BritSpeech is a British accent and pronunciation coach for people who want to learn Received Pronunciation and modern British English. It analyses your speech, identifies sounds to work on and gives you personalised pronunciation exercises.
Free to download · iPhone · in-app subscriptions
UK App Store: 5/5 from 4 ratings · checked 3 October 2026
or get your score right here · one line out loud · no app, no sign up
Start with our free step-by-step British accent guide
Tune and news are losing the Y. Slip a little y in, so tune is tyoon.
7 day streak
ten minutes a day
Built for people who already speak English well, and want to be heard the first time.
you know the words. the vowels are what travel with you, and a flat a or a sounded r tells the room where you learned them. britspeech works on exactly that, nothing a grammar app touches.
read three lines, get a britishness score out of 100. it moves when your vowels do, so progress is a number, not a feeling.
received pronunciation
+9 this month
the bath vowel, the dropped r and the vowel in hot. each feature gets its own feedback, so you always know which sound to fix next.
a nudge at your chosen hour, with a little dry humour from Pip. if you stay away, reminders stop after two weeks. pick up again whenever you’re ready.
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A small suggestion from Pip
Your lesson is ready. It’s being very polite about the wait.
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Shall we carry on?
Yesterday got away. Your lesson is ready.
a native model says the word, you say it back, and the app grades the difference on the spot. all of it on your phone.
the model
/bɑːθ/ · bath
you
/bæθ/ · 71 and climbing
How it works
01 · Read
Each line is rigged with the vowels and consonants that separate British from American. Read them like you mean it.
“On Tuesday the duke knew the hot news from the little cottage.”
02 · Score
Record in the app. Your audio is sent for analysis to help identify what to practise next.
Personalising your plan
03 · Plan
See your level, the climb to Received Pronunciation, and today's ten-minute lesson leading with the sound that holds you back.
Really British
Convincingly British in most rooms, most of the time.
The climb to Received Pronunciation
The retained Y
Tune and news keep the Y, so tune is tyoon, not toon.
Practise this soundThe retained Y
The long BATH
The crisp T
04 · Drill
Practise 16 pronunciation features, from individual sounds to linking and intonation. Start with the areas identified in your assessment.
Drill any sound to nudge the number up.
The retained Y
The long BATH
The dropped R
The GOAT glide
The rounded LOT
The open STRUT
The melody
The crisp T
BritSpeech’s guided practice app is available for iPhone. You can also try a free accent assessment and use the pronunciation guides and audio exercises on this website.
BritSpeech is built for people who already speak English well and want to be heard the first time. It trains the accent, not the grammar.
BritSpeech uses Received Pronunciation (RP) as its practice reference. RP is one British accent; it does not represent every region or speaker in the UK.
The browser accent assessment and website exercises are free. The iPhone app offers paid subscriptions. Check the App Store and the in-app paywall for the price in your country, trial eligibility and renewal terms.
Yes. BritSpeech is available on the App Store for iPhone.
find out in about ninety seconds. read three lines, get your score, then keep it climbing ten minutes a day.
/haʊ ˈbrɪtɪʃ ɑː juː/
Learn how British pronunciation works, listen to an example, and try a short exercise before opening the app.
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