Cambly Anmeldelser 

Plateforme vieillissante, prix super cher, bref, passez votre chemin !!!
Service client qui n'est pas à la hauteur, la politique de Cambly c'est fric, fric, fric !
Considération du client : zéro

Worked for them from 2019-2020

Pros: Got paid weekly.
you could log on at any time. No minimum hours. You also had some sweet spot hours where you could get a guaranteed pay. They would be given to you or you could claim them quickly.
Met some nice students and ha a lot of repeats.

CONS:
Got some ridiculous feedback from admin regarding students' reviews, such as you blinked a lot or you looked away from the screen.

Amazingly after 10 months of work and a lot of repeat students, they let me go with no explanation. I heard other teachers make similar complaints. I think they are just too cheap to give a raise but it was very tasteless. I asked for an explanation but never got one.

As a long-term tutoring provider on this platform, I have noticed a sharp decline in system reliability and operational transparency. Following recent metric processing issues acknowledged by the platform, provider ratings experienced massive, unprompted drops. Because scheduling access is tied directly to these scores, this technical failure caused immediate restrictions on booking channels and schedule blocks. The sudden loss of expected volume has caused completely unnecessary strain and stress.

Furthermore, internal support communications regarding these updates have been highly inconsistent. Inquiries regarding localized account issues are frequently dismissed with generic performance critiques rather than addressing systemic platform anomalies. Expecting independent contractors to navigate unannounced metric errors without account protections makes the platform highly volatile to depend on.

Ho fissato per due volte la lezione di prova, in entrambi i casi i docenti o tutor che dir si voglia non si sono presentati. Se si offre un plus rispetto alla concorrenza, questo non è certo un bel modo di presentarsi. Sono passata ad un altro servizio.

I made a tutor profile that has been under review for the longest time. What does one have to do to get their profile approved?!

They haven't increased their tutor wages in over 10 years

I tutored on Cambly from September 2022 until June 2026. While the platform advertises "highly trained IELTS teachers" and professional educators, the reality is dangerous. Cambly will hire absolutely anyone who holds a passport from an approved native-English-speaking country, completely bypassing meaningful qualifications, background checks, or criminal history verification.

While traveling in Thailand, I personally met two tutors working on the platform who had zero teaching qualifications whatsoever, and who openly admitted they pivoted to Cambly immediately after their employment ended at an illegal online scam call center. Over my years living and traveling in Southeast Asia, I have encountered numerous other Cambly tutors who lack basic professionalism—frankly, people I wouldn't trust to walk my dogs, let alone teach vulnerable students.

Over my four years on the platform, I spoke with hundreds of Chinese students who frequently expressed fear about the notorious scam operations running out of Southeast Asia. It is sickening to realize that these exact students—who are paying a premium and trusting this platform—could unknowingly be connected with the very individuals they are afraid of, all because Cambly's due diligence is non-existent.

Cambly does not care about student safety, quality assurance, or tutor standards; they only care about volume. Do not trust their marketing.

The platform is easy to use, and talking with tutors feels natural and comfortable.

I would give them zero stars if I could!!! I applied to be a tutor more than two years ago. I have sent follow-up email after follow-up email. They didn’t respond back until years later with this rather vague and patronizing email:

“Thanks for creating your Cambly tutor profile!”
It wasn’t just created.

“We’ve received a lot of interest from tutors and work hard to match tutors with student needs and demand. Unfortunately, we are unable to move forward with your profile at this time. Due to the large number of inquiries we receive, we’re unable to provide individual feedback regarding your profile.”

If that’s the case why is option to sign up to tutor still open? There should some sort of notice that they are on a hiring freeze. That’s what 90% of companies do. Very patronizing email, but I suspect the rejection might have to do more with my skin color than anything.
“Thank you for your understanding, and we wish you the best!

We will keep your information on file and may reach out if a future opportunity is a better fit.”

I am not holding my breath. It took this garbage company two years to finally do a follow-up with me. Avoid them at all costs!!!

⁸My experience with Cambly has significantly deteriorated over time.

The pay has always been unacceptably low — in many cases falling below minimum wage standards in numerous countries (around 10 USD per hour) This raises serious concerns about fair compensation, and whether Cambly are actually even operating legally.

Cambly also operate a late cancellations/no show policy that definitely does not work in favour of the tutors, only paying us around 1.70-2 USD in the event of this happening, with teachers typically losing 30 minutes of their time every time this occurs (and it's frequent). Students should pay the full lesson amount if they no show/late cancel, no question.

That being said students are generally pleasant and low-maintenance, and the work itself primarily involves casual conversation. However, this alone does not justify the poor pay structure.

In recent months, my once buoyant advance bookings from students have virtually disappeared, and the availability of priority hours (when teachers make themselves available to answer live calls from students) has declined sharply. This has made it far more difficult to secure consistent work.

Additionally, my own rating has dropped to 96% approval — still objectively high, yet noticeably lower than my previous consistent 99–100%. This decline has occurred without any change in my teaching method or approach.

