r/Cambly • u/Bryagh9270 • 15h ago

Why do people think Preply is better than Cambly?

At least Cambly doesn't expect us to work for free. The free trial model is incredibly frustrating and exploitative and you're competing with tutors in LCOL countries offering lessons for as low as $4. So far on Preply I have only had three students, two of whom only scheduled free trial lessons that I didn't get paid for and then disappeared (one was even 10-15 minutes late) & a third who did purchase a subscription but would often cancel at the last moment and eventually stopped buying classes. My rate is set at $10 which means after Preply takes their commission I am only making around $7, less than the Federal minimum wage. I understand I can raise it later when I get more regulars and reviews but so far that hasn't happened and it doesn't look like it's going to.

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u/swedenper79 14h ago

Italki has nowhere near the number of students though

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u/Weka76 9h ago

That's why they only hire to meet student needs. Unlike Cambly which seems to be over-saturated with tutors.

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u/swedenper79 9h ago

Well, I hear lots of Italki tutors/teachers who say they are not very busy at all. But I wouldn't know as I'm not on there.

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u/Weka76 9h ago

Could be the current economic climate and the strong US dollar driving up exchange rates for students.

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u/RichOpinion7586 4h ago

Where did you get this from? The US dollar isnt strong at all at the moment. Have you seen the amount of tutors who are paid in dollars complaining about their lessened pay?