Step 1
Find out who you could be
A short test says which writer you already are — Reporter, Journalist, Author — free and with no account. An honest starting point beats a guess.
IELTS & TOEFL writing
Pass the exam. Like an original writer.
You understand far more English than you can produce — and the exam only pays for what you produce. So write one real task a day and get it back scored on the actual IELTS and TOEFL criteria, with every fix explained in one line.
Ten writers you could be, Blogger to Prize Winner. Free, no account. In IELTS Academic, writing is the lowest of the four skills for about four in five nationalities — 5.98 against 6.69 for reading. (IELTS official data, 2024–25.)
The ceiling isn't writing. It's the words you can use.
A memorised list stays on the list. Here a word only counts once you've used it — correctly, in your own writing.
Free entry mitigates the cost barrier for younger visitors.
Used correctly
+1
vocabulary 1,284 / 2,800
Reaching only for words you own
writes you the same essay every time — and quietly caps reading and listening as well.
So the counting runs backwards
Nothing is credited until you've produced it. The writing is what builds the word count.
Stuck for a word? Write it in your language
It comes back in English with a sentence you can use, and joins your own list.
How it works
Three steps, and you end up owning something — not just a score.
Step 2
Write one task a day
A real IELTS or TOEFL task, scored against the real criteria — and every fix explained in one plain sentence, so it sticks.
Step 3
Build your own collection
Every piece is kept, scored and dated. By exam day you are not holding a number — you are holding a body of work, and the vocabulary to go with it.
Watch a sentence get better
This is what the coach hands back on a real task — the fix, the reason, and a stronger word to keep.
BeforeFirst draft
Some people thinks that free museums is a waste of money.
I am not agree. A entry fee stops exactly the visitors a museum most wants.
After the coach
Some people think that free museums are a waste of money. I disagree. An entry fee stops exactly the visitors a museum most wants.
Tense Trolltense
Some people thinks→Some people think
Why: "People" is already plural, so the verb drops its -s.
Article Goblinarticles
A entry fee→An entry fee
Why: Use an before a vowel sound like the “e” in entry.
word gemone word, bigger
a waste of money→a poor use of public funds
See what a strong answer looks like
Real IELTS and TOEFL tasks, answered and scored against the criteria the examiner uses — with the reason for every mark.
Start your writing collection
Every task you write is kept, scored and dated — your own collection, building while you prepare. Leave your email and we will tell you when the OpenWriting app lands at openwriting.ai too.