Frequently Asked Questions
What Hi My Coach is, how speaking sessions work, and what it costs.
What is Hi My Coach and how does it work?
Hi My Coach is an AI English coach that runs a complete daily practice loop. Each day it builds a plan of five words, one grammar topic, and useful expressions, then compiles them into a guided speaking session you run in ChatGPT Voice or another AI voice assistant. After you speak, you paste the session report back, and the app verifies what you actually said — so tomorrow's plan targets exactly what you still need.
Do I need ChatGPT to use Hi My Coach?
Speaking sessions run in an AI voice assistant, and any LLM app with a voice mode works — ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude. ChatGPT Voice is currently the best fit and what sessions are designed around. Hi My Coach generates the coaching prompt; you paste it into your voice app, have the conversation there, then paste the end-of-session report back into Hi My Coach to record your progress.
Is Hi My Coach free?
Hi My Coach is free to use while it's in alpha. After the alpha, pricing rewards early supporters and depends on when you join: the first 1,000 users pay $1 per month (or $10 per year), users 1,001–10,000 pay $2 per month, and users 10,001–100,000 pay $4 per month.
Do I need an account to practice?
No account is needed to practice — speaking, flashcards, and grammar all work as a guest. But Hi My Coach is built around a daily loop: sign in with Google and every session you import updates your word, grammar, and speaking record, so each new day's plan targets what you still need. Without an account, nothing carries over to tomorrow.
What English level do I need?
If you can say simple sentences out loud — even slowly, even with mistakes — you're ready. Hi My Coach is for learners who understand more English than they can speak: vocabulary starts from the Basic English 850 word list, the grammar path starts at basic word order, and the daily sessions are designed to turn that passive knowledge into words you actually say.
How is Hi My Coach different from ELSA Speak and other AI speaking apps?
Pronunciation apps like ELSA Speak drill individual sounds and score how you say them. Hi My Coach trains the harder skill: holding a real conversation — and it closes the loop most speaking apps leave open. What you say in each session is verified and fed back into a spaced-repetition memory system, so words you struggled to use out loud come back in tomorrow's plan. Over time you build a per-word record of speaking evidence: proof of vocabulary you can genuinely use, not just recognize.
Can I use Hi My Coach for IELTS speaking practice?
Hi My Coach isn't a mock-test simulator — it won't score you on the IELTS band scale. What it trains is the thing IELTS speaking actually measures: fluency, vocabulary range, and grammatical control in live conversation. Daily spoken sessions build exactly that, and you can steer session scenarios toward IELTS-style topics in Settings.
Can I practice business English or job interviews?
Yes. Session scenarios are configurable in Settings: point them at meetings, presentations, small talk with colleagues, or job interviews, and add your own materials — like vocabulary from your industry or questions from a real job posting. Your daily words and grammar still come from your plan; the scenario decides where the conversation happens. A dedicated business English track is also on the roadmap.