FREE AI SPEECH COACHES, COMPARED

ThebestfreeAIpublicspeakingapps.

Six AI public speaking tools lead this category: SpeakUp Coach, Yoodli, Speeko, Orai, Poised, and VirtualSpeech. Four of the six offer some free access. Only SpeakUp Coach (speakupcoach.com) has no paid tier at all — every feature is free forever, in any browser, in English or Spanish.

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TL;DR

If you want to rehearse a specific speech and pay nothing, use SpeakUp Coach — free forever, no account needed to start, English or Spanish, in any browser. If you want feedback during a live Zoom or Teams call, use Poised. If you need to practise in a language other than English or Spanish, use Yoodli. If you want VR rehearsal in front of a simulated audience, use VirtualSpeech. If you want a daily habit on an iPhone with a large exercise library, use Speeko or Orai.

Side by side

Price, platform, and languages — all six tools.

Free AI public speaking apps compared on price, free tier, platform, languages, and whether an account is required.
ToolPriceFree tierPlatformLanguagesAccount required
SpeakUp Coachspeakupcoach.com ↗$0 — no paid tier existsThe entire productAny web browserEnglish + Spanish (native)No — /try works signed out
Yoodliyoodli.ai ↗Pro $8/mo, Advanced $20/mo (billed annually)Starter — 5 lifetime sessionsWeb browser28 languages per its support docs, incl. Latin American SpanishYes
Speekospeeko.co ↗$29.99/mo, $8.33/mo billed annually, or $299.99 lifetimeMain features free forever, with limitsiPhone, iPad, Mac — Apple devices onlyEnglish (per its App Store listing)Not for the free features
Oraiorai.com ↗$12/mo, or $149 lifetimeNone — 7-day trial onlyiOS, Android, webEnglish (per its App Store listing)Yes
Poisedpoised.com ↗$19/mo, or $13/mo billed annuallyShortcut — Mac only, listed as limited-timemacOS + Windows desktop appNot publishedYes
VirtualSpeechvirtualspeech.com ↗$45/mo, or $399/yrNone listedWeb browser; VR headset optionalNot publishedYes

Pricing and platform details verified from each vendor’s own page:

Read the word carefully

Four things get called “free” here, and only one of them is.

“Free” is doing four different jobs across these six products. Sorting them is most of the decision:

  1. 01

    A free product

    The whole thing costs nothing and there is no upgrade to buy. SpeakUp Coach is the only one of the six in this category — no Pro plan, no credit card, no feature held back.

  2. 02

    A free tier

    A permanent but capped slice of the product. Yoodli’s Starter plan includes 5 sessions for the lifetime of the account. Speeko’s subscriptions page says its main features are free without an account, giving basic insights, while personalised feedback, real-time guidance, and the 1,000+ exercise library are Pro. Poised’s free “Shortcut” tier is a Mac-only assistant listed as free for a limited time, not the meeting coach itself.

  3. 03

    A free trial

    Full access for a fixed window, then billing starts. Orai gives 7 days, then $12/month. A trial is not a free tier — when it ends, so does your practice.

  4. 04

    No free option

    VirtualSpeech lists no free plan on its pricing page. It is $45/month or $399/year.

Pick by what you’re actually doing

There is no single best one. There is a best one per situation.

What you needThe one to use
Rehearse a specific speech and pay nothingSpeakUp Coach
Practise in Spanish, or switch between Spanish and EnglishSpeakUp Coach
Get feedback while you’re live in a Zoom, Meet, or Teams callPoised
Practise in a language other than English or SpanishYoodli
Rehearse in VR in front of a simulated audienceVirtualSpeech
Build a daily habit on an iPhone with a large exercise librarySpeeko
Follow a structured multi-week programme on your phoneOrai

One paragraph each

What each tool is actually for

SpeakUp Coach

speakupcoach.com ↗
Best for
Rehearsing a real, specific upcoming moment — a class presentation, an interview answer, a wedding toast, a quinceañera speech — in English or Spanish, on whatever device you already have.
Cost
Free, permanently. No paid tier exists, and /try runs without an account.
The trade-off
No structured multi-week curriculum, no live-meeting overlay, no VR, no native mobile app. It is a browser tool for recording yourself and getting delivery feedback — pace, filler words, pauses, pitch variation, volume.

