AI speaking tools, compared

speaking.app vs Big Interview

Record your interview answer, see the structure and delivery, and get it rewritten into STAR. Practice starts where the lessons end.

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At a glance
speaking.app
Big Interview
Rewrites your spoken answer into a framework
Yes
No
Free plan
Yes
No
Step-by-step interview curriculum
No
Yes
Question bank by industry and role
No
Yes

For interviews, keynotes, investor pitches, and speeches that matter

Made for high-stakes speaking

Where speaking.app is strongest

Big Interview teaches interviewing. speaking.app drills the answer you actually give.

Interview answers

Answer a real question, then see what you said restructured into a tight STAR, PREP, or SOAR answer, with a clear result and fewer filler words.

Impromptu and thinking on your feet

Practice timed prompts, the skill behind answering "tell me about a time" without rambling, and see whether your answer had a point, a structure, and a clean finish.

Startup pitch

Breaks a spoken pitch into the parts investors look for: hook, problem, solution, market, traction, business model, team, and the ask, then shows which ones are working and which are thin.

Speeches and presentations

Rehearse a prepared talk and get feedback on structure, rhetoric, pacing, and the pauses and weak words that creep in, before you are in the room.

When Big Interview is the better pick

  • A deep interview curriculum: about 170 video lessons that teach you what to say before you ever press record.
  • A question bank of thousands of interview questions by industry, role, and seniority, plus questions generated from your resume or a job description.
  • University and career-center distribution: 600+ partner institutions with assignments and analytics, so many students get it free through school.
Transcript
Highlights
Okay, so, um, this was, maybe two years ago, I think. I was running a product demo for a, a pretty big client, and about five minutes in, my laptop just freezes. Full spinning wheel, nothing. I remember standing there, and I had to just— I just kept talking, basically. I think I, I started describing what they would've seen if it had actually worked, which honestly felt insane in the moment. Um, afterwards one of their people said it was kind of impressive that I didn't just stop, which, I mean, I definitely wanted to. But I think what it taught me is it wasn't about the laptop. It wasn't about the slides. It was about staying in the room when something breaks.

Beyond the structure

What you say, and how you say it

It flags every filler word, weak word, and repetition, names the rhetoric that lands, and rewrites the rambling parts into a tighter structure.

Toggle any layer to see what it catches, or switch to the improved version to see the rewrite.

Real breakdowns

See it on pitches and speeches you already know

Pitches, world-champion talks, and TED stages, all broken down in full.

The comparison

Line by line

Rewrites your answer into a framework

speaking.app

Rewrites the answer you actually spoke into the framework that fits (STAR, PREP, SOAR, and more), with a before and after.

Big Interview

Answer Builder helps you draft a STAR-style answer before you practice, but the answer you record is not rewritten.

Rhetorical-device detection

speaking.app

Names the devices you used, like anaphora and the rule of three.

Big Interview

VideoAI coaches vocabulary, tone, and its own set of power words, but does not name the rhetorical devices you use.

Startup pitch analysis

speaking.app

Analyzes a spoken startup pitch element by element: hook, problem, solution, market, traction, business model, team, and the ask.

Big Interview

Focused on job interviews and the job search: interview training, resume scoring, and cover letters. No pitch analysis.

Real-time vs recorded

speaking.app

Recorded. You rehearse and review before the moment.

Big Interview

Recorded. You answer simulator questions on camera or mic, then VideoAI reviews the take.

Roleplay or simulated partner

speaking.app

Built for solo rehearsal with real interview questions, not roleplay.

Big Interview

An Interview Simulator with thousands of preset questions, including a voice-only phone-screen mode. Not a live conversational AI.

Price and free tier

speaking.app

Free covers the basics: filler words, pace, and a transcript. Pro ($19.99/mo) adds rewrites, rhetoric, and pitch and speech analysis.

Big Interview

No free plan: paid plans with a money-back guarantee, though many students get access through a partnered university or career center.

Big Interview is broader on interview curriculum, question banks, video review, and enterprise distribution. speaking.app focuses on rehearsal, with feedback on delivery, structure, and rhetoric. Competitor details were reviewed July 2026 and may change.

The verdict

Pick the situation closest to yours

  • I keep rambling in interviews and want my answer rewritten into STARBest pick: speaking.app
  • I want to practice pitches and presentations too, not just interviewsBest pick: speaking.app
  • I want to start free and practice the same answer until it gets tighterBest pick: speaking.app
  • I have never done a real interview and want a course that teaches the basicsBest pick: Big Interview
  • I want thousands of practice questions for my exact industry and roleBest pick: Big Interview
  • My university or career center already provides Big InterviewBest pick: Big Interview

Bottom line: Big Interview teaches you how to interview. speaking.app takes the answer you gave and makes it better.

Common questions

Is speaking.app a good Big Interview alternative?

