Cambly
San Francisco, California, United States
What it is
Cambly helps learners build English skills through private or group lessons with English-speaking tutors. It says learners can access thousands of tutors 24/7. Lesson videos include personalized feedback and an interactive transcript for reviewing mistakes and returning to specific moments. Between lessons, personalized activities cover vocabulary, level-designed articles, speaking, and pronunciation. Cambly Pro adds expert tutors, structured lessons tailored to learner goals, targeted feedback, and self-study recommendations. Cambly for Organizations offers teams individual online lessons through mobile devices or computers, plus a course library that includes Business English. A $1 trial lesson provides 30 minutes with a tutor. Starting prices are $17 a month for Small groups, $39 a month for Private+, and $56 a month for Pro; billing intervals and lesson frequency vary by plan. The service is available on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. Mobile lessons require the Cambly app. Cambly says the service is designed to work best on Google Chrome and also lists Edge, Brave, and Opera as Chrome-based alternatives.
For and against
For
- Private and group lesson formats.
- Tutors available 24/7, according to Cambly.
- Lesson videos include feedback and interactive transcripts.
- Personalized practice covers vocabulary, speaking, and pronunciation.
Against
- No free plan is listed.
- Trial lessons cost $1.
- Mobile lessons require the Cambly app.
- Plan billing intervals and lesson frequency vary.
The verdict
Cambly combines live English lessons with review materials and between-lesson practice. Compare the listed starting plans and formats, noting that billing and lesson frequency depend on the selected plan.
Who it suits
Cambly may suit English learners looking for tutor conversations, either one-to-one or in a small group. Pro is described for learners seeking structured instruction, exam preparation, or career and academic advancement.
Plans and prices
Pro annual lesson rate
30-minute lessons · automatically renews every 12 months · cancel anytime
Read 15 Oct 2026 · cambly.com
Small groups
30-minute lessons · tutor plus 1–2 students · adults 21+ · native-English tutors
Read 15 Oct 2026 · cambly.com
Pro three-month lesson rate
30-minute lessons · automatically renews every 12 months · cancel anytime
Read 15 Oct 2026 · cambly.com
Pro monthly lesson rate
30-minute lessons · automatically renews every 12 months · cancel anytime
Read 15 Oct 2026 · cambly.com
Private+
Private one-on-one lessons · group lessons · lesson recordings and transcripts · automated feedback
Read 15 Oct 2026 · cambly.com
Pro
Exclusive Pro tutors · structured goal-oriented lessons · targeted tutor feedback · self-study recommendations
Read 15 Oct 2026 · cambly.com
On the record
- 24/7 tutor access
- The service advertises access to thousands of native English tutors at any time.studentsupport.cambly.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- AI and recordings
- Cambly says AI may analyze sessions and usage patterns to improve the platform and develop products, and users may contact the company to opt out of AI trained on their personal information or recordings involving them.cambly.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- API availability
- An independent API directory reports that Cambly publishes no public developer API or developer portal and lists zero APIs.apis.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Availability
- Cambly says learners can access thousands of English-speaking tutors 24/7.studentsupport.cambly.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Between-lesson practice
- The dashboard offers CamblyAI conversation practice, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, speaking quizzes and level-adjusted articles.studentsupport.cambly.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Browser
- Cambly says its service is designed to work best on Google Chrome and lists Edge, Brave, and Opera as Chrome-based alternatives.studentsupport.cambly.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Business
- Cambly for Organizations offers teams individual online English lessons through mobile devices or computers and a course library that includes Business English.organizations.cambly.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Cambly Courses
- Courses teach vocabulary, grammar and idioms while adding live speaking practice, and are included with Private+ and Pro.studentsupport.cambly.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company founding
- An independent API directory identifies Cambly as founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco.apis.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company funding
- The independent company profile lists backing from Bessemer Venture Partners, GV and Y Combinator.apis.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters and size
- LinkedIn lists Cambly Inc. as privately held, headquartered in San Francisco and employing 51–200 people.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Cambly's legal agreement identifies the provider as Cambly Inc.cambly.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Current status history
- Cambly's official status history reports no incidents for August, September or October 2026 at the page's last update.status.cambly.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Developer model
- The same directory classifies Cambly as a hosted SaaS service, with no self-hosted or callable public API surface.apis.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Group lessons
- Group classes use one tutor and up to two other students, with 30- or 60-minute beginner, intermediate or advanced sessions.studentsupport.cambly.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Learning review
- Lesson videos include personalized feedback and an interactive transcript that lets learners review mistakes and jump to specific moments.studentsupport.cambly.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Lesson review
- Private+ and Pro users can review recordings with interactive transcripts, speaking statistics, feedback, chat terms and course slides.studentsupport.cambly.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- Cambly's user agreement grants only a limited, revocable, non-transferable license to use the platform, indicating proprietary software rather than open source.cambly.com · read 15 Oct 2026
