Dictalus
Practice speaking. Get scored.
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Stop rehearsing in the shower. Short speaking drills, honest scores on pace and fillers, one fix per rep — now with lessons in your field's language.
The perfect answer always shows up — five minutes late.
The opening you let slip by. The question you knew was coming and still fumbled. Speaking under pressure is a skill, and skills need reps — so Dictalus gives you a private gym for them. You get a prompt, you record a short take, and you get scored on how you actually sounded: pace, filler words, pauses. Then you do it again, better.
Dictalus turns vague advice like "sound more confident" into numbers you can move. Each drill is one prompt. You speak for a few seconds, we transcribe it, and you see exactly where the "ums" landed, whether you rushed, and where you trailed off. One concrete fix per rep, not a lecture — and a trend line that goes the right way.
A CURRICULUM, NOT A BLANK PAGE
Seven guided modules, 32 drills, all tuned to real moments: introductions, meetings, small talk, storytelling, tough questions — even joining a conversation mid-stream, recovering after an interruption, and disagreeing without heat.
PRE-GAME: REHEARSE THE MOMENT BEFORE IT HAPPENS
Got a real meeting, interview, or pitch coming up? Name the moment, write your headline, back it with up to three points, land the ask — then rehearse it out loud as a scored rep, with your plan on screen while you record.
PRACTICE IN YOUR WORLD (PRO)
Switch every lesson's examples to your field — sales, healthcare, consulting and finance, academia, engineering, R&D — or request your industry and we'll build it. Pro also unlocks Fast scoring: results in seconds, filler words caught more reliably, and practice in 90+ languages.
YOUR VOICE STAYS YOURS
Recording is opt-in and explained in plain language before your first take. By default your audio is deleted the moment scoring finishes; Pro members can choose to keep recordings for listen-back. We keep only the transcript and scores — and you can delete those too, per rep or entirely, any time. No ads, and we never sell your data.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Pick a drill and read the prompt
2. Record a short take — a few seconds is enough
3. Read your score: pace, fillers, pauses, and one fix
4. Run it back and beat your last number
Works offline — reps sync and score when you're back. Streaks and trends keep you honest.
WHO IT'S FOR
- Anyone who presents, pitches, interviews, or teaches
- Non-native speakers polishing delivery and pace
- People who hate the sound of their own "um"
- Anyone who'd rather practice in private than bomb live
The app can hear your delivery now — and read your drafts.
- Two new scorecard metrics straight from your audio: Pitch variation (goodbye, unfalsifiable "you sound monotone") and Energy (your loudness dynamics) — both measured against your own recent reps
- The Language arc: see how your wording evolved across a rep — where you were committed, where you hedged, and how the tone moved. Tap any block to see the exact words
- New: Analyze a script — paste a talk or memo for the tone arc, the hedge map, and speaking time at your real pace. Nothing you paste is saved to your account
- New: Live meter — live in-meeting awareness, fully on-device: energy and pitch traces, speech share, a pace gauge, pause quality, and endings that fade or rise like questions. No audio recorded, nothing leaves your phone
Say it out loud and hear yourself improve.
FREE EVERY DAY, PRO WHEN YOU WANT MORE
Free gives you 5 scored reps every day, forever. Dictalus Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription — $8.99/month or $59.99/year (prices may vary by region) — with unlimited reps, industry lenses, fast scoring, and audio retention. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at purchase confirmation; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.
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Download Dictalus and hear yourself get better.
Brought to you by Varsalus, Inc.
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Information
- Seller
- Varsalus, Inc
- Size
- 25.7 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Varsalus, Inc.