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Is PrepMyFrench legitimate, and is it worth buying?
PrepMyFrench is a working product, not a payment scam. Its packages were listed at 20 to 60 dollars as one time purchases when we checked on 9 September 2026, and it does return AI scores on speaking and writing within seconds, which is more than a static exercise pack offers. Two things deserve attention before you pay. Tests are consumable credits and used tests are not refundable, per the seller's own pricing page. And the name maps to more than one thing online, so confirm which site you are actually buying from.
Searches for this brand return the company's own site, then a wall of YouTube, Instagram and Reddit. There is very little in between, which makes it hard to work out what you are buying before you pay. This review sticks to what is verifiable on public pages, dates every figure, and says plainly where a claim cannot be checked. One disclosure up front: we run a competing TEF and TCF preparation platform, so read this as a competitor's assessment and verify the figures yourself on the links at the bottom.
Key Takeaways
- Packages are one time purchases from 20 to 60 dollars, not subscriptions, with access windows from 7 days to 4 months, plus a custom plan that lets you pick two or three sections.
- Tests are consumed credits, and the pricing page states used tests cannot be refunded.
- The platform grades speaking and writing with AI and displays an estimated NCLC per test.
- PrepMyFuture states the PrepMyFrench YouTube channel is theirs, while prepmyfrench.com publishes a page positioning itself against PrepMyFuture. Check the domain before paying.
- Claims about first attempt pass rates and mock questions reappearing in the real exam cannot be independently verified.
What the money actually buys
PrepMyFrench does not sell a course or a subscription. It sells bundles of test credits, and each graded speaking or writing attempt spends one. This is the single most important thing to understand about the product, because it changes how you should use it. These were the listed packages on 9 September 2026. The pack prices carry a plain dollar sign with no currency label on the pricing page, and only the TCF prediction add-on is marked in US dollars, so confirm the currency at checkout.
| Package | Price as listed | Speaking | Writing | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | None | None | Sample listening and reading only |
| Full Mock Exam | 20 | 1 test | 2 tests | 7 days |
| Complete Exam Pass Package | 29 | 10 tests | 10 tests | 3 months |
| Master the Exam | 45 | 20 tests | 20 tests | 4 months |
| Speaking Power Pack | 60 | 50 tests | None | 4 months |
| Custom Plan | 13 to 23 per section | 10 tests if chosen | 10 tests if chosen | 3 months, pick 2 or 3 sections |
Note that the free tier includes no speaking and no writing at all. It gives you sample listening and reading in exam format, which is the half of the exam most candidates are already able to self-assess. To see the AI grading that the product is actually built around, you have to pay.
What the AI grades, and what that is worth
The platform advertises an AI speaking simulator that scores during the conversation, AI writing evaluation returning a score in roughly 30 seconds, and a pronunciation analyser giving word level feedback. Practice tests display an estimated NCLC. On the evidence of the public pages, this is a genuine feature set rather than a repackaged question bank, and it addresses the right problem: expression is where most candidates lose their NCLC 7 attempt, because comprehension improves with drilling while speaking and writing do not.
What an estimated NCLC cannot be is a prediction of your official result. TEF and TCF speaking and writing are marked by trained assessors against standardised grids, and no third party platform, ours included, has access to the official marking process. Treat any estimate as a band to work within, not a number to trust to the point.
The naming question worth settling before you pay
This is the part no other review covers, and it is the most useful thing on this page. Two facts are both true and both verifiable.
First, PrepMyFuture's own site describes PrepMyFrench as "a YouTube channel created by PrepMyFuture", the platform built with the Paris Ile-de-France chamber of commerce that also designs the TEF. Second, the paid platform at prepmyfrench.com publishes a comparison page positioning itself directly against PrepMyFuture as a rival product, marking PrepMyFuture as lacking speaking feedback.
We are not alleging anything improper by either party, and we could not find a public ownership statement resolving it. The practical consequence for you is simple. The name PrepMyFrench points at a YouTube channel that PrepMyFuture claims, and at a paid platform that markets against PrepMyFuture. If you arrived from a video expecting official partner provenance, check the domain in your browser bar before you enter card details, because those are not the same purchase. If official provenance is what you want, our PrepMyFuture review covers that option and its own limits.
