Getting started
Language First helps you prepare for the IELTS exam with practice in Reading, Listening, Writing, and Speaking. To begin:
- Open the app and create an account with your name and email address.
- Pick a skill from the home screen.
- Start a practice and follow the prompts on screen.
You can create an account and try one free practice in every skill. A subscription unlocks the complete practice library, four-skill pathways, games, and AI indicative feedback.
Language First is an independent study app. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to IELTS, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, the British Council, or IDP Education in any way. IELTS is a trademark of its respective owners, used here only to describe the exam this app helps you prepare for.
How practice and indicative scores work
Taking a practice
Work through Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking one skill at a time. Your place is saved in Reading, Listening, and Writing when you leave an unfinished test. In Speaking, the app records your spoken answers so they can be assessed, so please allow microphone access when asked.
How marking works
Writing and Speaking are marked by our assessment system, which can take a short moment. The app will show your result as soon as it is ready.
Understanding your score
Every band score in the app is an indicative practice score estimated by AI. It is not an official IELTS result and does not guarantee or predict the score you will receive in a real exam. Use it to track your progress and spot where to focus, not as an official mark.
Subscriptions and Restore Purchases
How subscriptions work
A subscription unlocks all practice tests, all ten four-skill pathways, every game, and AI indicative feedback on Writing and Speaking. Subscriptions are sold and processed by Apple through the App Store, and payment is charged to your Apple ID. Your subscription renews automatically at the price shown until you cancel. It renews unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the current period ends.
Restore Purchases
If you have already subscribed and your premium features are not showing, use Restore Purchases:
- Open the app and go to the paywall or Settings.
- Make sure you are signed in to the same Apple ID you used to subscribe.
- Tap Restore Purchases.
Your active subscription will be recognised and your premium features will unlock again. Restoring does not charge you a second time.
Managing or cancelling a subscription
Subscriptions are managed through your App Store account, not inside Language First. To view, change, or cancel a subscription on your iPhone or iPad:
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap your name at the top, then tap Subscriptions.
- Tap Language First.
- Choose a different plan, or tap Cancel Subscription.
When you cancel, you keep access until the end of the period you have already paid for, and it will not renew after that.
Contact support
If the answers above do not solve the issue, send us a message. This form opens your email app with the details filled in, so you can review them before sending.
You can also email hello@language-first.com directly.
Closing your account
You can close your account from inside the app:
- Open the app and go to Settings.
- Choose Delete account.
- Confirm your identity when prompted, then confirm the request.
Your request starts a seven-day undo period. During this period, you can sign in only to undo the request. If you do not undo it, your account is archived on day 7 and your original email becomes available for a new account. Your archived account data is erased on day 30, counted from the day you first requested deletion.
Closing your account is separate from cancelling a subscription. If you have an active subscription, cancel it in your App Store settings as well, so it does not renew.