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The bot vs an academy

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, free.

Course €600-1,500 Exam ~€110 Bot €0 Density > hours

Quick summary

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: unlimited practice and AI feedback on the official 0-6 rubric, free. It doesn't replace a teacher — it removes the repetitive marking and the waiting.

Side by side

Traditional academy AptisBot
Cost€600-1,500 for a course€0
Speaking/Writing feedbackA few times a week, in classAs often as you want, ~30s each
Question volumeLimited by class time5,400+ items, on demand
ScheduleFixed timetableYour own pace, any device
Accountability / human nuance✔ a good teacher helpsSelf-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.

So when is an academy worth it?

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 free is the part worth questioning.

Try the free path first

Spend a week on the bot before you spend on a course. Worst case, you arrive at class knowing exactly which skill to fix.

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Pay for the exam, not the prep

Get the feedback an academy charges for, free.

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Six full mock exams: three General and three Advanced

All five parts with the real number of questions and the official timings, plus writing and speaking marked by AI. Free: you sign in with your Google account, which is what saves your score for each part. No test repeats another one's questions.

Aptis General (B2)
  1. aptisbot.es/simulador
  2. aptisbot.es/simulacro2
  3. aptisbot.es/simulacro3
Aptis Advanced (C1-C2)
  1. aptisbot.es/advanced
  2. aptisbot.es/advanced2
  3. aptisbot.es/advanced3

Start with the first one for your variant: the next opens when you finish all five parts.

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