--- title: "TCFCAD or Français Prep: mock tests, or marked work" description: "TCFCAD is a TCF Canada practice platform with dozens of full mock series and AI-scored writing and speaking." canonical: https://francaisprep.com/alternatives/tcfcad last-updated: 2026-10-14 --- [Alternatives](/alternatives) # TCFCAD or Français Prep? TCFCAD is an online platform for the TCF Canada only, built around full mock series in the official format, timed simulators and automated correction of writing and speaking mapped to NCLC levels. They sell volume and speed: many full mock series and an instant automated score on what you write and say. We sell a narrower thing: a person reading your writing and listening to your speaking against a date. If you mainly need to rehearse the format until it is routine, their mock bank is the better first purchase. Updated 14 October 2026 Side by side ## TCFCAD and Français Prep, compared honestly | What you are comparing | TCFCAD | Français Prep | | --- | --- | --- | | What it is built around | A large bank of full mock series in the official TCF Canada format, with timed simulators. | One exam, one target NCLC level, and the date you have booked. | | Exams covered | TCF Canada only. | TCF Canada and TEF Canada. | | Writing and speaking feedback | Automated scoring and error explanations, mapped to an NCLC estimate. | Every task marked by Adèle, a native French teacher, in both live tiers. | | Interface language | French. | English and French. | | Trying it first | A few free series per skill before paying. | Free practice tools on this site, and a paid trial class with Adèle. | | Best used for | Rehearsing the format at volume and getting a quick score. | Fixing the writing or speaking that is holding your level down. | Français Prep is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or partnered with any organisation named on these pages. We describe them only in general terms that are publicly documented, and we do not quote their prices, because those are set independently and change. Verify anything that matters to your decision with the provider directly. ## Choose TCFCAD if - →You want to sit many full mock tests until the format feels routine. - →You are taking the TCF Canada and are comfortable with a French interface. - →An instant automated estimate on your writing and speaking is enough for you. - →You prefer practising alone, at your own pace, on a platform. ## Choose Français Prep if - →You want a person, not a model, to read your writing and hear your speaking. - →You are still choosing between the TCF Canada and the TEF Canada. - →You are on a deadline and need a plan built backwards from your exam date. - →Writing or speaking is what is keeping you below your target NCLC level. If that points to us ## What preparation here costs Prices are in Canadian dollars and the same wherever you are sitting the exam. - ### Self-paced The full lesson library plus timed practice tests for all four sections, worked on your own schedule. CA$97one-time One payment, no subscription. Lifetime access to the self-paced course. [Start self-paced](https://buy.stripe.com/bJe28qh23bCS9Qz1P46Vq09) - Lesson library for all four exam sections - Timed full-length practice tests - Model answers for every writing and speaking task - NCLC score tracker - ### Small-group live Weekly live classes with Adèle, in groups small enough that everyone speaks, plus marked writing and speaking. CA$449per 8-week block Eight weekly classes of 60 minutes: 8 hours of live teaching, CA$56 an hour, with your writing and speaking marked every week. [Join a small group](https://buy.stripe.com/fZu4gyfXZ9uK5Aj1P46Vq01) - Everything in self-paced - One 60-minute live class with Adèle every week - Marked writing submissions every week - Marked speaking recordings every week - Most popular ### One-to-one tutoring Private sessions scheduled around your test date, with a study plan built from your diagnostic results. CA$800per 10 sessions CA$80 an hour, booked around your test date: ten 60-minute sessions. [Book one-to-one](https://buy.stripe.com/dRm8wOfXZdL07IralA6Vq0a) - Everything in small-group live - Private 60-minute sessions scheduled around your test date - Study plan built from your diagnostic test - Unlimited marked writing and speaking during your block Not ready to commit to a block? Try a trial class. One 40-minute class with Adèle, one to one. The CA$30 comes off any block you book within 30 days. [Try one class for CA$30](https://buy.stripe.com/6oU4gy3bd9uK4wf0L06Vq0c) Not sure which tier fits? [Book a free 15-minute video call.](/book) Prices are in Canadian dollars and include any tax that applies. Exam registration fees are paid directly to your test centre and are not included in any tier. Questions ## About TCFCAD ### Is TCFCAD worth it? For rehearsing the TCF Canada format, a large bank of mock series is a sensible purchase. Sitting the timed format again and again is how comprehension scores usually move, and a platform does that more cheaply than a person. ### How reliable is automated marking of writing and speaking? Useful for spotting errors and getting a rough level, but it is not how the exam is marked. Your expression écrite and expression orale are assessed by trained examiners against the official criteria, so treat any automated NCLC estimate as a guide, not a prediction. ### Can I use both? Yes, and it is a reasonable pairing: their mock series for comprehension practice, human marking for writing and speaking. We would rather you did that than paid twice for the same thing. ### Which one is cheaper? We do not publish other providers' prices. Ours are on this site. The honest comparison is not the sticker price but what you need: practice volume you already have is not a saving. ### Are you affiliated with TCFCAD? No. No relationship, no referral arrangement, and nothing here is endorsed by them. ## The other options - [Alliance Française](/alternatives/alliance-francaise) - [italki, Preply and marketplace tutors](/alternatives/italki-and-preply) - [Pack Ayoub](/alternatives/pack-ayoub) - [PrepMyFuture](/alternatives/prepmyfuture) - [Pack IMED](/alternatives/pack-imed) - [TCF Canada by OPAL](/alternatives/opal) - [Packs Nabil](/alternatives/pack-nabil) - [TV5Monde Apprendre](/alternatives/tv5monde) - [Self-study and free resources](/alternatives/self-study) - [Work out where you stand first](/tools/score-converter) NEXT STEP ## Find out where your French actually stands Book a short assessment with Adèle: one writing task, one speaking task, and an honest plan for the weeks you have left before the exam. [Book an assessment](/book)[See the course tiers](#tiers) --- For agents: site index https://francaisprep.com/llms.txt, developer access https://francaisprep.com/developers, and TCF or TEF to NCLC conversion over a plain GET at https://api.francaisprep.com/v1/score/convert?exam=tcf_canada&listening=512&reading=470&writing=12&speaking=11 (exam is tcf_canada or tef_canada).