Yes, if the practice matters more to you than the curriculum. speaking.app has no course to work through: you answer a real interview question, get feedback on structure and delivery, see the answer rewritten into STAR, PREP, or SOAR, and run it again. If you want step-by-step lessons and a large question bank first, Big Interview covers that ground better. Plenty of people could sensibly use both: learn the theory there, sharpen the spoken answer here.

What does speaking.app do that Big Interview does not?

Three things stand out. It rewrites the answer you actually spoke into a framework like STAR or PREP. Big Interview’s Answer Builder helps you draft an answer beforehand, but in our research we have not found anything there that rewrites the answer after you deliver it. It names the rhetorical devices you used, and it flags uptalk, a delivery signal few tools catch. And it goes beyond interviews: impromptu practice, speech analysis, and an element-by-element breakdown of a spoken startup pitch.

What does Big Interview do that speaking.app does not?

Quite a lot, honestly. It teaches: about 170 video lessons on interviewing and the job search. Its simulator draws on thousands of questions by industry, role, and seniority, and can generate questions from your resume or a job description. Because it analyzes video, it covers eye contact and body language, which speaking.app does not measure. It also bundles resume scoring and cover-letter tools.

Does speaking.app give scores like Big Interview’s VideoAI?

No. That is intentional. Big Interview returns numeric category scores with medal ratings. speaking.app deliberately avoids numbers: each part of your answer comes back as a qualitative tier, from Solid to Needs work, plus a concrete rewrite, because a rewrite tells you what to change in a way a number cannot.

Does speaking.app have a free plan?

Yes, with no credit card. The free tier covers impromptu and interview practice with real AI feedback: filler words, pace, and a transcript. Pro is $19.99 per month or $99.99 per year and adds framework rewrites, rhetorical-device detection, and pitch and speech analysis. Big Interview has no free consumer plan, only a 30-day money-back guarantee, though many students get access through a partnered university or career center.

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“Impressive and useful.”
Matt Abrahams

Matt Abrahams

Lecturer, Stanford GSB · Think Fast Talk Smart

“speaking.app helped me condense the way I speak and get the valuable information out.”
Eoin Quirke

Eoin Quirke

Founder, TRACE Teams

“It was the least nervous I've ever felt pitching, despite it probably being the biggest audience I've pitched to. The constructive feedback I received helped me practise properly and know my pitch better than ever.”
Dan Goggin

Dan Goggin

Founder, LogUp

“It helped me turn a rough, jargon-heavy pitch into something much clearer and more compelling.”
Charlie Ward

Charlie Ward

Founder, Pay Path IQ

“speaking.app was incredibly helpful while I was preparing pitches for my business. It is a great tool for anyone looking to improve their communication skills or practise for presentations, interviews, or public speaking.”
Mohammed Shoaib Malik

Mohammed Shoaib Malik

CEO & Co-founder, Locanter

“I think the app is fantastic and we should have used it sooner.”
Robert Bordianu

Robert Bordianu

Founder, IDV Exchange

“I am so impressed with how much value this can give to people who want to level up their speaking and receive valuable feedback!”
Verity Price

Verity Price

2021 World Champion of Public Speaking

“The rewritten version and the filler-word feedback were huge, they showed me exactly where I was using filler words and helped me cut them.”
Eoin Quirke

Eoin Quirke

Founder, TRACE Teams

“I've pitched many times before, but speaking.app took my pitch to the next level. I felt more confident and polished on the day.”
Paul Murnane

Paul Murnane

Founder, DocuSmart AI

“Someone in the group said: 'Wow, your opening was so good.' I said, 'I got it from the speaking app.'”
Lynda Wilkes-Green

Lynda Wilkes-Green

Founder, Ahlya

“The detail it went into was particularly impressive, with the WPM and Vocal Expression analysis.”
Mohammed Shoaib Malik

Mohammed Shoaib Malik

CEO & Co-founder, Locanter

“For the subscription fee, it was totally worth it.”
Charlie Ward

Charlie Ward

Founder, Pay Path IQ

“It did exactly what I needed for the showcase. I'd come back to it for another event and would refer other founders to it.”
Eoin Quirke

Eoin Quirke

Founder, TRACE Teams

“The hard 3-min stop was annoying at first but such a good setup for me to cut excess out.”
Robert Bordianu

Robert Bordianu

Founder, IDV Exchange

“I loved it and learned a lot!”
Luisa Montalvo

Luisa Montalvo

2024 World Champion of Public Speaking

“Off the back of how the pitch went, I was introduced to an investor, and I genuinely think that outcome was a direct result of the improvements I made through speaking.app.”
Charlie Ward

Charlie Ward

Founder, Pay Path IQ

“In the early stages I was also using the recommended adjustments verbatim while I was building out the flesh of my pitch, as I found them to be quite high quality.”
Mohammed Shoaib Malik

Mohammed Shoaib Malik

CEO & Co-founder, Locanter

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