Competency.AI vs Sation

The Direct Observation Tool is designed for direct observation and clinical assessment. It enhances the learner and preceptor experience with a mobile app to support competency-based assessment in challenging and busy clinical settings. -Enables direct observation without paper -Increases direct observation frequency -Works offline -Supports preceptors -Leverages best practices -Facilitates multisource feedback

Get comfortable with small talk. Without overthinking it. Conversation is a muscle. It atrophies without use, and comes back with practice. Sation is a voice-first small-talk coach. You pick a scenario, pick a character, and actually speak, out loud, in your own voice. Then you get scored on two things most apps ignore: how you said it, and what you said. HOW IT WORKS • Choose a scenario from Social Basics, Making Friends, Tough Talks, or Professional • Pick a character. Each with their own personality and memory • Have a real voice conversation at your own pace • Get scored on Delivery (pace, pauses, filler words, confidence) and Connection (curiosity, empathy, balance, flow) • Finish with a 30-second micro-challenge for the real world WHAT'S INSIDE • 23 scenarios across four packs • Weekly themes (Curiosity, Empathy, Flow, Presence) with recommended practice • Streaks with freeze protection, XP, 50 levels, 38 achievements • Daily micro-challenges that bridge practice to real life • Specific feedback tied to real moments. "You picked up on Tom being nervous. That felt natural." Not generic tips. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your voice stays on your phone. Speech is transcribed locally on your device. Only the transcript reaches our coach for scoring, encrypted in transit. We don't keep audio recordings. WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone who freezes up in unfamiliar conversations • People starting new chapters - new cities, new jobs, new hobbies • Neurodivergent practitioners who want structured conversation practice • Non-native English speakers building social fluency, not grammar Not therapy. Practice. The specific, scored, repeatable kind that actually builds a skill.