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Runs a speech, comedy set, or presentation script past simulated audience personas before you deliver it live.

speech practicepresentation rehearsalaudience simulationpublic speakingFreemium · from $29 once

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Pricing model
Freemium
Paid options from
$29 once
Billing
One-time purchase

Free plan: 3 runs/month. Cheapest paid option is a $29 one-time Big Day Pass for unlimited runs over a single 7-day event; ongoing subscriptions start at the Rehearse tier, billed $120/year (displayed as a $12/month equivalent) for 30 runs/month.

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Overview

About softrun

softrun lets speakers, comedians, and presenters upload a draft script and test it against a simulated audience made of configurable personas, returning per-persona feedback on engagement, specific reactions, and weak spots before the real performance. The free plan allows 3 runs a month against 5 stock audiences and 25 scripts; paid tiers raise the run count, audience variety, and script storage. It currently works as a mobile-optimized web app, with a dedicated iPhone app listed as a planned but not yet available feature.

Platforms
Web
API
Not confirmed
Last verified
Oct 15, 2026

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  • Describes the script-upload, persona-simulation, and feedback workflowsoftrunapp.com ↗
  • Confirms the Free/Rehearse/Perform/Direct tiers and the one-time Big Day Pass pricesoftrunapp.com ↗
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Is softrun legit?

We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.

Domain registered
Apr 18, 2026Registry record (RDAP), registrar Amazon Registrar, Inc., looked up Sep 6, 2026
TLS certificate
Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Jan 12, 2027Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
Last checked
Oct 15, 2026The site answered
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softrunOur research, card verified Sep 1, 2026

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Editorial verdict

Pros & cons of softrun

medium confidence

softrun fills a narrow but real gap: testing how a speech or comedy set will land before you're in front of a real room, using simulated audience reactions instead of a live test audience. It is web-only for now, with a native app still on the roadmap, so don't expect an offline or dedicated mobile experience yet.

Pros

  • Per-persona feedback rather than a single generic score
  • One-time day-pass option for single-event prep instead of a subscription
  • Configurable audience demographics

Cons

  • No native iPhone app yet, mobile-web only
  • Free tier limited to 3 runs a month
  • No company name or location disclosed

Best for

  • Comedians testing new material before a set
  • Speakers rehearsing a talk against varied audience personas
  • One-off event prep via the single-event day pass

Not for

  • Users wanting a native mobile app today
  • Anyone needing more than 25 stored scripts on a budget plan

Watch out: The $12/month figure the site advertises is actually a $120 annual charge, not a month-to-month plan — check whether you're committing to a year before buying.

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