Toastmasters alternatives for speaking practice

The best Toastmasters alternative for daily private practice is Orai, which gives instant feedback on filler words, pace, clarity and energy after every session. Volo is the pick if you also want conversation practice.

People look for a Toastmasters alternative for practical reasons. Its how-to-join page lists $72 USD semiannual international dues plus a $25 USD one-time new member fee, as of September 2026. Clubs meet on a schedule, so practice depends on the calendar. Apps trade the live audience for practice you can do at any hour, alone and with measured feedback. Many people use both.

How we compared

We compared published features as of September 2026 on four points: whether the app makes you speak out loud, what it measures (pace, fillers, pauses, pitch), whether it covers conversation as well as presentations, and which platforms and free options it offers. Prices are quoted from each product’s own site where shown.

1. Orai

Orai is a dedicated public speaking coach built around short daily practice. Orai describes itself as a friendly pocket coach and gives instant feedback on filler words, pace, clarity and energy after you speak. It offers daily practice scenarios such as pitches, toasts and difficult questions, plus streaks and trend tracking.

Orai runs on iOS, Android and in a web browser, and it lists a 4.6-star rating with more than 500,000 downloads. It is free to download; its site does not publish paid pricing.

Its focus is speaking delivery. Orai does not describe conversation roleplay for everyday social situations.

Best for: daily private practice with instant feedback. Orai

2. Volo

Volo is the pick if you want speaking practice that also covers everyday conversation, not only presentations. It is an iPhone app with seven skill tracks, 79 lessons of two to four minutes and 25 AI roleplay scenarios you can type or speak. After each roleplay the coach grades you on three goals and quotes your own lines back to you.

For speaking practice, the feature to look at is Announcer Studio. It has 15 read-aloud scenes of 60 to 75 seconds. Each one measures words per minute, filler-word count and longest pause, then adds a coach note. Scenes include The Gate Announcer (free), The Office Presentation, The Wedding Toast, The TED Talk, The Graduation Speech and The Product Launch. Volo also includes What To Say, a set of 61 scripts in eight categories, each written in warm, playful and direct tones.

The free tier includes the first lesson of each track, one roleplay, one Announcer scene, two scripts per category and the 12-question How You Come Across test. Volo is iPhone only and has no job-interview roleplay, so it does not replace a tool built for interview rehearsal.

Best for: speaking drills with numbers attached, plus everyday conversation practice. Volo on the App Store · Public speaking with Volo

3. Yoodli

Yoodli is an AI roleplay platform aimed at sales, leadership and corporate communication. Yoodli offers customisable AI conversation partners, multi-persona roleplays such as buying committees and interview panels, real-time feedback, and analytics on pacing, conciseness and sentence starters.

Its published pricing page lists a free Starter plan with five lifetime roleplay sessions, Pro at $8 per month billed annually and Advanced at $20 per month billed annually, as of September 2026. Team and enterprise plans are priced by quote.

Its site presents it as a web product and does not advertise mobile apps.

Best for: roleplay for sales, pitches and interviews. Yoodli

4. Speeko

Speeko is an AI speech coach for presentations, meetings and interviews. Speeko tracks pace, eloquence, intonation, sentiment, talk time and word choice, and it sets short daily exercises of about two minutes. It also has digital notecards, interview prompts, vocal warm-ups and content from voice coach Roger Love.

It is available on iOS, macOS, Android and the web. A free tier exists, paid subscriptions are offered and optional one-to-one coaching is sold as an add-on. Pricing is not shown on its homepage.

Best for: voice coaching with short daily exercises. Speeko

5. Virtual Orator

Virtual Orator is a virtual reality simulator for practising in front of an audience. Virtual Orator offers customisable crowds from friendly to hostile, several venues, support for slides and speaker notes, and recording of the session.

It runs on Steam and Meta Quest and is also licensed to institutions. You need VR hardware, and its site does not show pricing.

Best for: getting used to an audience without real people. Virtual Orator

How do the Toastmasters alternatives compare?

The apps replace daily practice and measurement, and only Virtual Orator simulates an audience.

App	Platform	Focus	Free option
Orai	iOS, Android, web	Delivery feedback	Free to download
Volo	iPhone	Drills, lessons, conversation	Yes, limited
Yoodli	Web	Roleplay and analytics	5 lifetime roleplays
Speeko	iOS, Android, macOS, web	Voice and speech coaching	Yes
Virtual Orator	Steam, Meta Quest	VR audiences	Not stated

Which Toastmasters alternative should you pick?

Pick Orai for daily private delivery practice, and pick Volo if you want drills plus lessons and conversation roleplay on iPhone. Pick Yoodli for sales or interview roleplay, Speeko for voice coaching and Virtual Orator if you want a simulated crowd. None of them replaces real listeners, so if live feedback is what you need, stay with Toastmasters or another local group. See our best public speaking practice apps for more.