Comparison

Debate Coach vs Critical Thinking

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

Head to head
About

Debate Coach

Features
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You think of the perfect line three hours later. Debate Coach gives it to you now. Say what the argument is about and what the other person said, and it writes back messages you can send word for word β€” with a receipt underneath, so you are not asserting something you cannot back. TWO WAYS TO USE IT Coach β€” for the argument you are actually having. Paste what they sent. Get replies that answer it, in your voice, ready to send. Spar β€” for the one you are about to have. Pick a topic, pick your side, and the app takes the other side and tries to beat you. Good practice for the real thing, or just for the sport of it. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT A receipt under every message. Each reply shows what it is leaning on, so you can check it before you send it rather than after. It writes what you would write. First person, plain text, no markdown, no "well, actually" β€” the message is the message. Spell it your way and it follows your spelling. Three tones. Friendly concedes their fair points before countering. Sharp lands the point cleanly, no hedging. Savage names the hole in their reasoning and is funny at that reasoning's expense β€” the argument, never the person. It knows who is receiving it. A housemate is not your boss, and neither is a stranger replying to you online. Say who you are up against and what winning would look like, and the reply changes shape. It keeps going. They answer back, so do you. The whole exchange stays in one thread you can come back to. 31 LANGUAGES The interface is translated into 31 languages, and replies are written in the language you are arguing in β€” because the message is the product, and a message you cannot send is no use to you. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account and no sign-in. Your saved arguments stay on your phone. No analytics, no ads, no tracking, and the app asks for no system permissions at all. FAIR WARNING Replies are written by AI. They can be wrong, including the facts offered as support, and they are not legal, medical, financial or professional advice. Check anything you plan to present as fact before you send it. The app argues with arguments. It will not write harassment or threats, and it will not go after a person or a group of people β€” only the reasoning. PREMIUM Free to try. Premium unlocks unlimited arguments and replies, every tone including Savage, and a receipt under every message. Monthly or annual, auto-renewing until you cancel, with no free trial. Terms of Use: https://debatecoach-privacy.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://debatecoach-privacy.web.app/privacy

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Critical Thinking

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Most bad arguments are not stupid. They are convincing β€” that is exactly why they work. This is a practice app, not a lecture hall. Every morning you get three questions built on a real case: a report that quietly leaves out the bad weeks, a headline that implies more than it says, an argument that almost holds. You answer, you see why the wrong options feel right, and you keep the move that defuses that trick next time. WHAT'S INSIDE Daily practice Three questions a day, each with a full breakdown. Three minutes, and the reasoning stays with you. Three courses, 66 lessons β€’ Critical Thinking β€” 21 lessons with video and notes: testing arguments and sources, spotting manipulation, making better-balanced decisions. β€’ Critical Thinking and Health β€” 21 lessons on telling evidence from persuasive stories, checking health claims and deciding without panic. β€’ Cognitive Biases β€” 24 lessons on the most common thinking traps: how each one works, where it catches you in money, work and the news, and the move that defuses it. 50 quizzes Five topics β€” logic, biases, media, data and sources. Ten questions each, about five minutes. AI analysis Paste a news story, a claim or a situation you are stuck on. You get it taken apart: what is actually being claimed, what the facts support, where the weak points are, what is worth checking, and a balanced conclusion β€” plus one question to ask yourself. Progress you can read XP, a streak and skill bars by topic, so you can see which kind of reasoning keeps catching you out. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: the daily practice, the first two lessons of every course, five quizzes and five AI analyses. Premium: all 66 lessons, all 50 quizzes, the random quiz mix and unlimited AI analyses. SUBSCRIPTION Premium is available as a monthly or an annual auto-renewable subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase with no renewal. Prices are shown in the app before you confirm, and payment is charged to your Apple Account. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Debate Coach4 screens
Critical Thinking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Critical Thinking at none against Debate Coach's 2. Debate Coach's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Debate Coach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Critical Thinking asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Debate Coach versus Critical Thinking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDebate CoachCritical Thinking
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size46 MB748 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAsadbek AlisherovichAlexander Senin

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Debate Coach

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$33.991 Year
None

Critical Thinking

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Debate Coach free?
Debate Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Critical Thinking free?
Critical Thinking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Debate Coach or Critical Thinking have ads?
Neither Debate Coach nor Critical Thinking shows ads.

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