What the negative posts actually say
Two Reddit threads titled "PrepMyFrench is a SCAM!" rank on the first pages for the brand name, one in r/learnfrench and one in r/TEFCanada. Because they rank so visibly, they are worth reading accurately rather than repeating. The substance of the post is that the product was "misleading and not tailored" for TEF Canada specifically, and that the author regretted the purchase. It is a complaint about exam fit and expectations, not an allegation that the company takes money and delivers nothing.
That distinction matters, and the underlying concern is plausible. The platform advertises TEF Canada, TCF Canada, TEFAQ, DELF, DALF and SLE from one engine, and those exams are not minor variants of each other. TEF Canada speaking is built on two tasks including a role play where you have to initiate and drive the exchange. TCF Canada speaking is a three task sequence with a different rhythm and different scoring emphasis. Generic French speaking practice helps your French. It does not necessarily rehearse the specific task behaviour an assessor is scoring. If you buy a package, spend the first credit checking that the task format you are given matches the exam you are actually sitting, while you still have credits and access left to change your plan. Our TEF versus TCF Canada comparison sets out how far apart the two formats really are.
Two marketing claims should also be treated carefully. The company's Instagram profile states that its mock exam questions "tend to repeat in the final exam", and its comparison page states that most of its students pass on the first attempt. TEF and TCF are secure examinations with rotating item banks, and no external party can verify overlap between a practice bank and live exam content. Neither claim is something you can check before paying, so do not let either one carry your decision.
Where a credit model helps, and where it hurts
Credits are genuinely good for one situation: you want to find out where you stand, cheaply, without committing. Twenty dollars for a full mock with one graded speaking attempt and two graded writing attempts is a low cost diagnosis, and that is a fair offer.
Unique insight: Consumable credits price your practice per attempt, and that quietly works against the skill you most need to fix. Writing and speaking scores move through repeated attempt, correction and reattempt cycles, not through a handful of measured performances. Ten speaking credits across three months is roughly three attempts a month, and a candidate rationing credits starts avoiding the attempt that would have taught them the most. If speaking is your bottleneck, count the attempts you realistically need before you pick a package, then check whether the price per attempt still looks reasonable at that volume.
The refund rule follows from the same model. The pricing page states that because tests are consumed credits, used tests cannot be refunded. That is a normal and openly stated policy for digital credits. It does mean you carry the risk if the format turns out not to fit your exam, which is exactly the failure mode the negative posts describe. Sit a free timed mock elsewhere first so you buy against a diagnosis rather than a guess.
How the options compare
The useful comparison is not PrepMyFrench against nothing. It is which part of your problem each option actually solves.
| Option | Cost | Strength | What it does not do |
|---|---|---|---|
| France Education international and Le francais des affaires samples | Free | Authoritative item style from the exam bodies | Low volume, nothing is marked |
| PrepMyFrench 20 dollar mock | 20 dollars, 7 days | Cheapest way to see AI grading on one attempt | 1 speaking and 2 writing credits only |
| PrepMyFrench 29 to 45 dollar packs | 29 to 45 dollars, 3 to 4 months | 10 to 20 graded speaking and writing attempts | Credits run out, used tests not refundable |
| PrepMyFuture | 99 euros listed | Official partner content and official mock exams | Speaking uncorrected on the tiers we found |
| TCF TEF Prep (this site) | Free tier available | Timed mocks plus repeated AI graded writing and speaking with NCLC bands | Not an official test publisher |
Who should buy it, and who should not
Buy the cheap mock if you want a fast, low cost read on where your speaking and writing sit, and you are comfortable that the estimate is indicative rather than official. At 20 dollars it is a reasonable diagnostic, and the AI speaking feedback is the part of the offer with real substance.
Think harder before buying a larger pack if speaking is your bottleneck, because that is precisely the skill that needs more attempts than a credit budget comfortably allows. Think harder too if you are sitting TEF Canada specifically, since that is the complaint that keeps surfacing, and confirm the task formats match before your access window burns down. Whatever you decide, get a diagnosis first: sit a free timed TEF Canada practice test or a free TCF Canada practice test and find out whether comprehension or expression is really capping your band, so you are buying against evidence. If you are weighing exercise packs rather than platforms, our Pack Ayoub review covers that end of the market.
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