The best speech practice apps

The best speech practice app in 2026 is Volo, because each of its 15 timed read-aloud scenes ends with a report on words per minute, filler-word count and longest pause. If you need to rehearse your own speech, Yoodli and Orai are the better tools.

Practising a speech means saying it out loud, hearing it back and changing something. The apps below make that loop faster, and each is built for a slightly different version of it.

How we compared speech practice apps

We compared published features as of September 2026 on four points. Do you speak aloud? Does the app measure pace, fillers or pauses? Can you rehearse your own material or only supplied scripts? Is there an audience of any kind?

1. Volo

Volo is the best speech practice app for building a daily habit, because a scene takes about a minute and the feedback is numeric.

Volo is an iPhone app with seven skill tracks and 79 lessons of two to four minutes. Its speech feature is Announcer Studio: 15 read-aloud scenes of 60 to 75 seconds each. The results screen reports words per minute, filler-word count and longest pause, plus a coach note. The Gate Announcer scene is free.

Volo also has 25 AI roleplay scenarios you can type or speak, and 61 scripts in eight categories. A daily plan is sized to 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes.

Limitations: you read the supplied scenes rather than uploading your own speech, so it is a habit builder more than a rehearsal room. It is iPhone only and not therapy.

Best for: short daily read-aloud reps with measured results. Volo on the App Store · Public speaking with Volo

2. Orai

Orai is the pick for scored practice on your own material.

Orai reports filler words, pace, clarity and energy the moment you finish, with personalised scorecards, daily practice scenarios, and streaks and trend data. It runs on iPhone, Android and the web.

Best for: scored delivery practice after each run-through.

3. Yoodli

Yoodli is the best choice for rehearsing a real presentation or interview.

Yoodli gives feedback on content and delivery, tracks progress across sessions, and offers AI roleplays with customisable partners, including multi-person scenarios such as interview panels. It runs on the web and mobile.

Best for: rehearsing a real presentation or interview.

4. Speeko

Speeko is built around short exercises and the tools around a speech.

Speeko analyses pace, tone, intonation and word choice. It offers exercises of about two minutes a day, notecards, interview prompts, vocal warm-ups, content from voice coach Roger Love and optional one-to-one coaching. It is on iOS, Android, macOS and the web.

Best for: notecards, warm-ups and two-minute exercises.

5. Virtual Orator

Virtual Orator is the only option here that simulates a room.

Virtual Orator is a virtual reality simulator on Steam and Meta Quest headsets. You can adjust audience size and behaviour from friendly to hostile, choose venues, use notes and slides, and record your session. It needs VR hardware.

Best for: practising in front of a virtual audience.

6. SpeakUp

SpeakUp is a free AI analyser for public speaking.

SpeakUp reports vocal variation, pacing, clarity and confidence, with pointers on what to fix. It is on iPhone and covers public speaking only.

Best for: free measured feedback.

7. Toastmasters

Toastmasters is not an app, but it gives you a real audience and structured feedback.

Toastmasters clubs meet in person. Every app in this list is preparation for that room.

Best for: delivering speeches to real people.

How do the speech practice apps compare?

Volo is the only app in this comparison that gives you a fresh timed scene every day, with pace, fillers and pause results, plus a lesson library.

App	Own speech	Measures speech	Audience	Daily habit	Platform
Volo	No, supplied scripts	Pace, fillers, pauses	No	15 scenes	iPhone
Orai	Yes	Fillers, pace, clarity, energy	No	Yes	iPhone, Android, web
Yoodli	Yes	Yes	Roleplay panels	Yes	Web
Speeko	Yes	Pace, tone, word choice	No	Yes	iPhone, Android, web
Virtual Orator	Yes, notes and slides	Recording	Virtual	No	Steam, Meta Quest
SpeakUp	Yes	Pace, variation, clarity	No	No	iPhone
Toastmasters	Yes	Human feedback	Real	Weekly	In person

How should you practise a speech?

You should practise a speech aloud, in short rounds, with one thing to fix each time. Say it standing up, record it, and listen for pace, fillers and long pauses. Change one thing and run it again. A daily minute in an app such as Volo builds the habit, and a tool such as Yoodli or Orai suits the final rehearsals of your actual speech.