An honest comparison. A traditional Aptis course costs €600-1,500; the exam itself is around €110. What that gap really buys is feedback on Speaking and Writing — and that's exactly what the bot gives you.
An academy sells you hours. What moves your level is density — how many real questions you answer and how often you get feedback. The bot is built for density: practice and AI feedback on the official 0-6 rubric, unlimited during the 7-day trial and with a plan; on the basic plan, 20 questions, one writing and one speaking a day. It doesn't replace a teacher — it removes the repetitive marking and the waiting.
| Traditional academy | AptisBot | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | €600-1,500 for a course | €0 |
| Speaking/Writing feedback | A few times a week, in class | As often as you want, ~30s each |
| Question volume | Limited by class time | 6,900+ items, on demand |
| Schedule | Fixed timetable | Your own pace, any device |
| Accountability / human nuance | ✔ a good teacher helps | Self-driven |
It isn't «bot or teacher». If you have a teacher, the bot multiplies their value by handling the repetitive marking between classes. If you don't, it covers the part that usually costs the most.
If you're starting well below B1, or you know you won't keep yourself accountable, a teacher or a structured course is money well spent. But if you already have a B1-B2 base and just need to push Speaking and Writing to B2/C1, paying four figures for what is mostly feedback you can get Trial is the part worth questioning.
Spend a week on the bot before you spend on a course. Worst case, you arrive at class knowing exactly which skill to fix.
Get the feedback an academy charges for.
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All five parts with the real number of questions and the official timings, plus writing and speaking marked by AI. Included in your 7-day trial: you sign in with your Google account, which is what saves your score for each part. No test repeats another one's questions.
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