The right example comes back after the interview.
Interview practice app for iPhone
Practice the interview answer you'll actually say.
Answer interview questions out loud. Get a score and one thing to fix. Then take it again with that fix.
First session free. No account, no card. iPhone.
Result needs workAdd what changed after your action
Track score changesAcross saved practice sessions
The interview problem
You know your experience. It falls apart when you say it.
My answer starts strong, then turns into a ramble.
I've read the STAR method. I still blank when they ask.
Reading over notes feels like preparing. But the interview is spoken, timed and watched. InterviewBuddy is where you say the answer out loud first, privately, as many times as it takes.
See the feedback
One answer, one fix, a better retry.
An illustrative round. In the app, the feedback is based on what you actually said.
Question Tell me about a time you got a project back on track.
First try
“So we had this big launch and things were kind of all over the place. I talked to a lot of people and we worked really hard, and in the end it was fine. I think everyone was happy with it.”
STAR feedback
- Situation
- Vague. What was going wrong?
- Task
- Missing. What was your job?
- Action
- “We” hides what you did.
- Result
- “It was fine” is not an outcome.
Fix this first: say what you personally did, then one thing that changed because of it.
Retry
“Our launch was two weeks behind because design and engineering were working from different specs. I owned the schedule, so I cut scope to the three features customers had asked for and ran a daily ten-minute check-in. We shipped on the new date, and support tickets about the old flow dropped by about a third.”
How it works
Answer. Fix one thing. Answer again.
Less time organizing notes, more time saying the answer the way you will in the room.
01
Pick your round.
Recruiter screen, behavioral, hiring manager or final, technical. Or paste a job post and get questions written from it.
- Built-in behavioral interview questions
- Questions written from a job post you paste
- Private practice on your own schedule
Practice
02
Answer out loud.
Record the answer naturally, the way you would say it in an interview. No camera, no audience, and no need to make the first take perfect.
A
Your action was strong. Now connect it to the result so the interviewer can see the outcome.
Score
03
Get one thing to fix, then try again.
Every answer gets a score from 0 to 100 and one specific change, based on what you said. Story questions also get a Situation, Task, Action, Result breakdown. Then take the answer again with that fix.
- Feedback tied to what you said
- A follow-up question, like an interviewer would ask
- Progress across sessions with Pro
Example
Comparison
Why not just use notes or ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is good for ideas and drafts. InterviewBuddy is for the part after that: saying it out loud.
Notes and chatbots
- × You read or type the answer
- × A list of tips, different each time you ask
- × No follow-up question to push you
- × Easy to lose track of what keeps going wrong
Practice with InterviewBuddy
- ✓ You say the answer out loud
- ✓ One thing to fix, based on what you said
- ✓ A follow-up question after your answer
- ✓ Saved sessions show what keeps coming back
Your recording is never sent to us or to OpenAI. Only the written transcript is scored. And we never feed you answers in a real interview. We make yours better.
Pricing
Try one full session before you pay.
Then pay by the week while an interview is close, or by the year if your search runs longer.
First session
Free
One question, scored, with one thing to fix and a retry. No account, no card. The score and feedback stay yours either way.
Weekly
$4.99/week
For an interview coming up soon. Renews every week until you cancel. We remind you two days before it renews, if you allow notifications.
Yearly Same price as 8 weeks
$39.99/year
For a longer search with interviews on and off. Renews every year until you cancel.
- Cancel in the app. Settings → Manage or cancel subscription opens Apple's own page. Cancel at least a day before it renews and you won't be charged again. You keep access until the end of the period you paid for.
- Why it's paid. Every answer is scored by an AI model, which costs us money each time.
US prices; other countries are shown in local currency in the app. Billed through your Apple ID. Already on the monthly plan? It keeps working until you cancel it.
Who it is for
For people with good experience who want to say it better.
You have the experience. InterviewBuddy is for practicing how it comes out when someone is asking.
01
Students and new grads
Turn classes, internships, projects, and part-time work into clear evidence of what you can do.
02
Career switchers
Practice explaining why your previous experience matters for the role you want next.
03
Experienced professionals
You have years of examples. Practice choosing the right one and getting to the point faster.
