Question 1

Is the IELTS writing checker free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. One scored essay a day is free with no sign-up, a free account gives more each day, and unlimited checks with a band-8 rewrite of your weakest paragraph start at ₦2,500 for seven days.

Question 2

What does the checker score?

Accepted Answer

Task 2 essays, Academic Task 1 chart reports and General Training letters, against the four official criteria: Task Response or Achievement, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy. You get each band, an overall estimate and your three costliest fixes quoted from your own words.

Question 3

How accurate is the band score?

Accepted Answer

It is an examiner-style estimate against the public band descriptors, calibrated so that a competent essay reads as 6.0 to 6.5 rather than 8. Treat it as a guide that can move half a band on the day, and use the trend across several essays rather than one number.

Question 4

Can I check a Task 1 chart or a letter?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Choose Task 1 Academic to be given a chart and have your figures checked against its data, or Task 1 Letter for a General Training letter task where the tone and all three bullet points are checked.

IELTS Task 1 Academic Chart Checker

Your top 3 fixes

Your weakest paragraph, rewritten at band 8

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