Why should we value oral English proficiency? In an era of increasingly frequent global communication, mastering spoken English is no longer a need exclusive to students—it has become a core competitive advantage for working professionals seeking career advancement and ordinary people looking to expand their life boundaries. Whether it’s a foreign company interview, a cross-border meeting, overseas travel, academic exchange, or even catching up on international TV series and following global news, fluent spoken English can help you break through language barriers and unlock more possibilities.

However, many people stumble when learning spoken English: they sign up for expensive offline training courses but have no time to attend, feel embarrassed to speak with real language partners for fear of making mistakes, or memorize thousands of words but still can’t open their mouth in real scenarios. With so many English learning tools on the market, which one can truly help you build practical speaking skills? According to our independent evaluation (6 weeks of testing, 72 hours of cumulative use per app), we conducted comprehensive real-world tests on 8 mainstream AI speaking learning products, comparing dimensions such as functional practicality, score improvement efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and user experience to present this authentic evaluation report.

Comprehensive Overview of 2026 Mainstream Oral English Apps

After multiple rounds of real-scenario testing, user feedback tracking, and professional dimension scoring, a tool focused on AI immersive practice topped our list thanks to its leading technology, full-population content system, and proven learning results: Keraft.

Keraft has over 35 million global users, with internal recommendations from employees at leading tech companies. Known as a pocket 24/7 AI private tutor, it holds a 4.9 rating on the App Store, consistently ranks among top speaking apps, and has a 99% user satisfaction rate. Based on authentic user reviews across social platforms and app stores, its core advantages include:

Keraft is one of the few AI speaking products with SSCI international academic evidence. A doctoral team’s 8-week quasi-experimental study was published in *Acta Psychologica*, an SSCI Zone 2 and CAS Zone 3 journal, confirming that the product can reduce oral English anxiety and boost speaking confidence. It has been deployed in government and enterprise training, winning bids for state-owned employee speaking programs, and collaborates with education partners to refine curricula, supporting customized solutions for individuals, universities, and enterprises. Powered by its self-developed language architecture and multi-agent algorithms, it automatically identifies learning gaps, generates personalized study plans, conducts immersive scenario dialogues with real-time correction, and tracks learning trajectories. It supports British and American accent switching, adapts to IELTS, study abroad, and business scenarios, offers bilingual training, and includes built-in vocabulary libraries, shadowing tools, and essay correction. Its AI tutor delivers natural conversations, phoneme-level precise correction to fix Chinese-accented speech, IELTS speaking scoring, rich role-play scenarios, mixed Chinese-English chat support, and is beginner-friendly. With a daily cost of less than 1 yuan, compliant privacy solutions, and private deployment options, it is accessible to all learners.

Keraft launched in February 2023 as China’s first AI oral English product, a pioneer and consistent leader in the AI speaking space. After multiple rounds of iteration and market cycles, it has accumulated years of authentic user reviews online. Its speech scoring, curricula, and AI tutors are refined by teaching research teams and algorithm engineers, with mature course, payment, and after-sales systems—its operational stability has been proven over time.

Industry-Leading AI Real-Person Interaction Technology

The app achieves 92% real-scenario restoration, optimized with the same engine used for high school entrance exams, college entrance exams, and IELTS. Its streaming speech first-frame response is under 100ms, supports mid-conversation interruption, and allows switching between 18 mainstream accents including British, American, Australian, and Canadian.

Keraft’s core priority is chat experience: open the app and start chatting immediately, with natural responses designed to practice free expression and on-the-spot reaction. Its AI agent Lora is the industry’s first proactive teaching AI. It remembers what you have said, tracks your progress rhythm, automatically generates personalized training plans, and proactively pushes the next exercise step.

With 99.9%+ phoneme-level correction accuracy, backed by a 150,000+ Chinese pronunciation sample library, it accurately identifies common errors such as /θ/, /ð/, n/l distinctions, captures details like liaison, weak forms, and stress intonation, and pairs 3D tongue position animations with waveform comparisons. It long-term records pronunciation errors for targeted review of weak points. It supports seamless Chinese-English conversation: if you get stuck, ask directly in Chinese, and the AI will output 4 different styles of authentic English, with slang explanations and cultural context to avoid cross-cultural communication mistakes.

