Preply
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy as a learner: affordable 1:1 lessons with huge tutor choice and flexible scheduling.
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Comparison
Preply and GoStudent both land on Depends.
Buy as a learner: affordable 1:1 lessons with huge tutor choice and flexible scheduling.
Fits parents of school-age kids who want regular weekly 1:1 lessons and will commit to a membership.
| Compare | Preply | GoStudent |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Budget language learners | K-12 families wanting weekly scheduled 1:1 lessons |
| Who it's not for | Tutors needing reliable income | Occasional help . subscription minimums punish sporadic use |
| Privacy | No public CVEs found; user reports include tutor account hacks and phishing scams targeting tutors.⁶ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | Tutors report disputes and weak resolutions | Negative experience threads from tutors and parents |
| Public sentiment | Learners mostly praise affordability and tutor choice, while tutors complain about commissions, visibility algorithms, support, and account security.¹ | Feedback is polarised: some parents report grade gains, while Reddit tutor threads, Mumsnet and Trustpilot carry heavy complaints about the platform and its contracts.12 |
| Biggest gotcha | Tutors face phishing via fake student messages; avoid off-platform links.⁸ | Sold as a rolling subscription; single-lesson platforms undercut it for occasional use16 |