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38 guides for learners and speakers.
Honest comparisons of the apps you have already tried, practical guides for IELTS, job interviews and business English, the working-professional moments where real-time English unlocks the next thing, and how to get paid for the English you already speak.
Start practisingCompetitor comparisons(7)
Honest comparisons of how Nattive differs from the apps you have probably already tried. Where another app is a better fit for what you want, we say so.
Tandem Alternative
Why everyone keeps ghosting you on language exchange apps
HelloTalk Alternative
Made friends on HelloTalk but not fluent? Here's why.
Cambly Alternative
When Cambly's subscription stops paying for itself
Preply Alternative
When you don't actually want a tutor
italki Alternative
What if you didn't have to scroll through 200 teachers to find one?
ChatGPT for English Practice
Why ChatGPT can't actually teach you to speak English
Speak App Alternative
When the AI tutor stops being enough
Use cases(10)
Practical guides for the most common reasons people sign up to practise English with native speakers.
IELTS Speaking Practice
IELTS Speaking is the band you can't fake. Practise with real humans.
Job Interview English Practice
Practise your English job interview the way it actually happens
Business English Practice
Sound as smart in English as you do in your native language
Medical English Practice
The medical English you actually need is conversational, not textbook
Practice with American Speakers
Practise English with real American native speakers
What is Nattive
What is Nattive?
How Nattive Works
How does Nattive work?
Is Nattive Legit
Is Nattive legit?
Nattive Reviews
Nattive reviews
Cambiyo is Now Nattive
Cambiyo is now Nattive
Career-unlocking practice(10)
Guides for working professionals where confident English in real time is what unlocks the next role, the next client, the next promotion.
English for Academic Researchers
Your paper is fine. The Q&A after the talk is what worries you.
English for Freelancers
You're undercharging because the discovery call feels awkward in English
English for Content Creators
Your English audience is bigger than your local one. Talk to them like you mean it.
English for International Remote Work
The remote job at a US company pays 3x what you earn locally. The interview is in English.
English for Sales Professionals
Your pitch is good. Your English is what's losing the deal.
English for Customer-Facing Executives
Senior client meetings are won or lost in the language. Practise the English the role demands.
English for Finance & Banking
In finance, the precise word matters. Practise getting it right in real time.
English for International Transfer
You're being transferred abroad. The work English you have isn't the daily life English you'll need.
English for Manager Promotion
You can do the manager job. The question is whether you sound like one.
English for Marketing & PR
Your job is communication. Make sure your English is up to it.
Make money with Nattive(10)
Guides for native English speakers who want to get paid to chat with learners. No teaching qualifications, no fixed schedule, paid weekly.
Make Money as a Digital Nomad
Make money as a digital nomad without a single client
Make Money While Travelling
How to make money while travelling (and not fly home early)
Get Paid to Talk in English
Get paid to talk in English, no degree or script required
Make Money as a Student
Make money as a student without a shift you hate
Make Money After Being Laid Off
Laid off? Income you control while you find the next job
Make Money From Home
Make money from home by doing the one thing you already do all day
Make Money as a Stay-at-Home Parent
Earn during nap time, not on someone else's rota
Make Money Online
Make money online without falling for the rubbish
Make Money in Retirement
Top up your pension by talking to the world
Make Money Living Van Life
Fund van life with something that fits in the van
Roundups(1)
Multi-app comparisons across the English practice market.