked week after week
- +150 grammar tips from 3 years of private tutoring (500 students at band 7+)
- +2,000 vocabulary flashcards, sorted by band score, drawn from the analysis of 80 IELTS mock tests
- Test-day conditions (recorded instructions and reading time before each section, Listening played once with no pause, 2-minute check time, timed Reading)
- Mistake history: find all your mistakes and retrain on them in one click
- 20 IELTS mock tests
- Content true to the real IELTS, with audio voiced as close as possible to test day
- Stats on 250+ specific topics (True / False / Not Given, map labelling, Task 1 line graphs, coherence and cohesion, conditionals, collocations...)
- Gamified revision that keeps you motivated
- Compare yourself with other candidates
- Double guarantee: full refund, and we pay for your IELTS retake (up to $250)
One click to train exactly where you lose points.
A teaching method shaped by years of one-to-one tutoring.
The team behind Band Exam.
Get the band you need.
Start today. If your band doesn’t go up, you get a full refund and we pay for your retake.
Get my target bandFrequently asked questions.
How is Band Exam different from other IELTS platforms?
Band Exam builds your training from your real mistakes.
Targeted practice, vocabulary flashcards, tips and mock tests work together: a mock changes your revision, your flashcards and your next practice sessions. Nothing you do is wasted.
How does Band Exam find my weak spots?
Each answer reveals three things: the question type, the topic and the skill behind it.
- Question type: True / False / Not Given, matching headings, sentence completion, map labelling or multiple choice.
- Topic: education, environment, health, work or technology.
- Skill: finding a detail, recognising an opinion or following a speaker who corrects themselves.
Miss a type repeatedly? Practise it more. Master it? See it less. As you improve, the difficulty builds with you.
I've already prepared elsewhere. Do I start from scratch?
No. Take a mock test to establish your current level. Band Exam uses your mistakes to build a personalised path, so you pick up from where you are today.
What makes the explanations different?
You'll see how to find the answer: spot a keyword or paraphrase, identify what the question asks, eliminate the traps and understand why one answer remains.
You learn reasoning you can reuse, rather than memorising a correction.
Are the questions like the real IELTS?
The preparation covers IELTS Academic and General Training, with practice designed around the exam's question types, structure and timing. Listening has four parts and 40 questions (about 30 minutes); Reading has three sections and 40 questions (60 minutes).
Band Exam is an independent preparation service. Its practice materials and estimated scores are not official IELTS materials or results.
How do the vocabulary flashcards work?
Vocabulary is organised by target band. Cards you know return later; difficult words return sooner. Listening and Reading mistakes can become flashcards automatically.
You can also add your own words from a list, article, PDF or a photo of your notes.
What's covered by the guarantee?
Improve your Overall Band Score by at least 1.0, or get 100% of your subscription back plus up to $250 towards your next IELTS.
For students starting at 6.5 or below who complete the three-month program and meet all eligibility conditions. Read the full guarantee.
Can I cancel my subscription?
The planned monthly subscription can be cancelled from your account. Three-month and twelve-month plans are one-time purchases and do not renew.
Your learning history, statistics, mistakes and personalised path remain available when you return. Plans and billing are not active in this preview.