Platform comparison · checked September 2026
EdKnot, Pearson’s Official AI Practice, Gurully and APEUni on the things that change your preparation. We make EdKnot; every competitor fact is from the vendor’s own pages, and anything not stated there is marked, not guessed.
| Compare platformsPTE practice with AI scoring | That’s usEdKnot US$10.99US$5.99 Intro Offer30 days · unlimited scoring | Pearson AI Practice US$59.99 1 month · official questions · Charged in USD | Gurully US$16 30-day Prime | APEUni US$15.99 30-day VIP · app store |
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| Free mock test | Yes1 per product | PartlyDiagnostics only | Yes1 scored mock | Not stated on public pagesNo free mock stated |
| Free AI scoringper day, on practice | Yes15 reviews/day | PartlySample scoring | Partly5 speaking/day | Not stated on public pagesNot stated |
| Plans | 15 · 30 · 60 days | 7 days · 1 month · 3 months | 7 · 15 · 30 · 60 days | 30 · 90 · 180 days |
| Question bank | ≈21,000 | 1,000+ official | 30,000+ | “Thousands” |
| Full mock testson paid plans | ∞*Unlimited, subject to fair use | 15 | ∞Unlimited | Not stated on public pagesNot stated |
| Sectional testson paid plans | ∞*Unlimited, subject to fair use | 20 | ∞Unlimited | Not stated on public pagesNot stated |
| August 2025 tasksRespond to a Situation, Summarize Group Discussion | YesBoth, AI-scored | Yes“Every question type” | YesBoth named | Not stated on public pagesNot named on homepage |
| PTE Core | YesFull set + CLB mapping | PartlySeparate product | Yes | Yes |
| Scoring | EdKnot AI, Pearson-style traits | Official traits; official engine on its Scored Practice Test | “Instant accurate AI scoring” | “AI Scoring Engine” |
| Actions | Start free | Not affiliated | Not affiliated | Not affiliated |
EdKnot and Gurully both give one scored free mock.
EdKnot’s comes per product, Academic / UKVI and Core, with 15 AI score reviews a day for practice and no card. Pearson’s free tier is two diagnostics with sample questions. APEUni’s public pages do not state a free mock.
EdKnot’s price is live from our pricing feed, including any running offer, and plans are prepaid for 15, 30 or 60 days with no auto-renewal. Competitor figures are their listed 30-day prices on 18 September 2026 in the currency shown, before taxes and promotions, so check each site before paying.
EdKnot scores both with AI; Gurully names both in its speaking list.
Pearson’s AI Practice page says it covers “every question type across all four skills”. APEUni’s homepage question list did not name them when we checked, and we could not check inside its app.
EdKnot covers the full Core task set and maps every section score to a CLB level.
It also has a Core score calculator. Pearson sells a separate Official PTE Core AI Practice. Gurully and APEUni both list PTE Core.
Only Pearson’s separately sold Scored Practice Test is scored by the official PTE engine. Every other score, including EdKnot’s, is an estimate.
Pearson’s AI Practice feedback is “aligned to official scoring traits”. EdKnot’s own AI is trained to Pearson-style traits and uses the same engine in practice and mocks, so results stay comparable. Gurully describes “instant accurate AI scoring”, and APEUni’s app describes an “AI Scoring Engine” that “simulates the real PTE scoring system”.
EdKnot for the whole cycle: diagnose with the free mock, practise the task types it flags, retest after each cycle.
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Every competitor fact on this page was read from the vendor’s own public pages on 18 September 2026. Anything a vendor does not state is marked “not stated”, not guessed. We re-check periodically; if something is out of date, email [email protected] and we will correct it.
No. Only Pearson’s Scored Practice Test is scored by the official PTE engine. Every other AI score, including EdKnot’s, is an estimate built to mirror Pearson’s scoring traits. Use practice scores to see what to work on and whether you are improving, and use one official scored test as the final check.
EdKnot and Gurully both give one scored free mock. EdKnot’s is one per product with no card; Gurully’s free plan caps AI scoring for practice at five speaking answers a day. Pearson’s free tier is two diagnostics. APEUni’s public pages do not state a free mock.
EdKnot scores both tasks with AI for Academic and Core. Gurully names both in its speaking list. Pearson says its AI Practice covers every question type. APEUni’s homepage list did not name them when we checked in September 2026.
