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Carna vs Cambly
Cambly connects you with native speakers on a schedule; Carna's practice needs no booking.
Where Carna falls short, its column says so The Cambly column checked May 2026, and dated on this page Carna: eight skills scored from 0 to 100, on the CEFR scale from A1 to C2 Schools and teams run on Carna today; individuals join the early-access list
| Question | Cambly | Carna |
|---|---|---|
| Use Cambly when you want a live human on a set schedule for a high-stakes moment. | ||
| Live human teachers | Yes | No |
| Free tier, no credit card Cambly: Self-study activities and a $1 trial lessonCarna: The app will open with a free plan | Partly | No |
| Use Carna when you want practice without booking on a path from A1 to C2, with every attempt kept course by course. | ||
| All eight skills | No | Yes |
| Full A1 to C2 curriculum | No | Yes |
See all 8 rows Checked May 2026; free plan and price on 27 September 2026
IN SHORT
Cambly and Carna, in short.
What is Cambly good for?
Cambly's strength is a live person: native speakers on a schedule, for the moments when a human is what you need. Its free side is self-study activities and a $1 trial lesson; the tutor lessons are paid.
- Free
- Self-study activities and a $1 trial lesson
- Paid, from
- 453 TL a month for small groups (prices shown in Turkey)
Checked on 27 September 2026 on cambly.com/english.
How is Carna different from Cambly?
Carna has no live teachers; its practice needs no booking, on a path from A1 to C2 with every attempt kept, course by course. Cambly's column has no curriculum and no writing evaluation, and Carna scores eight skills from 0 to 100, writing among them. Some learners will want both: a person for the conversation, and Carna for the scored practice in between.
— SIDE BY SIDE
Feature by feature.
The same questions, asked of Cambly and of Carna.
| Feature | Cambly | Carna |
|---|---|---|
| What you learn | ||
| All eight skills | No | Yes |
| Full A1 to C2 curriculum | No | Yes |
| Real conversation practice | Yes | Yes . Live speaking practice with Mia, the AI tutor |
| Pronunciation feedback | Yes | Yes . Scored from your own voice, one of eight skills |
| Essay & writing evaluation | No | Yes . Writing scored by AI on four criteria |
| IELTS / TOEFL exam prep | No | Partly . An IELTS band on a practice grading, not a course |
| How you get it | ||
| Live human teachers | Yes | No |
| Free tier, no credit card | Partly . Self-study activities and a $1 trial lesson | No . The app will open with a free plan |
Running in schools today
A record of every attempt.
A tutor marketplace gives you a person for an hour; Carna keeps the record. In Carna for Schools, which runs today, one student's report lists every course with its latest score, how many attempts it took and whether it came in late, and a teacher reads the same page.
One student's report in Carna for Schools, course by course: the latest score, the attempts it took and what came in late. Carna School London is a sample school; the names, courses, levels and scores are demo data.
FAQ
Common questions.
Straight answers about Cambly and Carna, including how this comparison was built and what the individual tutor cannot do yet.
Is Carna cheaper than Cambly?
Cambly's small-group plans were 453 TL a month, and its free side is self-study activities and a $1 trial lesson, as we read them on cambly.com on 27 September 2026 (prices shown in Turkey). The Carna app has no tutors to pay for and will open with a free plan; it is in early access now, and its paid plans have no price yet. Schools and teams book a demo, and the pricing page explains how their plans work.
Can I still get human teaching with Carna?
Carna does not connect you to live tutors; that is Cambly's strength, and the table says so. In Carna for Schools a teacher assigns the work and reads every student's report, course by course, so a person stays in the loop where it matters.
When is Cambly the better choice over Carna?
Cambly is the pick when you specifically want a human on a set schedule for a high-stakes preparation moment. Carna is the better fit when you want scored practice without booking and a structured progression from A1 to C2.
How did you check the Cambly column?
The Cambly column reflects the plans and features Cambly publishes, as we checked them in May 2026. Its free plan and prices were checked again on 27 September 2026, on cambly.com/english. Carna's column is held to the same standard as the Cambly column, so where it falls short, it says so. "Partly" means a feature exists with a limit, and the limit is named under the row. Products change quickly, so check cambly.com for the latest.
EARLY ACCESS
Get in first.
The Carna app is in early access: no individual sign-up yet, and it will open with a free plan. Leave your name on the early-access list, free to join, and we write once, when your place opens.