Comparison

Tellback vs Orator

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

Head to head
About

Tellback

Features
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Walk into any room ready to speak. The hard part isn't knowing what to say โ€” it's saying it clearly when it counts. Tellback is private practice for the moments you can't redo: the meeting, the interview, the pitch. Read a short article, speak about it for a minute or two, and find out exactly how you came across โ€” before it matters for real. Here's how a rep works: 1. Read a short, curated article (60 seconds). 2. Speak your take out loud (1โ€“2 minutes). 3. Get an honest read on your delivery, dimension by dimension. What you get: โ€ข Scores on Coherence, Content Recall, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Confidence โ€ข Specific coaching on the fillers, pauses, and habits holding you back โ€ข Topics matched to your interests, so practice never feels like homework โ€ข Progress charts that prove you're getting steadier over time โ€ข Practice in English or Turkish What you say stays yours. Audio is processed instantly and never stored โ€” only your transcript and scores are kept, for your eyes only. Try your first session free, no account needed. Go Pro for unlimited daily reps, full coaching on every dimension, all interest categories, and your full progress history. Pro is $3.99/week with a 3-day free trial, or $8.99/month. Stop rehearsing in your head. Practice out loud. Tellback Pro โ€” subscription terms โ€ข Pro Weekly: $3.99 per week, with a 3-day free trial for new subscribers. โ€ข Pro Monthly: $8.99 per month (no trial). Prices are in USD and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically at the same price and period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions; any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. A 3-day free trial automatically converts to a paid Pro Weekly subscription unless canceled before it ends. Privacy Policy: https://tellback.web.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Orator

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Orator turns your phone into a personal speech coach. Pick a topic, speak, and get scored in seconds โ€” with every filler word, hedge, and weak phrase highlighted in your transcript, and a coaching pointer for each. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO SPEAK FOR A LIVING โ€” and everyone who wants to. Team leads, managers, students, interviewees: if your words carry your career, Orator sharpens them. โ€ข PRACTICE & SCORE โ€” Speak on a topic and get a 0โ€“100 score. Short sessions cap low; the "Presidential" rank takes two sustained minutes. Excellence has to be earned. โ€ข YOUR TRANSCRIPT, MARKED UP โ€” Tap any highlight to see the stronger alternative: "I'll try" becomes "I will." "Very good" becomes "superb." โ€ข AI DEEP COACHING โ€” Your personal coach reads your exact words and rewrites your weakest moments into their strongest versions. Three free analyses a day. โ€ข THE LEXICON โ€” 288 upgrades across eight categories: everyday words โ†’ presidential words, weak phrases โ†’ compelling ones, plus sentence structures (PREP, STAR, BLUF), persuasion techniques, leadership language, negotiation, and meetings. โ€ข DAILY DRILLS โ€” Zero-filler challenges, conviction drills, evidence drills, and a rotating daily challenge with pass/fail grading. โ€ข PLAYBOOKS โ€” Prepping a salary negotiation, interview, or hard conversation? Get exactly the patterns for that moment. โ€ข FLASHCARDS โ€” Spaced repetition turns the upgrades into reflexes. โ€ข PROGRESS โ€” Score trends, week-over-week habit tracking, personal bests, streaks, and playback of your own recordings. Free forever: unlimited practice, scoring, the full Lexicon, drills, playbooks, flashcards, and progress tracking. A free account adds cross-device sync and AI coaching. Your recordings never leave your device. No ads, no trackers.

Screenshots

Tellback4 screens
Orator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orator at none against Tellback's 2. Orator also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Tellback sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Orator asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Tellback versus Orator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTellbackOrator
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS1714.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size22 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBerkay CalmazJake VEENSTRA

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tellback

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
None

Orator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tellback free?
Tellback is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orator free?
Orator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tellback or Orator have ads?
Neither Tellback nor Orator shows ads.

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