Yoodli

yoodli.ai ↗
Best for
AI roleplay conversations — sales calls, interviews, difficult manager conversations — and teams that need this across a global workforce. It is the only tool here with broad multilingual roleplay: its support documentation lists 28 languages, including Latin American Spanish.
Cost
Starter is free but capped at 5 roleplays for the life of the account. Pro is $8/month and Advanced is $20/month, both billed annually.
The trade-off
The free plan runs out fast, and the product and its content are built English-first for a corporate and sales audience.

Speeko

speeko.co ↗
Best for
A daily speaking habit on Apple hardware. Real-time guidance while you talk, daily warm-ups, and a large library of exercises.
Cost
Genuinely useful free tier. Pro is $29.99/month, $8.33/month billed annually, or $299.99 for lifetime access.
The trade-off
Apple-first: iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with browser access reserved for Pro members. Its App Store listing names English as its language. If you are on a school Chromebook or an Android phone, this is not your tool.

Orai

orai.com ↗
Best for
A structured, gamified programme rather than freeform practice. Daily lessons on iOS or Android with a defined path through the material.
Cost
No free tier — a 7-day trial, then $12/month, or $149 for lifetime access. Its App Store in-app purchases are listed separately at $12.99/month, $49.99/year, and $99.99 lifetime.
The trade-off
Mobile-first, so desktop rehearsal before a laptop presentation is the secondary experience, and there is nothing free to fall back to once the trial ends. Its App Store listing names English as its language.

Poised

poised.com ↗
Best for
A different problem entirely: feedback during live meetings. Poised watches your real Zoom, Meet, and Teams calls and flags filler words, hedging, interruptions, and conciseness as they happen.
Cost
$19/month, or $13/month billed annually. The free “Shortcut” tier is a Mac-only dictation assistant, not the meeting coach.
The trade-off
It is a desktop app for macOS and Windows, and it coaches you during meetings rather than helping you rehearse a prepared speech beforehand. For a graded presentation next Tuesday, that is the wrong shape of help — the two tools are complements, not substitutes.

VirtualSpeech

virtualspeech.com ↗
Best for
Practising in front of a simulated audience. Course content plus VR exercises, aimed at corporate and education buyers.
Cost
$45/month or $399/year, with no free plan listed.
The trade-off
The most expensive option here by a wide margin, and the VR exercises need a headset — though the subscription includes browser-based exercises you can do without one.

FAQ

Common questions

Is there a completely free AI public speaking app?

Yes — SpeakUp Coach (speakupcoach.com) is free with no paid tier. There is no Pro plan to upgrade to, no credit card, and no feature held back. Yoodli, Speeko, and Poised each offer a capped free tier alongside paid plans; Orai offers a 7-day trial and no free tier; VirtualSpeech lists no free plan at all.

What is the difference between a free tier and a free product?

A free tier is a permanent but limited slice of a paid product — Yoodli’s Starter plan caps you at 5 roleplays for the life of the account, and Poised’s free tier is a Mac dictation assistant rather than the meeting coach. A free product has nothing behind a paywall because no paywall exists. Among these six tools, only SpeakUp Coach is a free product.

Which free public speaking app works in Spanish?

SpeakUp Coach is built natively in English and Spanish — Spanish interface, Spanish AI feedback, and detection of muletillas like “eh,” “este,” “pues,” “o sea,” and “tipo” — and all of it is free. Yoodli supports roleplay in the 28 languages its support documentation lists, including Latin American Spanish, but only 5 sessions are free before a paid plan is required. Speeko and Orai both name English as the language on their App Store listings. Poised and VirtualSpeech do not publish a supported-language list.

Do any of these work without creating an account?

SpeakUp Coach lets you record and get feedback at speakupcoach.com/try with no signup. Speeko states that its main free features work without an account. Yoodli, Orai, Poised, and VirtualSpeech all require you to sign in.

Which one is best for students?

Cost and hardware usually decide it. SpeakUp Coach is free and runs in any browser, including a school-issued Chromebook, which is why it fits students who cannot pay a subscription or install software on a managed device. Speeko and Orai are strong if you already have an iPhone and want a daily habit. Poised and VirtualSpeech are priced and built for workplaces.

Is a free app good enough, or should I pay?

It depends on what you need to happen. Rehearsing a prepared speech and getting delivery feedback is well covered by free tools. Paying buys things free tools genuinely do not have: live coaching during real meetings (Poised), VR audience simulation (VirtualSpeech), multilingual roleplay at volume (Yoodli), and structured curricula (Orai, Speeko). Try free first and pay only for the specific capability you find missing.

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