1. Paste your essay
Drop in your Task 1 or Task 2 answer exactly as you wrote it, question prompt included.
2. Get your band
The AI scores it against the official band descriptors and gives you an overall band plus a band per criterion.
3. See what to fix
Every criterion comes with specific notes — the exact sentences and habits holding your score down.
Worked example
What the feedback looks like
Here's an excerpt from a real-style Task 2 answer and the band card the checker returns for the full essay.
Essay excerpt — Task 2
In today's world, many people believe that studying abroad is very important for young students.
Moreover, living in a foreign country helps students to learn independence and also new cultures.
However, some students face the problems of homesickness and the high cost of the living.
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FAQ
Questions before you paste your essay
Which criteria does the checker score against?
The four official IELTS Writing criteria: Task Response (Task Achievement for Task 1), Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy. You get a band for each, plus an overall — exactly the structure an examiner uses.
Is the score accurate?
Treat it as a practice signal aligned to the official band descriptors, not an official result. Only a certified examiner can give you a real IELTS band — but the checker is consistent, instant, and points at the specific sentences costing you marks, which is what you need while preparing.
Does it support Task 1 as well?
Yes — both tasks. Task 1 (letters for General Training, report writing for Academic) and Task 2 essays each get scored against the criteria that apply to that task.