Best Hedy alternative for important calls

Looking for a Hedy alternative? Earshot is a calm live AI call coach you pay for once per use case ($20), with free practice, no subscription, no meeting bot and no recordings. It gives one short hint at a time for interviews, negotiations, customer and sales calls. Refund within 14 days.

One payment per use case ($20 / €20), nothing renews
Full refund within 14 days, no questions asked
Chrome or Edge on a computer today; Mac notch app coming
English, French, German, Spanish and Dutch
Never joins as a bot; audio is never stored

Last checked 30 October 2026

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Why switch to Earshot?

Pay once. Keep your use case.

No subscription. Free practice, with optional live AI hour refills.

Your conversation stays yours.

Earshot never joins as a meeting bot. No call recordings; transcripts are off by default.

Help for the real conversation.

One short suggestion at a time, shaped to the kind of call you are having.

Hedy works in more places (phone and in-person conversations) and more languages than Earshot today. Earshot focuses on planning before the call, coaching what to do next, customer recaps and free practice.

How the options compare

Earshot and other AI call assistants at a glance
Product	How you pay	Renews?	Recordings and transcripts
Earshot	One-time, kept forever. Free practice and one free live call per use case.	Never: one payment per use case	No recordings. Audio becomes text a few seconds at a time and is thrown away; transcripts are off unless you turn them on.
Cluely	Subscription, with a free Starter plan	Yes, until you cancel	Can collect audio recordings, transcripts and screenshots, kept while your account exists (per its privacy policy)
Final Round AI	Subscription; refunds within 72 hours under conditions	Yes, until you cancel	Keeps interview transcripts and, depending on features, session audio and screen captures (per its privacy policy)
LockedIn AI	Free short sessions; monthly and quarterly plans are non-refundable	Yes, until you cancel	Transcribes both sides and keeps transcripts, summaries and reports in your session history
Yoodli	Subscription, with a free Starter plan	Yes, until you cancel	Records and transcribes your practice and the calls you bring for coaching
Hedy	Subscription or a one-time lifetime plan, with a free plan	Depends on the plan (subscription or lifetime)	Transcribes your conversations; EU data residency and an on-device option on iOS and Mac
Poised	Subscription, with a free plan	Yes, until you cancel	Analyses your speech during meetings to score delivery

Questions people ask

Practice is free and your first live call per use case is free. Then $20 once per use case, with 15 hours of live AI help that never expire. Nothing renews.

No. Audio is turned into text a few seconds at a time and thrown away. Full transcripts are off unless you switch them on.

No. Earshot coaches how you listen and speak: one short cue at a time. In interviews and negotiations it never writes answers for you, and it isn't for proctored tests or coding assessments.

Facts about Hedy come from its public pages, checked 2026-10-30. Product names belong to their owners.