04
Returning to work
Practice the stories you'll need after a break, a pivot, a layoff or a long search.
05
Nervous interviewers
Practice privately until the first answer stops being the scary one.
06
Busy applicants
One question takes a few minutes, before a recruiter screen or a technical round.
Questions, answered
Frequently asked questions about InterviewBuddy
What is InterviewBuddy?
An iPhone app for practicing interview answers out loud. You answer a question, get a score from 0 to 100 and one thing to fix, then take the answer again with that fix.
Who is InterviewBuddy for?
Students, new grads, career switchers, experienced professionals, people returning to work, and anyone with good experience who wants to say it more clearly in an interview.
Can InterviewBuddy help with behavioral interviews?
Yes. Most of the built-in questions are behavioral: leadership, conflict, failure, feedback, tight deadlines, stakeholders, weaknesses and tell me about yourself. Story answers get a Situation, Task, Action, Result breakdown, and the app can ask a follow-up question.
Can I practice STAR answers?
Yes. Story answers are broken down into Situation, Task, Action and Result, so you can see which part needs work. Recruiter and technical questions are scored without STAR.
Does it work for recruiter screens and technical rounds?
Yes. You pick the round before you practice. Technical questions are about explaining your work out loud, not coding.
How is InterviewBuddy different from generic AI chat?
ChatGPT helps you draft. InterviewBuddy listens to you say the answer, gives you one thing to fix based on what you said, and lets you take it again. It also keeps your sessions, so you can see what keeps coming back. Read the full comparison.
Can students or career switchers use it?
Yes. You can practice turning classes, internships, projects, transferable skills, and previous roles into interview examples that fit the question.
Is my interview practice private?
Yes. There is no public feed, no peer ratings, and no audience. Your recording is saved on your iPhone and is never sent to us or to OpenAI. Only the written transcript is sent for scoring. Apple's speech recognition may process the audio to write that transcript. Read the privacy policy.
Is it free to try?
Yes. Your first session is free: one question, scored, with one thing to fix and a retry. No account and no card. After that, practice costs $4.99 a week or $39.99 a year (US prices), and you can cancel in the app at any time.
Does InterviewBuddy help during a real interview?
No. It never listens to a real interview or feeds you answers. It's for practice before.
Does InterviewBuddy guarantee I will get hired?
No app can promise that. InterviewBuddy does not guarantee interviews, callbacks or job offers. It gives you a private place to practice and a clear next thing to fix.
Interview guides
Guides for the questions you'll get.
Read one, then practice the answer out loud.
Practice tip
Practice answers out loud
A five-step way to turn silent prep into spoken practice.
STAR tip STAR method examplesSee examples for leadership, conflict, failure, and teamwork, then adapt them to your own story.
STAR guide STAR method for interviewsLearn how to use STAR in real interviews without sounding like you are reading a formula.
Tool tip InterviewBuddy vs ChatGPTWhen to brainstorm in ChatGPT and when to rehearse out loud in InterviewBuddy.
Compare Mock interview app vs question bankKnow when to browse questions and when to practice the answer you will actually say.
Question bank Behavioral interview question bankPractice leadership, teamwork, conflict, and pressure prompts.
Practice alone How to practice interview answers aloneA simple routine when you have nobody to rehearse with.
Opening question Tell me about yourself without sounding rehearsedOpen with a clear answer that still sounds like you.
Role guide Prior authorization specialist interview questions and answersPractice payer requirements, documentation, approvals, denials, providers, patients, tracking, and follow-up.
Role guide Payment posting specialist interview questions and answersPractice EOBs, ERAs, payment accuracy, adjustments, denials, patient balances, reconciliation, account notes, and billing workflows.
Healthcare admin Healthcare admin interview questions by roleMedical billing, patient access, coding, and revenue cycle guides in one place.
Research prep Research a company before an interviewTurn company research into specific answers, better questions, and stronger motivation.
Download InterviewBuddy
Say it out loud once before it counts.
Download InterviewBuddy on the App Store. One question, a score, one thing to fix, and a retry. Free, no account.
Your recording is never sent to us or to OpenAI. We never feed you answers in a real interview. No job-offer guarantees.