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The best public speaking apps, sorted by how you need to practise

A filler-word counter, an interactive audience, and a course on speech structure solve different problems. This guide separates them so you can choose the kind of practice your next presentation actually needs.

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Public speaking apps often look interchangeable because most of them promise confidence. Their actual jobs are different. Some listen for pace and filler words. Some make an AI audience ask questions. Some put your slides into a virtual room. Others teach the ideas but never listen to you speak.

Start with the missing feedback, not the app name. If you already know what to say, you need delivery practice. If your talk has no clear point, another pace score will not fix it. Every product below is described from its current official pages, and every entry says where it is the wrong tool.

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Pick by the practice you are missing.

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Pick by the practice you are missing
What you needUseWhy
Feedback after each short attempt Orai Tracks pace, filler words, clarity, and energy, then gives you one thing to try next.
A roleplay that asks questions back Yoodli Interactive practice for presentations, interviews, pitches, and the questions that follow.
A realistic room for your full presentation VirtualSpeech Add slides, switch on distractions, and rehearse in a browser or VR environment.
Voice analysis across rehearsals and meetings Speeko Reviews pace, intonation, word choice, and talk time, with real-time guidance on paid plans.
A broad course taught by named instructors LinkedIn Learning Large public-speaking catalogue, often already paid for by an employer or library.
A structured path through the skill Cadence Daily lessons on structure, audience, explanation, and practice. This is our app.

The apps

Every app, with what it is bad at.

Start with the job you need the app to do, then read the tradeoff.

Orai

Short speaking drills with delivery metrics

Orai listens to a short attempt and reports on filler words, pace, clarity, and energy. Daily scenarios, progress trends, and one suggested change make it suited to repeating the same skill in small sessions.

Best for
A pocket coach for repeated one-minute talks, pitches, and answers where one delivery habit is the focus.
Not for
Simulating the pressure of a room or replacing a person who can judge whether the argument makes sense for the actual audience.
Price
Free browser tools are available without signup. Full coaching has a time-limited trial, then a subscription or one-time purchase.
Orai official site Orai plans

Yoodli

Interactive roleplay and recording feedback

Yoodli lets you practise a live AI roleplay or upload a recording, then reviews the content and delivery. Its roleplays can ask follow-up questions, which makes it useful for presentations that end with an interview, objection, or question-and-answer section.

Best for
Rehearsing a presentation, interview, or pitch when you need the other side to respond.
Not for
Unlimited free practice. The starter plan is enough to inspect the workflow, but it carries a small lifetime roleplay allowance.
Price
A limited free starter plan. Paid individual plans raise or remove the roleplay limit, and team plans add administration and custom scenarios.
Yoodli official site Yoodli plans

VirtualSpeech

Immersive presentation rooms

VirtualSpeech lets you add slides and notes, practise in a browser or VR room, turn on audience distractions, answer generated questions, and review feedback on delivery and body language. A headset is optional because the browser exercises cover much of the same job.

Best for
Rehearsing the complete presentation in something closer to a real room, including slides and questions.
Not for
A quick mobile drill when you only want to check pace or filler words. Its main advantage is the fuller environment.
Price
The Lite version provides limited rooms and feedback without saved progress. Full courses, exercises, feedback, and saved learning paths require a subscription.
VirtualSpeech presentation practice VirtualSpeech subscription plans

Speeko

Voice analysis and real-time guidance

Speeko analyses pace, intonation, filler words, word choice, and talk time. It can review a recording and its paid tools can give guidance while you speak, including during ordinary online meetings and presentations.

Best for
Noticing vocal habits across rehearsals and everyday work calls, especially for people using Apple devices.
Not for
A realistic audience or a course built around one complete high-stakes presentation. Its strength is the voice data.
Price
The free version includes basic audio analysis and limited course access. Personalised feedback, real-time guidance, and the full exercise library require Pro access.
Speeko official site Speeko plans and free access

LinkedIn Learning

Instructor-led public speaking courses

LinkedIn Learning has a broad public-speaking catalogue from named instructors, covering speech structure, presentation anxiety, visual aids, delivery, and handling questions. It teaches the craft through video courses and learning paths.

Best for
Learning the principles from an instructor, especially when your employer or library already provides access.
Not for
Automatic analysis of your own talk. Watching a good course still leaves the rehearsal and feedback to you.
Price
A subscription, included with some LinkedIn Premium plans. Many public libraries provide free access with a library card.
LinkedIn Learning public speaking courses LinkedIn Learning for library patrons

Cadence

A structured course on clear speaking

This is our app. See the disclosure above.

Cadence turns a speaking goal into an ordered course of short daily lessons. It can teach structure, audience thinking, explanation, and preparation, then ask you to work through a written or spoken practice response using the lesson you just finished.

Best for
Building the ideas behind clearer speaking over several days, especially for workplace presentations, updates, and difficult questions.
Not for
Automatic feedback on pace, filler words, tone, volume, eye contact, or body language. Cadence can assess the words in a spoken response after transcription, but it does not score how your voice sounds.
Price
Free to start, with custom courses, up to 3 new lessons a day, and audio included. Plus raises the daily lesson allowance to 30 for US$39.99 a year on the web, with a 7-day trial.
Cadence on the App Store

Choose the gap

Name the feedback you cannot get on your own.

