Last updated September 13, 2026
Short answer: ParrotTalk runs the four IELTS sections back to back, Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, and shows your estimated band per section and overall the moment you submit the last one. No email, no waiting. 100% free, no sign-up, no card.
A mock test is only useful if the result comes while the test is still fresh in your head. On ParrotTalk nothing is sent to a queue and nothing arrives by email later: you submit the last section, and the results screen opens.
| Section | How it is scored | When you see it |
|---|---|---|
| Listening | Automatic: 40 answers checked, raw score converted to a band | On submission |
| Reading | Automatic: 40 answers checked, raw score converted to a band | On submission |
| Writing | AI on the four official criteria, band per criterion and per task; Task 2 counts double | In seconds |
| Speaking | AI examiner: your recorded answers transcribed and scored on fluency, vocabulary and grammar | In seconds |
The overall band is shown with each section band, plus the likely range against an official result, half a band either side. Every result is saved on your device and appears on your progress dashboard.
The full mock test follows the real exam format and timings, section by section:
Plan for about 3 hours in one sitting, like the real test. The point is to find out how you hold up over the full length, not only on one skill at a time. What the mock covers and what it cannot is explained in what a free IELTS mock test really means.
The Quick Mock Test trims each of the four sections so you get a first read on where you stand in about 50 minutes, with the same instant results screen at the end. It is drawn from 3072 combinations of sections, so you can take it again without seeing the same test twice. For a result you can rely on, take the full mock.
No. Listening and Reading follow the standard raw-score conversion; Writing and Speaking bands are AI estimates anchored to the official band descriptors, and can differ from an official result by roughly half a band to a full band. In user feedback from 405 test-takers, 58% found their band lower than they expected, 25% about right, 17% higher: the scoring leans strict. The figures are on the proof page. ParrotTalk is independent and not affiliated with IELTS, the British Council, IDP, or Cambridge English.
Yes, 100% free, with no sign-up, no card and no ads. There is no paid tier with a fuller result: the same scoring runs for every test-taker, on the full mock and on the Quick Mock Test.
ParrotTalk is 100% free, with no sign-up. AI bands are estimates, not official IELTS results. See also the free AI correction and Writing band score pages.