Use Speak Better Spanish for real conversations: live one-to-one coaching where a coach answers you on the spot, plus a recording and notes after every session. Pick Speechling, a nonprofit where coaches give written feedback on sentences you record, for pronunciation. Coaching costs more, at $81 to $90 an hour. See all our comparisons, or read Speak Better Spanish vs AI Language Apps (Speak, Langua, Jumpspeak).
Speak Better Spanish vs Speechling at a glance
| Speechling | Speak Better Spanish | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan with up to 10 coaching sessions a month. Speechling Unlimited starts at $19.99 a month. | $90 for a 60-minute coaching session or $50 for 30 minutes. Packages of 12, 24 or 48 hours bring it down to $85.50, $83.25 or $81 an hour. |
| Format | You record sentences and send them to a coach. Feedback comes back within 24 hours, so nothing is live. | Live one-to-one coaching on Zoom: 60-minute coaching sessions or 30-minute Spanish-only conversation sessions. |
| Approach | Recorded practice. A coach replies to your recordings later, not live. | Coaching. A free Roadmap Session sets your plan before you pay, every session has a job, and the same three coaches get to know you. |
| Who teaches | Certified pronunciation coaches. | A small team of three coaches: Hannah (19+ years teaching), Arturo and Jacky. Package hours work with any of them. |
| Feedback | Notes on pronunciation, intonation, rhythm, grammar and word choice. | A live coach listens and corrects you in the moment. You get a recording, notes and practice after every session, plus email support between sessions. |
| Spanish taught | Spanish for Latin America or Spanish for Spain. | Real-life Mexican Spanish, built around your goals. |
| Plan before you pay | No personal plan from a person. You choose what to study. | Yes. A free Roadmap Session maps your goals, your level and what holds you back, and your written plan comes by email the same day. No payment info needed. |
| Same coaches who know you | A coach replies to your recordings, but nothing is live. | Yes. Hannah, Arturo and Jacky, so you hear more than one accent without starting over with a stranger. |
| Notes and recording after every session | No sessions with a person, so nothing to record. | Yes. The recording, your notes, your vocabulary and your practice, by email after every session. |
| Support between sessions | Feedback on your recordings within 24 hours. | Yes. Email a question or something you wrote, and we correct it. |
| Money-back guarantee | Not listed. | Full refund if you are not fully satisfied, as long as you tell us within 28 days. |
| Immersion trips | Not listed. | Yes. Small-group trips in Mexico hosted by Hannah, where you use Spanish in real situations every day. |
| Included with packages | Not listed. | The recording, your notes and your practice after every session, email support between sessions, certificates as your sessions add up, and a free workbook. 24-hour and 48-hour packages also get a free 30-minute session in your birthday month. The 48-hour package also gets 10% off immersion trips, group workshops and add-ons. |
| 30-minute conversation sessions | No. You record sentences and a coach sends feedback later. Nothing is live. | Yes. 30 minutes in Spanish with Hannah, Arturo or Jacky, and you get the recording and your notes after. Sessions use the same package hours as coaching. We have held more than 1,000 since 2017. |
| Best for | Fixing pronunciation, a sentence at a time. | Adults who want to actually speak Spanish, with a plan, the same small team of coaches and help between sessions. |
Speechling details come from its own website, checked October 24, 2026: Speechling home page; Speechling pricing page. Prices and policies can change, so check their site before you buy. Our prices are on the pricing page.
Recorded feedback or live conversation?
Speechling is a great, low-cost way to hear what a coach thinks of your pronunciation. You have time to prepare each recording, though. A real conversation does not give you that time. Someone asks, you answer, and they react. Live coaching trains that moment.
How to use Speechling and coaching together
Use Speechling for pronunciation between sessions. Use your sessions to speak freely about your life with a coach who answers you in real time. Your notes and recording show what to send Speechling next.
Coaching vs self-study
Speechling is mostly self-study, so you set the plan and the pace. Coaching adds what self-study can’t: a person who listens to you, corrects you and plans what comes next.
What working with Speak Better Spanish looks like
- You book a free Roadmap Session on Zoom. There is no payment info and no commitment. We look at your goals, your level and what is holding you back.
- Your written plan comes by email the same day. It shows where you are, where you are going and the best next step. Some people take the plan and keep going on their own, and that is fine.
- If you go ahead, you pick a coach and a time: a 60-minute coaching session built around a topic you choose, or a 30-minute Spanish-only conversation session.
