Overall band direction
See the approximate band range your current draft is signaling before you commit to a full rewrite.
IELTS Writing Checker
Get an IELTS-style score estimate, identify the weakest criterion, and see the next revision move before you waste time rewriting the wrong part of your essay.
Free entry point
Start with a free scan before you paste a full draft
Use the main checker for both Task 1 and Task 2 when you want a fast baseline: likely band direction, weakest criterion, main blocker, and the next fix worth making.
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Sample report preview
Preview the kind of output you get before facing a blank text box.
- Overall Band
- 6.0
- Weakest Criterion
- Task Response
- Main Problem
- Your essay presents a position, but the second main idea stays too general and never becomes a fully developed argument.
- Next Fix
- Add one specific example after your second reason and link that example back to the claim in the topic sentence.
This is the kind of fast diagnosis the free scan shows before you decide whether to unlock a deeper report.
Run the live checker
Paste your draft below to get a fast IELTS-style diagnosis. The compact tool opens directly on the analysis flow without repeating the page hero.
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50–400 words per check · IELTS Task 2 is usually 250+
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What you will get
Weakest criterion first
Find out whether Task Response, Coherence, Vocabulary, or Grammar is actually holding the score back.
Main problem in plain English
Get a short explanation of the biggest score blocker so you stop guessing what the examiner might dislike.
Next fix to make
See the highest-leverage revision move instead of receiving a vague list of surface-level suggestions.
How to use this IELTS writing tool as a study guide
A checker is most useful when you treat it as a diagnosis, not a final judgement. Start by reading the weakest IELTS criterion first, because that is usually where the fastest improvement sits. If Task Response or Task Achievement is low, fix the answer, overview, examples, and coverage before editing individual sentences. If Coherence is weak, check whether each paragraph has one clear job and whether the reader can follow the argument without guessing.
After that, use the vocabulary and grammar feedback more selectively. Do not replace every simple word with a complex one. IELTS rewards clear, accurate language that fits the topic. The best workflow is to run one draft, rewrite the highest-impact paragraph, and then check the revised version. This turns the tool into a feedback loop: each scan gives you one practical revision target, and each rewrite shows whether the draft is moving closer to your target band.
Why your writing score gets stuck
Most IELTS writing drafts do not stay at 6.0 or 6.5 because of one grammar mistake. They stay stuck because the essay answers the task only partially, develops one paragraph weakly, or uses vocabulary that sounds repetitive rather than precise.
The frustrating part is that generic grammar tools rarely tell you which criterion is costing the most marks. So you keep cleaning sentences when the real issue is idea development, progression, or weak paragraph support.
This page is designed to remove that uncertainty. The free scan shows what kind of diagnosis you will get, so the blank text box feels less risky and the first action feels obvious.
Evaluation Quality & Trust
How our AI grading system achieves examiner-level calibration
Our evaluation engine is trained and calibrated against official IELTS assessment criteria. It analyzes your essay across 4 critical score dimensions to identify the single highest-impact change you should make next.
Criterion-first
Shows which scoring area is costing marks
Built to diagnose whether the draft is losing points on TR, CC, LR, or GRA before anything else.
±0.5
Target range for useful score estimates
Close enough to guide the next revision move, even before a full mock test or teacher review.
4 criteria
Covers TR, CC, LR, and GRA together
Keeps students from fixing surface grammar when the real score blocker sits in ideas or structure.
TRCCLRGRA
Student outcomes
NS
“This was the first checker that showed whether Task Response or Coherence was actually dragging my score down.”
JL
“I stopped guessing what to fix next. The report made the revision order obvious, so every practice essay felt more focused.”
IELTS Writing Checker FAQ
Yes. The first scan is meant to show the baseline diagnosis before you decide whether deeper feedback is worth unlocking.
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