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Practice the questions that come up in every interview. Type the one you're dreading into Prep mode and rehearse it.
Interview pack, Prep mode
Second Take for iPhone
Second Take: Sound sharper in one minute a day.
Say your answer. See the short version, in your own words. Say it again. Built for interviews, pitches and toasts.
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See how it works
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How it works
Say it. See it. Tighten it. Say it again.
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Say it
Answer today's prompt out loud in about a minute. A live transcript appears as you talk.
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See it
Fillers, hedges and long pauses are marked in your own words, with a Sharpness score from 0 to 100.
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Tighten it
Tap Tighten for a version about half the length, built from your own words.
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Say it again
Record take two and compare words, fillers, time and score, side by side.
See it
Hear every “um” you never noticed.
Your transcript comes back with every filler and hedge highlighted, plus your pace, your longest pause and a Sharpness score.
- Fillers like um, uh, basically and you know, marked in coral
- Hedges like just, kind of and I think, marked in amber
- Add your own crutch words in Settings and they count every time
So, um, I basically design packaging for food brands. Ah, so it's kind of the box, like, the thing you pick up in the shop…
13fillers found in one minuteExample session
Tighten it
Your answer, minus the waffle.
Tap Tighten and your answer comes back at about half the length, built from your own words, with the one point you were making named underneath.
- Keeps your words and your point, drops the detours
- Written on your iPhone by Apple Intelligence, never sent anywhere
- Other iPhones get Clean Cut: your transcript with the fillers and hedges taken out
67%shorter, in your own wordsExample session
Practice
Walk into the interview ready.
A new prompt every day. Facing a real question? Type it into Prep mode and rehearse until it's tight.
- Five packs: Everyday, Interview, Founder, Toasts and Explain it simply
- Every prompt has a time limit and a word aim, so you know what tight looks like
- Prep mode, with Pro, for the interview question, pitch or toast you actually have coming up
120prompts in five packs
Track it
Get sharper every single week.
History, a trend chart and a daily streak show whether your first takes are getting shorter.
- Every take kept on your iPhone, with its score and how much shorter take two was
- A chart of your first-take word count over time
- Share a before-and-after card with the numbers only, never your audio or transcript
42%shorter first takesExample history
Try it on today's prompt.
It takes about a minute. Free to start, no account.
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Who it's for
For anyone who has to say it out loud.
Founders and salespeople
Get the pitch, the intro and the answer to "so what do you do?" down to the part that matters.
Founder pack, Prep mode
A toast or talk coming up
Run the opening a few times, see where it drifts, and cut it before the day.
Toasts pack, Prep mode
English at work, as a second language
A short daily rep in plain English, with a transcript that shows the words the app heard. English only for now.
Everyday and Explain it simply packs
Private by design
Your voice stays on your iPhone.
Second Take has no account, no login and no servers. There is nowhere for your recordings to go.
App Store privacy labelData Not Collected
Microphone only while you record
Apple's speech framework turns your speech into text on the iPhone. Audio is never saved and never uploaded.
Transcripts and scores stay on the device
They're stored only on your iPhone. If you use a device backup such as iCloud Backup, they can be included in your own backup.
Tighten runs on the device
Apple's on-device model does the rewrite. The text is not sent to us or to anyone.
No analytics, ads or tracking
No sign-up, no email, no third-party tools watching what you do.
Delete all data in one tap
In the app's Settings, tap Delete all data. Or delete the app.
Pricing
Start free. Try Pro free for 7 days.
Today's prompt and your full results are free every day. Pro adds unlimited takes, Tighten on every take, Prep mode, every prompt pack and your full history.
Free
$0
No account and no card needed
- Today's prompt, every day
- Full results: Sharpness, counts and the marked-up transcript
- Clean Cut
- Your first full loop includes Tighten and the compare card
Best value · Save 42%
Pro Yearly
$34.99 a year
About $2.92 a month
7-day free trial
- Unlimited takes and retakes
- Tighten on every take
- Prep mode for your real questions
- Every prompt pack
- Full history and trends
Pro Monthly
$4.99 a month
Billed monthly
7-day free trial
- Everything in Pro Yearly
- Pay month to month
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Start free. Choose a plan inside the app whenever you want more reps.
US prices; local prices are shown in the App Store. Save 42% compares a year of Pro Yearly ($34.99) with twelve months of Pro Monthly ($59.88). The 7-day free trial is for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Tighten needs an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence, with it turned on.
See the Terms of Use for the full subscription terms.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Is my voice recorded or uploaded?
No. The microphone is on only while you record. Apple's speech framework turns your speech into text on your iPhone, and the audio is never saved or uploaded. Transcripts and scores are stored only on your iPhone, and there's no account. Our privacy policy has the details.
Does it work without Apple Intelligence?
Yes. Recording, the live transcript, the Sharpness score and the marked-up results don't need it. Tighten needs an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence, with it turned on. Without it you get Clean Cut: your transcript with fillers and hedges removed and your longest sentence flagged. Second Take needs an iPhone running iOS 26 or later.
How is this different from a filler counter?
A counter tells you what went wrong. Second Take is built around saying it again, shorter: it shows you a tighter version of your own answer, you record take two while it's fresh, and the two takes sit side by side. The second take is where the practice happens.
How do I cancel?
Subscriptions are handled by Apple. Open your Apple Account subscriptions, or on your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions. Cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period to avoid the next charge. You keep Pro until the period ends.
What counts as a filler?
Um, uh, er, basically and literally always count. Like and actually count when they're set off by a comma or a pause, or open a sentence. So, well, right and okay count when they open a sentence. You know and I mean count when they're filling space, not doing a job in the sentence. You can add your own crutch words in Settings, and they count every time.
Hedges are marked separately, in amber: just, kind of, sort of, I think, I guess, maybe, probably, sorry and similar.
How is Sharpness scored?
Each take starts at 100 and loses points for fillers and hedges (counted per 100 words, so a long answer isn't punished just for being long), for a pace outside 130 to 170 words a minute, for pauses longer than two seconds, and for running more than 40% past the prompt's word aim. Fillers cost the most. It's a guide for comparing your own takes, not a grade.
Which languages?
English only for now.
Say it again.
One prompt a day. About a minute. Your audio never leaves your iPhone.
Coming soon to theApp Store
Free to start · 7-day free trial of Pro · No account · Nothing uploaded