A phone recording already tells you more than practising silently. Watch it once without taking notes. The first problem you notice usually tells you which tool, if any, is worth adding.

Public-speaking practice has three separate layers. Buying one app that claims to cover all three can make the choice harder than it needs to be.

  • The argument: Is the point clear, ordered, and useful to this audience? A course, colleague, or coach helps more here than a voice score.
  • The delivery: Are you rushing, repeating fillers, dropping your volume, or reading the slide? Orai and Speeko are built to make these patterns visible.
  • The room: Can you keep going while people watch, interrupt, or ask a question you did not plan for? Yoodli, VirtualSpeech, Toastmasters, or a colleague can add that pressure.

Use the score

Change one thing in the next attempt.

A dashboard full of speaking scores can feel like progress without changing the talk. The useful unit is one repeated attempt with one deliberate change.

Use the same two-minute section for three rounds. Record the first version, choose the single issue that most affects understanding, and repeat it twice. If the point became clearer to a person, the practice worked even when one automated score moved the wrong way.

  • Round one: deliver the section normally and review it once.
  • Choose one change, such as a slower opening, a shorter example, or a pause before the recommendation.
  • Round two: exaggerate that change enough to feel it.
  • Round three: deliver it naturally, then ask one person what they understood and remembered.

The final rehearsal

A person should see the important version.

Automated feedback is useful because it is private, immediate, and available whenever you can practise. It still does not know the politics of your meeting, whether a joke will land with this audience, or whether your main claim is actually convincing.

For an important presentation, give the final rehearsal to a colleague who understands the audience. If nobody at work is available, Toastmasters lists clubs that meet online and in person. Ask one concrete question: what did you think I wanted the audience to do? The answer will reveal more than a general request for feedback.

Do not upload confidential slides, customer information, or internal recordings until you have checked the product's current privacy terms and your employer's policy.

Where we fit

Use Cadence for the learning path, then rehearse elsewhere.

Learning Cadence publishes this article and makes Cadence.

Cadence is useful when the gap sits before the recording: shaping the point, explaining an idea clearly, reading the audience, preparing for questions, or building confidence through a course of short daily lessons. A lesson can end with a written or spoken response and feedback on the words you used.

Cadence does not score tone, pace, filler words, volume, eye contact, or body language. If those are the problem, choose Orai, Speeko, Yoodli, or VirtualSpeech. A practical combination is Cadence for the course, a specialist app for repeated delivery, and one human rehearsal before the real event.

Questions

Common questions.

What is the best public speaking app for beginners?

Start with the gap you can name. Orai is a simple entry point for short delivery practice. Yoodli is stronger when you want an interactive question-and-answer rehearsal. VirtualSpeech is built for a more realistic presentation room. LinkedIn Learning teaches the principles from named instructors. Cadence is ours and fits a structured daily course, but it does not analyse your voice.

Which app gives feedback on public speaking?

Orai and Speeko focus on delivery measures such as pace and filler words. Yoodli reviews recordings and interactive roleplays. VirtualSpeech adds presentation rooms, slides, questions, and feedback on delivery and body language. The useful choice depends on whether you need a voice score, a responding audience, or a fuller room simulation.

Is there a free app for public speaking practice?

Yoodli has a limited free starter plan, Speeko provides basic free audio analysis on supported devices, VirtualSpeech Lite offers limited rooms and feedback, and Orai publishes free browser tools alongside a trial of its full coach. LinkedIn Learning may be free through your employer or public library. Check the current official plan page before relying on any limit.

Can an app help with fear of public speaking?

Private repetition can make the situation more familiar, especially when you move gradually from recording alone to answering questions and then speaking to a person. An app cannot guarantee confidence or replace professional support for severe anxiety. Use it as one rehearsal step, not as a promise that nerves will disappear.

Are AI public-speaking scores accurate?

Treat them as measurements of observable patterns, not a complete verdict on the talk. Pace, filler words, and speaking time can be useful signals. Persuasiveness, judgement, humour, and audience fit still need a person who understands the situation. If a score and a trusted listener disagree, inspect what each one was measuring.

How should I practise a presentation with an app?

Use the same short section for three attempts. Record the first, choose one issue that affects understanding, exaggerate the correction in the second, and deliver it naturally in the third. Then show the important version to one person and ask what they thought you wanted the audience to do.

See it in concrete terms

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Method

How we picked these apps.

We started from the distinct jobs in public-speaking practice: learning the craft, analysing delivery, handling questions, and simulating a room. We selected established products whose current official pages clearly serve one of those jobs, then compared them by the practice they provide instead of declaring one universal winner.

What we checked directly: We opened the current official product, feature, help, and plan pages for every app named here. We checked what each product says it analyses, which practice formats it supports, its platform access, and where free access stops.

Limits of this review: We did not buy every paid plan, compare automated scores against an expert speaking coach, or upload a confidential workplace presentation. Product descriptions stay attributed to the official pages below, and no exact competitor price is quoted because plans change by region, platform, and offer.

Sources

References.

Learning Cadence is not affiliated with the other products named here. Product names belong to their owners.

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