Comparison

Interviewer vs Honed

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Interviewer

Prepare for job interviews with AI-powered mock interviews tailored to your resume. Practice speaking your answers and receive personalized feedback to improve your performance. Conduct unlimited practice sessions in a low-stress environment.

Highlights
  • AI-powered mock interviews
  • Resume-tailored questions
  • Spoken questions and answers
  • Response recording and transcription
  • Personalized AI feedback
  • Unlimited practice sessions
Features
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▶ FULL PRACTICE INTERVIEWS Each interview includes 6 unique questions tailored to your position. ▶ PERSONALIZED QUESTIONS Upload your resume and get interview questions tailored to your specific experience, skills, and background. ▶ LISTEN AND SPEAK Interview questions and answers are spoken, just like a real interview. Your responses are recorded and transcribed for you to review afterwards. ▶ GET FEEDBACK At the end of each interview you get AI-powered feedback on your answers to help you improve. ▶ EVERY INTERVIEW IS UNIQUE Do as many practice sessions as you want - each new interview includes a unique set of questions for your position. ▶ YOUR LOW-STRESS PRACTICE PARTNER Practice your interview skills privately, with no judgement, and with as many practice sessions as you want. For terms of use see: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Honed

This app acts as a personal interview coach, helping job seekers practice and refine their answers. It offers realistic mock interviews, personalized feedback on clarity and confidence, and tools to match your experience to job descriptions. Prepare for any interview with structured guidance and track your readiness.

Highlights
  • Mock interview practice
  • Personalized feedback
  • STAR method coaching
  • Resume/job description matching
  • Answer refinement
  • Readiness tracking
  • Custom practice plans
Features
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Walk into your next interview prepared, practiced and confident. Honed is your personal AI interview coach. It turns a job posting and your own experience into a focused prep plan: questions picked for your role, strong STAR answers, mock interviews on camera, and clear feedback on what to improve next. Whether it's your first job, a career change, a return to work or an executive role, Honed meets you at your level. PRACTICE LIKE IT'S THE REAL THING - Mock video interviews: answer on camera, then play back your recording - Panel Interview Mode for rounds with more than one interviewer - AI coaching on every answer: what worked, and the one change that will make it stronger BUILD ANSWERS FROM YOUR OWN STORIES - A guided STAR editor (Situation, Task, Action, Result) turns your experience into clear, structured answers - A question library of behavioral and role-specific questions - Flashcards and favorites for quick review on the go PREPARE FOR THE ROLE YOU WANT - Add a job from its posting link and keep its questions, answers and key dates together - Questions prioritized for your target role and your biggest gaps - Executive Track for leadership and senior-level interviews STAY ON TRACK UNTIL INTERVIEW DAY - Today shows your next useful step, so you always know what to practice - Progress by topic shows where you're ready and where to focus - A Home Screen widget keeps your prep in view - iCloud sync across your iPhone and iPad PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Sign in with Apple - Delete your account and data at any time, right from the app Honed's feedback is a practice signal to help you improve. It doesn't predict hiring decisions. HONED PREMIUM Honed is free to download. Honed Premium unlocks the full experience and is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription. New subscribers can start with a 14-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase, or when the free trial ends. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://honedinterview.com/privacy.html Support: https://honedinterview.com/support.html

Screenshots

Interviewer4 screens
Honed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Honed at 5.0 against Interviewer's 4.6. Honed also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Interviewer's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Interviewer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Honed sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Honed holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interviewer has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Interviewer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Honed's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interviewer ships an update every 2 months, Honed every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Interviewer versus Honed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterviewerHoned
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian CooleyBrandon Mar

Customer experience

Interviewer

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Honed

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Interviewer

Subscriptions3
  • Unlimited3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Unlimited Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Annual Unlimited$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • One interview$1.69
  • Three interviews$3.99
  • Seven interviews$6.99
2 purchases

Honed

Subscriptions2
  • Honed Premium: Monthly14 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Honed Premium Annual14 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Interviewer free?
Interviewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Honed free?
Honed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Interviewer or Honed?
Honed is rated higher. Interviewer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Honed averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Interviewer or Honed have ads?
Neither Interviewer nor Honed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interviewer or Honed?
Interviewer ships an update every 2 months, and Honed every 2 weeks. Most recently, Interviewer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Honed on October 31, 2026.

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