Yoodli vs Poised: compared

Poised is closing on October 8, 2026, so anyone choosing a speaking coach today should look at Yoodli or another practice tool instead. Yoodli is for practising ahead of a talk or conversation, while Poised was built to coach you during live video calls.

What does Yoodli do?

Yoodli is an AI roleplay platform with speaking analytics. Its site describes real-time roleplays with customizable conversation partners and goals, plus feedback on pacing, conciseness and delivery, and progress tracking over time. It is aimed at sales, learning and development, and corporate communications teams, and individuals can use it too. See yoodli.ai.

What does Poised do?

Poised is an AI communication coach that gives feedback during video calls. Its homepage describes real-time suggestions that other participants cannot see, meeting summaries and action items, and tracking of filler words, hedging language and pace over time. It works on Mac and Windows with tools such as Zoom, Google Meet, Slack and Microsoft Teams, and it does not run on mobile. The same page states the company is shutting down on October 8, 2026. See poised.com.

How do they compare on feedback?

Poised coached you while a real call was happening. Yoodli coaches you in practice sessions before the real event. Live prompts can help you catch fillers in the moment, but they compete for your attention. Practice sessions let you repeat the same scenario until it feels easy.

	Yoodli	Poised
When feedback arrives	During and after practice roleplays	Live during video calls
Tracks	Pacing, conciseness, sentence starters, delivery	Filler words, hedging language, pace
Platforms	Web	Mac and Windows, not mobile
Status	Active	Shutting down October 8, 2026
Teams	Yes, custom pricing	Team plan listed

What does each cost?

Yoodli lists three individual plans as of September 2026. Starter includes 5 lifetime roleplay sessions. Pro is $8 per month billed annually, with up to 10 roleplays per week. Advanced is $20 per month billed annually, with unlimited roleplays. Team and enterprise pricing is custom.

We are not quoting Poised prices, because its site is closing and its pricing page lists overlapping tiers. Check poised.com directly if you are still a subscriber.

Which is easier to start with?

Yoodli is easier to start with because you can begin on its Starter plan with 5 lifetime roleplay sessions and see how the feedback feels. Poised offered a free trial at app.poised.com, but with its shutdown date set, starting a new habit there makes little sense. Yoodli practice sessions do not need a live call.

Who should pick Yoodli?

Pick Yoodli if you want to rehearse an interview, a pitch or a hard conversation and get feedback each time. It is also the more sensible choice for a team that wants shared dashboards and assigned roleplays. It is an active product, which is now the deciding point against Poised.

Why does the shutdown matter for the choice?

A coach you rely on is only useful while it exists. Poised’s own homepage gives a fixed shutdown date, so any habit you build on it ends in days. Yoodli, Orai and similar practice tools are still selling plans as of September 2026. If you liked Poised for filler-word and pace tracking, Orai covers those measures in short daily scenarios, and Yoodli covers them inside roleplays. See Yoodli vs Orai for that comparison.

Who should pick Poised?

Nobody should start with Poised now. If you already use it, it is a live-call assistant that works until its shutdown date, so export or save anything you need before October 8, 2026.

Where does Volo fit?

Volo fits people who want to get better at everyday conversation, plus a short daily speaking drill. It is an iPhone app with 7 skill tracks, 79 lessons of 2 to 4 minutes, 25 AI roleplay scenarios you can type or speak, and Announcer Studio: 15 read-aloud scenes of 60 to 75 seconds that measure words per minute, filler-word count and longest pause, with a coach note. The Gate Announcer scene is free.

Volo does not coach you during live calls, is not a presentation analytics tool, has no job-interview roleplay and is not on Android. See the best public speaking practice apps for more options, or public speaking with Volo. Volo on the App Store