Just launched English AIdol — AI test prep for IELTS, TOEFL & PTE in 12 languages (LAUNCH50 = 50% off)

Hey Indie Hackers 👋

I just launched English AIdol — an AI-powered test prep platform for IELTS, the new 2026 TOEFL format, and PTE Academic.

Why I built it: most IELTS/TOEFL candidates plateau at band 6 / score 80 — not because they don't study hard, but because they have no way to get fast, criterion-level feedback on Speaking and Writing without paying $100+/hour for a human tutor. ChatGPT-style "how's my essay?" doesn't actually align to the official band descriptors. So I built one that does.

What's different:

• Phoneme-level pronunciation feedback — the AI flags exactly which sounds and stress patterns are dragging your band score, not just "improve your pronunciation"

• Rebuilt for the new 2026 TOEFL format — multistage adaptive Reading/Listening, the new Email + Academic Discussion writing tasks, the 1.0–6.0 scoring scale

• Multi-language UI in 12 languages — Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Turkish, English (built for non-native English candidates who want to prep in their first language)

• Free tier with full Reading/Listening practice tests — no signup required to try

Where we are: live on web (englishaidol.com) and iOS App Store. Stripe + RevenueCat for billing. Used by candidates in 50+ countries. 4 coaching tiers (1-on-1, small group, masterclass) for users who want human input on top of AI feedback.

For the IH community: use code LAUNCH50 at checkout for 50% off the first 3 months of Pro. Limited to the first 500 redemptions.

Would love your feedback — especially on the Speaking practice flow and the new TOEFL 2026 mock tests. AMA in the comments. 🎯

— Ryan