How Preply actually works

Preply is a tutor marketplace, not a course. You pick a person, not a curriculum, and the process below is what actually happens between signing up and your first lesson.

1. 1

   Signing up

   Tell Preply which language and what you want from it (travel, exam, business, general fluency).

2. 2

   Filter and browse tutors

   Filter by price, availability and specialty, then watch tutor intro videos and read reviews.

3. 3

   Booking a lesson

   This is the trial lesson. You're charged the tutor's rate plus the one-time platform fee.

4. 4

   During a lesson

   Lessons happen over Preply's own video call tool, with materials shared in-session.

5. 5

   After a lesson

   Keep booking with the same tutor, try another (new platform fee applies), or cancel before the next 28-day cycle.

Step three is the one that costs more than people expect, because the first lesson with any tutor carries Preply's 18% one-time platform fee. What that lesson actually costs is broken down on the trial lesson page.