Cluely vs Hintedly

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan: Hintedly — $19/mo vs $19.99/mo for Cluely
Free plan: Both have one
Higher Trust score: Cluely — 88 vs 75 for Hintedly
Best fit: Cluely: People who want prompts during a call rather than a summary after it · Hintedly: Job seekers wanting live coaching during technical or behavioral interviews, per third-party reviews
Platforms: Cluely: macOS, Windows, iOS · Hintedly: macOS, Windows

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

CluelyDesktop meeting assistant that listens live and puts answers, notes and next steps on screen without joining the call.

HintedlyA discreet desktop overlay that listens to interviews, sales calls, and meetings and suggests real-time answers.

Side by side

Fact	Cluely	Hintedly
Category	Sales Enablement & Coaching	Meeting Recording & Notes
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starts at	$19.99/mo	$19/mo
Trust score	88 / 100	75 / 100
Platforms	macOS, Windows, iOS	macOS, Windows
Company	Cluely, Inc.	Hintedly
Launched	2025	—
Last verified	Oct 22, 2026	Oct 15, 2026

What our research says

Cluely

Cluely's pitch is the live overlay: answers appear on your screen mid-call rather than in a recap afterwards, and no bot shows up in the participant list. That same invisibility is the reputational baggage — the company launched it as an interview-cheating tool — and the $149.99 tier exists specifically to hide the overlay from screen-share, which says how some buyers are expected to use it. At $19.99 for the ordinary Pro plan it is cheap next to sales-call platforms, but it is a personal assistant, not a team analytics suite.

Pros

Live, on-screen suggestions during the call, not post-call analytics
No bot joins the meeting, so it works with Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex and Slack calls alike
Free Starter tier and a $19.99 Pro plan, far below enterprise sales tools
Searchable notes across past meetings, with 12+ transcription languages

Cons

The company's origin as an interview and exam cheating tool is a reputational issue for some buyers
The 'undetectable' tier is priced at $149.99 a month, seven times Pro
Annual prices and the advertised 'from $11.99' rate are not shown on the pricing page
No team analytics, CRM sync or enterprise plan is listed

Hintedly

Hintedly's core promise is that its overlay stays invisible on the shared screen while still coaching the user through a live interview or sales call, a meaningfully different pitch than a standard post-call note-taker. Because the vendor's own site blocked direct access during this research, the specifics here rely on third-party reviews rather than firsthand confirmation.

Pros

Explicitly designed to stay hidden from screen-share capture, per independent reviews
Covers both live-call coaching and post-call summaries in one tool
Supports technical interview platforms like HireVue, CoderPad, HackerRank, and LeetCode beyond generic meeting apps

Cons

The vendor's own site could not be verified directly during this research; details rely on secondary sources
Only a 2-day free trial is offered before requiring payment, per third-party listings

Which one fits

Choose Cluely if you need

People who want prompts during a call rather than a summary after it
Salespeople and job-seekers on frequent video calls who prefer a no-bot setup
Anyone testing the idea on the free tier before paying

Choose Hintedly if you need

Job seekers wanting live coaching during technical or behavioral interviews, per third-party reviews
Sales reps wanting a discreet real-time call assistant