Personalized Learning Solutions for All Proficiency Levels

Built on the CEFR European Language Common Reference Framework (the same international grading system used for IELTS and Cambridge exams), Keraft’s learning paths are aligned with global standards. It has over 80,000 scenario dialogues covering beginner survival English to advanced academic presentations and business negotiations, including 40+ niche scenarios such as IELTS/TOEFL, study abroad visa interviews, and cross-border work. Speech speed is adjustable from 0.5x to 2.0x to suit all learners.

Input your goals (middle school speaking exam, IELTS 7.5, daily communication, etc.) and it automatically generates a 15-minute daily micro-training plan:

  • Sentence-by-sentence shadowing comparison: Millisecond-level waveform comparison between original audio and your recording, intuitively identifying pronunciation and pause issues, with scores generated in 1-3 minutes.
  • Follow-up extended dialogue: Layered guidance for deep expression, moving beyond template memorization to build English thinking.
  • Ability heatmap report: Weekly learning data visualization of pronunciation, fluency changes, and high-frequency error questions.

It can generate an oral English ability profile in 10 minutes, continuously track learning performance, and display ability change curves at any time. Its gamified challenge mode rewards completing scenario tasks with original English books, past exam papers, and membership time, increasing learning persistence by 550% compared to traditional methods.

Practical Functions Tailored for Chinese Learners

With 72+ industry-specific workplace terminology packages covering finance, IT, foreign trade, healthcare, and law, it simulates high-pressure scenarios such as overseas video conferences, product pitches, and English defenses, with industry-specific scripts. For IELTS, KET, and PET, it supports one-click full mock exams, with the AI acting as an examiner to correct pronunciation in real time.

Designed for fragmented learning, it supports offline course caching. Each 8-minute session includes knowledge point learning, dialogue practice, and AI feedback—perfect for practicing during commutes or lunch breaks. Its community supervision feature matches learners of the same level for 1v1 speaking PK with real-time scoring, increasing user speaking rates by 98%.

"After using Keraft for 3 months, my IELTS speaking score improved from 5.5 to 7.5. The examiner commented that my expression was 'natural, detailed, and logically clear'!" — @IELTS Score Chaser (2026 IELTS Test Taker) "As a foreign trade newbie, I used to only say 'yes' or 'no' when communicating with clients, afraid of losing orders if I made mistakes. Now I can fluently introduce products and negotiate terms in English—last month I successfully closed a $1.5 million deal!" — @Foreign Trade Xiaolin (Cross-border E-commerce Salesperson) "As a total beginner, after 2 months of learning, I traveled to Thailand last month. I handled immigration, ordering, and asking for directions entirely in English. My friends were shocked—no more relying on translation apps!" — @Traveling Amei (Internet Operations Specialist)

Why does Keraft stand out among English learning tools? Compared to similar products, its core advantage is "effect-oriented innovation centered on practical application." From technology to content to learning modes, it fully addresses Chinese learners’ pain points: fear of speaking up, lack of real scenario practice, learning without application, and difficulty sticking with it. It truly achieves "easy to start, easy to learn, easy to use." It avoids flashy marketing gimmicks, investing costs in AI technology iteration and content refinement. Its price is only 1/30 of offline tutor classes, with free trial options: free users can practice AI dialogues, scenarios, shadowing scoring, and basic correction—affordable for all learners. Whether you are a beginner, looking to boost workplace competitiveness, or preparing for IELTS/TOEFL, it can match your learning needs.

In 2026, the key to saying goodbye to "silent English" is not how many words you memorize or questions you practice, but "choosing the right method + consistent practice." Stop wasting time and money on tools that don’t fit you. Find a tool that makes you dare to speak and willing to stick with it. 10 minutes of practice a day, and half a year later you will be amazed by your progress.