Speaking Coach vs Huru: Which AI Interview Practice App to Pick?
Start with Huru if cost matters or your interview is on video: as of October 2026 it is free for job seekers, records your answers on camera with feedback on eye contact and posture, and has a live AI interviewer in five languages. Choose Speaking Coach (our app) if you want voice-first practice that reads your own CV, works in 20 languages and on a native Android app, and also covers small talk, presentations and hard conversations. It is a paid subscription.
Who we are, and what we checked
We make Speaking Coach. We read Huru's home page and App Store page in October 2026, and our facts about Huru come only from those two pages.
Both are phone-friendly interview practice apps, and both now have an AI interviewer that follows up on your answers. The differences are in input (camera versus voice), reach (languages, devices, situations beyond interviews) and price.
Side by side (October 2026)
| Huru | Speaking Coach | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for job seekers: "no subscription, no paywall, no trial" | Monthly or yearly subscription; see your app store |
| Question source | 50,000+ question library, 242+ roles; questions from a pasted job post or its Chrome extension; up to five of your own | Your CV, the job post or your notes; classic interview questions |
| Answer format | Video (up to two minutes per answer) or audio; live interviewer by video or audio | Voice only |
| Follow-ups | Live AI interviewer that adapts; Supportive, Standard or Demanding; 5 to 20 minutes | Interviewer follows up on what you said; Gentle, Realistic or Tough |
| Camera feedback | Eye contact, posture, expressions, energy, gestures, framing and lighting, with timestamps | None |
| Answer feedback | Score out of 100 on relevance, structure, specificity, impact and ownership, articulation; rewritten answers | Pace, filler words, long pauses, how quickly you started; tips quoting your words |
| Speaking metrics | Pace, filler words, pauses, interruptions | Pace in words per minute, filler words, long pauses |
| When you're stuck | Not described on the pages we read | "I need a moment" pauses; "Help me" gives a starting sentence |
| Redo practice | Not described on the pages we read | Retry this moment: 90 seconds on the same question |
| Languages | English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese | 20 |
| Devices | iOS app and web; Android via web app | iPhone and Android apps |
| Other tools | AI resume builder, skills assessment with ten levels | Presentations with your slides, small talk, hard conversations, daily 30-second prompt |
When Huru is the better fit
- One-way video interviews. If an employer has sent you a recorded interview, where you answer on-screen prompts with a time limit and no one live, Huru's format matches it closely: on-camera answers with a time cap, then playback. Our one-way video interview guide covers the rest.
- You care how you look on camera. Huru comments on eye contact, posture, framing and lighting. Speaking Coach doesn't see you at all.
- You want a huge question bank by role. 50,000+ questions across 242+ roles is useful for unusual jobs.
- Budget is zero. It's free. Speaking Coach isn't.
- You also need a resume. Huru includes a resume builder.
When Speaking Coach is the better fit
- Your interview is in a language Huru doesn't list. Speaking Coach covers 20, including Hindi, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Polish, Turkish, Indonesian, Filipino and Vietnamese.
- You're on Android and want a native app. Huru's site points Android users to its web app.
- The interview is a phone screen or a conversation. Voice-only practice matches an audio call more closely. See our phone interview guide.
- Your problem is blanking, not content. "I need a moment" and "Help me" let you practice recovering, and Retry this moment lets you redo just the answer that failed.
- Interviews aren't your only hard conversation. The same app covers small talk before the interview, a presentation round with your slides, or negotiating later with "Ask for a raise".
- You want feedback that quotes you. Speaking Coach's tips use the form "You said … / Try …", so you see the exact sentence to change.
Can you use both?
Yes, and since Huru is free there's little reason not to try it. A practical split: use Huru for camera checks and its big question bank for your role; use Speaking Coach for daily voice reps on your own CV, especially the follow-ups where people tend to freeze. In the final two days, do one video run in Huru to check lighting and eye line, and one full voice mock at Realistic pressure.
Questions people ask
Is Huru really free?
As of October 2026, Huru's site lists job seekers at $0 with every feature included. It sells an enterprise plan to universities and large organizations.
Does Huru ask follow-up questions?
Yes. Its live AI interviewer "listens to what you say, asks follow-up questions and adapts", per its App Store page.
Does Speaking Coach use my camera?
No. It's voice only, so it gives no feedback on body language or eye contact. It never rates your accent or your personality.
Which is better for a recorded video interview?
Huru, because you practice on camera with a time limit per answer, which is how one-way video interviews work.
Which supports more languages?
Speaking Coach, with 20 languages. Huru lists English, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese.