Best free PTE practice platform for 2027

Our pick is BandLadder, and we publish this page. It has the most free scored tests we could confirm among the 12 platforms we checked on 6 November 2026: 280 Reading and Listening sectional and timed tests for PTE Academic and Core, against 4 at PTE Mocks and 1 each at Alfa PTE and RealPTE. Its full question bank is also the largest we found: 58,000+ questions against 9,600+ at RealPTE. It adds 5 speaking and 2 writing AI marks every day, with no card. We are not the most generous on daily marks alone: RealPTE gives 10 AI scores a day across every task type, and OnePTE's pricing table says 5 speaking and 5 writing. Alfa PTE, Gurully and APEUni give 3 writing marks in total, not per day. BandLadder also has the widest set of study tools we found, with free access to Solve Along, Vocab Books, Grammar Hub, shadowing, the paraphraser, lessons, Shorts and the AI Study Centre, some of them with limits.

Yes. All 280 Reading and Listening sectional and timed tests are free to take and scored with a free account. The full review of each attempt, including feedback and explanations, is part of Premium.

RealPTE gives 10 a day, shared across every task type including writing. PTE24 also advertises 10, but its terms limit free accounts to a set of question types and we could not confirm that writing is one of them. PTE Core Practice advertises 10 attempts per module a day for PTE Core, and PTEasy 5 attempts a day. BandLadder gives 5 speaking and 2 writing a day. OnePTE's table says 5 of each, while its FAQ says 2 of each. Alfa PTE gives 5 checks a day but only 3 in total for writing and Summarize Spoken Text, and Gurully gives 5 speaking a day and 3 writing in total. APEUni's older help pages say the same as Gurully.

Not on its own. Compare what else the free account opens. RealPTE gives 10 AI scores a day, trait scores, word-by-word marks, model answers and 2 AI coach questions a day, on 9,600+ questions, with 1 part or mini test. BandLadder gives 5 speaking and 2 writing scores a day, 280 scored Reading and Listening tests and Solve Along walkthroughs, from a 58,000+ question bank, though its model answers and full review come with a plan.

BandLadder has the widest set we found: Solve Along, the PTE 90 coach, Vocab Books, Grammar Hub, shadowing, the paraphraser, lessons and books, Shorts and the AI Study Centre, each with free access and some with limits. APEUni is the closest, listing Vocab Books, shadowing, study materials and prediction files, though its pages do not say which are free. OnePTE keeps shadow reading for VIP members, Alfa PTE offers strategy videos and limited templates free, and RealPTE's pages do not list vocabulary, shadowing or grammar tools.

We submitted one flawed Summarize Spoken Text answer to each of BandLadder and RealPTE on 6 November 2026, on different lectures. RealPTE showed trait scores, errors underlined in the text with some fixes on hover, 2 written grammar corrections, 3 missed points and an open model answer. BandLadder showed trait scores, an explanation for each trait, the missing or strong main ideas, each grammar and vocabulary fix, and every spelling fix listed; its model answer is locked for free accounts. It is one answer each, so treat it as a sample.

PTE24 gives one full mock a month. OnePTE and PTE Mocks each give one full mock for PTE Academic and one for PTE Core. RealPTE, Alfa PTE, Gurully and EdKnot each give one, and so does BandLadder. Pearson's free option is a diagnostic test rather than a full mock.

More full mocks, unlimited AI scoring, Speaking and Writing sectional tests beyond the free attempt, and the full review of each attempt come with a plan, which you buy for a set number of days. BandLadder scores are practice estimates from its own AI, not Pearson's engine.