- Every session starts with something you are celebrating, and you speak from the first session. Your coach corrects you in the moment and tells you why.
- After every session you get the recording, your notes, the vocabulary from your own conversation and your practice for the week, by email.
- Between sessions you can email a question or something you wrote, and we correct it.
- You keep working with the same three coaches, and every session is recorded and written up, so nobody starts from zero and nothing you learn gets lost.
- If it is not right for you, tell us within 28 days for a full refund.
Hannah founded Speak Better Spanish, and she is not a native speaker. She learned Spanish herself, first in school and then by living in Spain and Mexico, so she has been where you are. In her words: “I’m a non-native Spanish speaker who started from scratch.” (Hannah, on our YouTube channel)
Our 30-minute conversation sessions
Most intermediate adults understand more Spanish than they can say. Our 30-minute conversation sessions are for that gap. You talk with Hannah, Arturo or Jacky in Spanish about your own life: your week, a trip, your work, your family. Your coach keeps you talking, helps when you get stuck and corrects the mistakes that matter, without turning it into a grammar class. You get the recording and your notes afterward. Sessions use the same package hours as 60-minute coaching, so many students take a coaching hour one week and a conversation session the next. We have held more than 1,000 of these sessions since 2017. A session is $50 on its own, and less with a package. See how conversation sessions work.
What you only get at Speak Better Spanish
- Three ways to practice with the same coaches: 60-minute coaching, 30-minute Spanish-only conversation sessions (free-flowing or themed, with one small thing to practice and nothing to hand in), and small group conversation classes on Zoom with at most 8 students. Each series has one topic, Mexican culture is part of every class, and every class is recorded.
- Coaches based in Mexico who teach the Spanish people there speak every day. The whole team is bilingual: Hannah, Arturo and Jacky all speak English and Spanish, so beginners can ask questions in English.
- Immersion trips in Mexico hosted by Hannah, like the La Paz trip, where you use your Spanish in real situations every day.
- A free library for the days between sessions, made by the same team: our blog, YouTube channel, podcast and free Spanish Starter Pack.
- Research from our own lessons. Our study of 1,896 one-to-one lessons found that the first class decides most of it: 13.4% of adults never took a second class, and 77.1% of those who reached a fifth went on to ten or more.
Why the cheaper option can cost more
Speechling costs far less than a coach, and it does its job well. The hidden cost is time. It is easy to spend months on lessons and videos and still freeze when someone talks to you, because nothing in self-study makes you answer a real person. A few planned hours with a coach can save you a lot of those months.
What our students say
“This is the best way to learn Spanish- to practice it with another person.”
Kitz W, Google review
“These one on one sessions are great! I can ask questions as they arise, get clarification”
david wilson, Google review
Who should choose Speechling
- You want to fix your pronunciation.
- You like to prepare before you speak.
- You want human feedback for little or no money.
Who should choose Speak Better Spanish
- You want real conversation in real time, not only recordings.
- You want to speak with a real person who corrects you kindly.
- You want a plan before you pay, from a free Roadmap Session.
- You want a recording, notes and practice after every session, and someone to email between sessions.
See how our coaching works, read what students say (19+ years teaching, founded in 2014, 3,300+ live sessions coached, 5.0 on Google), or read how to practice speaking Spanish alone.
Frequently asked questions
Is Speechling free?
Speechling has a free plan with up to 10 coaching sessions a month. Speechling Unlimited starts at $19.99 a month.
Is Speechling live?
No. You record sentences and a coach sends feedback within 24 hours.
Is Speak Better Spanish more expensive than Speechling?
Yes. Speak Better Spanish costs $90 for a 60-minute coaching session or $50 for 30 minutes, and packages bring it down to $81 to $85.50 an hour. You pay for live conversation with a coach, a plan, and a recording and notes after every session.
Can I use both?
Yes. Use Speechling for pronunciation and coaching for live speaking.
Which is better for a nervous adult learner?
Recording on your own is low pressure. Our coaching is built for adults who feel nervous speaking: mistakes are expected, nobody puts you on the spot, and the free Roadmap Session sets a plan before you spend anything.
Start with a free Roadmap Session
If your goal is to speak Spanish, this is the place to start. Book a free Roadmap Session. In one Zoom call we look at your goals, your level and what is holding you back, and your written plan comes by email the same day. It is free, with no commitment and no payment info. You leave with a plan, and it can include Speechling.
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