Approximately a year ago, Cambly was a reasonable option for earning extra income despite its low pay. At present, however, it has become an unreliable and increasingly frustrating platform to work for, suggesting potential issues behind the scenes.

I have been a tutor on Cambly since 2020. I enjoy the flexibility, and I have had amazing students. I have read many reviews about teachers' and students' experiences. None of them have I personally seen. I really enjoy the easy lesson plans available for use and have seen that they do help my students, especially in workplace development.

My friend learning ESL recently signed up for Cambly, then found out he could get a local tutor and Cambly refused to refund him.
What a total scam of a company - stay away is my advice.

if u want to teach, forget it...i have 8 years experience teaching ESL at a univ in China, am an Ivy League graduate, got a score of 100 on the test Cambly gives you, and the response was that it would probably take months for them to have an opening lo...for 10 bucks an hour? Tell me that before I waste my time with your garbage...

Ho utilizzato Cambly per un anno nel 2022 e con il 1:1 era uno strumento abbastanza valido. Dipendeva molto dal tutor che riuscivi a trovare ma potevi fare pratica in maniera continuativa. Ho provato ora l'annuale in gruppi ma lo sconsiglierei in toto. Argomenti sempre uguali e praticamente impossibile progredire, anche se si dividono in livelli alle volte gli studenti vanno in un livello che non è il loro ed altre semplicemente non hai veri percorsi formativi. Molti non sono insegnati e la struttura delle lezioni è un po povera. Inoltre il costo non è basso, i piani non molto flessibili ma sopratutto occhio ai rinnovi automatici! Ora come ora lo sconsiglierei, 1:1 forse và meglio, ma comunque bisogna attivamente cercare di immaginarsi un percorso di crescita linguistica, con i gruppi sono soldi buttati.

I made a complaint about someone who works for Cambly making inappropriate (racist) comments online, Cambly simply never bothered to respond. The person still works for Cambly.

L'avevo provato la prima volta tra il 2017 ed il 2018 e sono tornato ad usarlo tra il 2024 e 2025 per una promo e, che dire, la qualità è scesa di molto. Ai tempi c'erano molti professori validi che insegnavano con entusiasmo. Ora, il profilo medio dell'insegnante è quello dell'espatriato in Messico o in Thailandia, che non ha interesse nell'insegnare, ma lo fa controvoglia perché la i dollari valgono molto. Il risultato è che le conversazioni siano spesso forzate e ripetitive. Spesso vengono fatte le solite domande (Di dove sei? Che lavoro fai?), il che non aiuta a migliorare il parlato ed ad espandere il vocabolario.
Ho trovato anche diversi bravi professori in quest'ultima esperienza, ma poi non sono mai riuscito a prenotare nuove lezioni con loro.

Unfortunately very bad! I am an English Instructor and I've taken quite a lot of time to create my profile, uploaded a video twice, got approved, and then not approved again, even though my qualifications are stronger than many tutors on Cambly. Their support team is rubbish, copy-paste emails, closing tickets without care. Save yourself the trouble — Preply or italki are way better!!!

Utilizzo Cambly da ormai tre anni con più di 140 lezioni. Quello che ci tengo a dire è che è stato uno strumento veramente valido che però col passare del tempo è diventato purtroppo uno strumento che lascia il tempo che trova. Gli insegnanti validi che c’erano prima sono andati via o comunque non hanno più disponibilità nei gruppi. Ero così felice di utilizzare questo sistema che ogni settimana non vedevo l’ora della mia lezione. Adesso quello che trovi sono insegnanti “finti” nel senso che si vede che non sanno insegnare o comunque i loro metodi non sono validi e soprattutto non sono dove dicono di essere e non sono madrelingua. Dopo tre anni in questa piattaforma ho imparato a riconoscere i veri madrelingua e quelli che ovviamente non lo sono. Mi spiace perché era un valido aiuto. Senza contare la gestione dei no show totalmente inappropriata, dove ti caricano delle ore a scadenza in più che mi sono ritrovato molte volte a veder sparire sul nulla e perdere tutto. Mi spiace salutare così, Cambly.

They pay their tutors too little money. It was the case before Covid, and after a minimum 30% inflation in real cost of living in the majority of western countries - and 50%+ increase in other countries where their tutors live - they still haven't increased tutor pay.

The company is taking massive cut of student fees.

They pay per second of active tuition in front of a camera which records all the data at sub minimum wage levels.

They offer "priority hours" during busy times but require you to be available for a whole hour while only "guaranteeing 15 minutes", which is often filled by regular students who choose to book in that time - so it's the same as teaching your own regulars.

They also mis-sell their conversational tutors to students as professional tuition leading to upset students if you don't give top-tier tuition while being paid less than any other school out there.

That said, if you desperately need quick income, it is a relatively easy way to get started with earnings topping out at about $400 per 50 hours of work