# Orai review (2026): is it worth $12 a month? > Mobile speech coach that scores filler words, pace and clarity Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Orai is a public speaking coach that listens to short practice sessions and scores filler words, pace, clarity and energy. It offers a scenario library, coaching tips after each session and progress streaks. Individuals pay monthly, yearly or once; companies can get an Enterprise plan with team analytics. - **Category:** Presentations - **Made by:** Orai - **Website:** https://orai.com - **Runs on:** iOS, Android, Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is only a card-needed 7-day trial. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Orai is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $12 per month, billed monthly ($49.99 per year). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 7-day free trial of Orai Pro; credit card required. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Orai Pro | $12 per month, billed monthly ($49.99 billed annually) | Unlimited practice sessions, the full scenario library, real-time feedback and progress trends. | | Lifetime | $149 one-time | Orai Pro with one payment and no subscription, plus free updates. | | Enterprise | Custom | Team admin and analytics dashboard, custom scenarios, SSO, bulk provisioning and invoice billing. | Read from https://orai.com/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Orai before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Lifetime license** (Lifetime license): Orai Pro is sold for a single $149 payment with no subscription. Source: https://orai.com/pricing/ - **Annual plan** (Annual discount): Orai Pro is $49.99 per year instead of $12 per month. Source: https://orai.com/pricing/ ## Key features - **Instant scorecard:** Filler words, pace, clarity and energy are scored right after each practice session. - **Scenario library:** Short scenarios such as a 60-second pitch, a toast or a tough question. - **Coaching tips:** Each session ends with one concrete suggestion for next time. - **Progress tracking:** Streaks and trends show change over time. - **Team admin:** Enterprise adds an analytics dashboard, custom org scenarios and SSO. ## Good for - Individuals practicing short talks on their phone - People who want a one-time lifetime purchase option - L&D teams rolling out speaking practice ## Worth knowing - No free plan is listed; use starts with a 7-day trial that needs a credit card. - The Orai Journey training program is a separate $200 one-time fee. - Enterprise pricing is only available on request. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Orai listens to you practise and scores filler words, pace and clarity. There is no free plan, only a 7-day trial that needs a card, and the longer training course is a separate $200. - **Value for money: B.** $49.99 a year is about $4.17 a month, but the monthly price is $12. Lifetime is $149, which is under two years of the category's middle subscription. - **Free plan and trial: D.** No free plan, only a 7-day trial that asks for a credit card. - **Features: C.** Practice scenarios with real-time feedback and progress trends. A smaller job than slide making, done fully. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating is on record and it needs an account and some setup of your own work, so it sits at the ordinary grade. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** iPhone, Android and web, with no desktop app and no integrations listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Orai's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among presentation tools - Orai's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 37 of the 89 other presentation tools we grade, and level with 15. - It stands best on value for money (B, above 62 of 89) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 3). - Its paid plans start at $12 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 37 of the 63 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/presentations ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Nothing Orai does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 5 things listed below take a company. It costs $144 a year. - You could not: A slide editor. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. - You could not: People on the other end: coaches. No app builder makes those. - You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.6 out of 5 from 3,744 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1203178170 **Tags:** AI features, Presentations ## Alternatives - [Speeko](https://toolgpa.com/tools/speeko): AI speech coach app for pace, filler words and tone. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/orai-vs-speeko) - [Yoodli](https://toolgpa.com/tools/yoodli): AI roleplay coach for presentations, pitches and interviews. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/orai-vs-yoodli) - [Ovation](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ovation): AI speaking simulator with virtual audiences in web, desktop and VR. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/orai-vs-ovation) - [Pitcherific](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pitcherific): Pitch writing and rehearsal tool with templates, timer and recording. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/orai-vs-pitcherific) - [Ludus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ludus): Browser-based collaborative presentation tool aimed at design teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ludus-vs-orai) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://orai.com/pricing/ - https://orai.com/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/orai Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).