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ALTERNATIVES

Thinking of switching?

Five guides for learners weighing a move away from Duolingo, Cambly, Babbel, Speak and ELSA Speak.

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Five guides, one per app

  1. All eight skills Carna's answer: Yes
  2. Full A1 to C2 curriculum Carna's answer: Yes
  3. Real conversation practice Carna's answer: Partly Assigned practice in Carna for Schools, in beta
  4. Pronunciation feedback Carna's answer: Partly One of the eight scored skills, not accent drills
  5. Essay & writing evaluation Carna's answer: Partly A teacher marks essays; 9 of 11 types auto-score
  6. IELTS / TOEFL exam prep Carna's answer: Partly An IELTS band on a practice grading, not a course
  7. Free tier, no credit card Carna's answer: No Individuals join the early-access list
How the other apps answer

— THE GUIDES

Why learners switch.

Each guide names the app's strength, the three reasons people look elsewhere, and the questions to check before you move. Carna is described as what it is: a structured English tutor, in early access for individuals.

— BEFORE YOU SWITCH

Seven questions to ask.

Ask them of any app, Carna included. Each row counts how many of the 17 products on our comparison pages answer yes, as checked in May 2026; Carna's own answer is on the right, including the ones that are a no.

  1. All eight skills

    0 of 17 answer yes

    Carna Yes

  2. Full A1 to C2 curriculum

    3 of 17 answer yes

    Carna Yes

  3. Real conversation practice

    9 of 17 answer yes

    Carna Partly Assigned practice in Carna for Schools, in beta

  4. Pronunciation feedback

    16 of 17 answer yes

    Carna Partly One of the eight scored skills, not accent drills

  5. Essay & writing evaluation

    3 of 17 answer yes

    Carna Partly A teacher marks essays; 9 of 11 types auto-score

  6. IELTS / TOEFL exam prep

    3 of 17 answer yes

    Carna Partly An IELTS band on a practice grading, not a course

  7. Free tier, no credit card

    5 of 17 answer yes, 1 partly

    Carna No Individuals join the early-access list

— THE FIELD

Four kinds of alternative.

Alternatives come in four kinds, and each kind has a strength. Carna is one option among them: a structured English tutor with an A1 to C2 path, in early access for individuals and running in schools and teams today.

EARLY ACCESS

Ready for the switch?

Carna's personal tutor is not open to individual learners yet. Leave your name on the early-access list and we write once, when it opens. Schools and teams run on Carna today and can book a demo.

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