Small release, three things you'll notice. SPEAK YOUR OWN TOPIC • Tap "Use my own topic" on the home screen and type what you're actually preparing — a question you're dreading, a talk, a pitch. You can add what you're practising for. RUN THE SAME TOPIC AGAIN • Your report now ends with "Try this topic again". Take the same prompt twice and your pace is shown against the take before it. WE ASK WHICH LANGUAGE YOU SPEAK • Before your first take, Orato asks which language you'll be speaking, instead of quietly assuming English and scoring you against the wrong one. ALSO • If a take records nothing — a call, a locked screen, a mic another app grabbed — you keep the topic, the retry and your free take. Nothing is spent on silence. • A rebuilt Pro screen that's clearer about what you get and what it costs.

Small release, two things you'll notice. SHOW MY SCORE NOW • If the coach is taking its time after a take, a link now appears on the "Listening back" screen. Tap it and your scores open right away — the coach's notes can be fetched later from the report. TRY PRO FREE, RIGHT FROM YOUR REPORT • The Pro card on your report now says what it means: 7 days free, then the price, cancel anytime. ALSO • Reminders: if you skipped them the first time, we ask once more after your third take — never after that. • Better anonymous usage measurement, so we can see where the app lets you down. Never your recordings or transcripts; switch it off any time in Settings › Data.

Practice for the room you're actually walking into. TRY PRO FREE FOR 7 DAYS • Every drill and every coaching mode, free for a week. Cancel any time. TOPIC PACKS • Pick what you're preparing for — a job interview, a stand-up, a toast, a pitch — and practise on topics from that world instead of generic prompts. SEE YOURSELF IMPROVE • Compare takes: put two attempts at the same topic side by side and see exactly what changed. • Week in review: a short debrief on what moved and what to work on next. • Retake without leaving the report — same topic, straight back into the countdown. FAIRER SCORING • Speaking in a second language is now scored as a learner, not as a slow native speaker. SHARE A TAKE • Turn any report into a card you can send to a friend or a coach. ALSO • The whole app is now translated into 16 languages. • Anonymous, aggregated usage statistics help us decide what to build next — never your recordings or transcripts. Switch it off any time in Settings › Data.

Speak more often. That's the whole update. A DAILY HABIT • New daily reminders bring a fresh topic every morning. One minute of practice, then you're done. • Turn them on right after your first session, or any time from Settings. KNOW WHERE YOU STAND • Your report now shows how many free sessions are left in your week, and exactly when the next one unlocks. A SIMPLER FREE TIER • Free practice is now a weekly allowance you can spend on any drill, instead of one session locked to each mode. Repeat the same drill as often as you like until the allowance runs out. Orato Pro lifts the limit entirely — every drill, coached, whenever you want it.

Rebuilt around your voice. A new look, a far more accurate speech engine, and a report you can listen to. A NEW ORATO • Redesigned end to end — home screen, countdown, session, and report. Quieter, warmer, more focused. • Browse every practice mode in one place with the new drill library. A REPORT THAT PLAYS BACK • Read along with your recording as the transcript scrolls in time with you. • Tap any line to see what your coach noticed right there. • Four delivery curves — speed, pitch, volume, and pauses — with a playhead you can drag to any moment. COACHING YOU CAN TRUST • Pauses and speaking time are now measured from your real audio instead of guessed from the transcript. • New detection for hedges ("sort of", "I think") and self-repairs — the moments you restarted a sentence. • Pacing, fluency, vocabulary, and intonation rescored against how people actually speak. • Open "How this was scored" on any score to see exactly what it was built from. A COACH WITH MEMORY • Your coach now remembers your recent sessions and follows what you're working on. • On iPhones without Apple Intelligence, optional cloud coaching reads your transcript text only. Your audio never leaves your phone. Practice well. Speak with confidence.

Your sharpest, most accurate practice yet. • More precise analysis — pauses are now measured from your real audio, so pacing and fluency scores reflect how you actually spoke. • Cleaner, more trustworthy coaching — consistent from session to session, with clearer, more actionable tips. • New report insights: your longest clean run, whether your fillers came in bursts, how deliberate your pauses were, and whether your energy faded at the close. • Older sessions are automatically re-measured and re-scored for accuracy. • Plus a smoother, faster experience across the app. Practice well. Speak with confidence.

Your sharpest practice yet. • Smarter speech analysis — more accurate filler detection, pacing tuned to your language, and more reliable scoring (with big improvements for Japanese). • New delivery insights: see your speaking style, pace steadiness, your most-used filler, and recurring crutch phrases. • Play recordings back at 0.75×–2× and tap any moment on the timeline to hear it. • "Retry topic" to beat your last take, with a score delta so you can watch yourself improve. • A fresh free session for every mode each week, plus a smoother, faster experience across the app. Practice well. Speak with confidence.

Orato now speaks more of your languages. • The app is newly localized in French, German, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, Turkish, Hindi, Indonesian, Dutch, and Polish — so the interface and practice prompts feel at home for speakers around the world. • Refined existing translations, plus clearer microphone and speech-recognition permission prompts. • Smoother recording and a faster home screen. • Accessibility and design polish across every screen. Practice well. Speak with confidence.

Polish and reliability: • Recording now handles calls, Siri, and unplugged headphones mid-session — it stops cleanly and still scores what you said. • Sharper accessibility: better Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and Reduce Motion support throughout. • More of the app is localized, with refined translations and clearer permission prompts. • Smoother recording and a faster home screen. • Dark mode and design refinements across every screen. Practice well. Speak with confidence.

Small refinements: • Dark and tinted app-icon variants — Orato now matches your iOS appearance. • Subscription options are visible on every device, including those without Apple Intelligence. • Cleaner store listing and refreshed copy. Practice well. Speak with confidence.